I think our cinema has stayed in its adolescent stage largely because of our obsession with and our dependence upon stars to… — Naseeruddin Shah Copy Share Image
I don't scoff at the desire to make good movies. I scoff at the quality at poseurs masquerading as masters of the… — Naseeruddin Shah Copy Share Image
An actor can never voice his opinion through films. All an actor does is convey what the director and writer want to… — Naseeruddin Shah Copy Share Image
Somehow, Hindi movies never took me in the same way Hollywood films did. Even at the age of five or six, I… — Naseeruddin Shah Copy Share Image
'Bombay Boys' is among my favourite movies and my favourite performance of myself. — Naseeruddin Shah Copy Share Image
My dad occupied a government position, deputy collector, in a city called Nainital, so we had access to the cinemas at any… — Naseeruddin Shah Copy Share Image
Learning a craft is up to you, whether you are doing theatre or movies. — Naseeruddin Shah Copy Share Image
There are some movies that you feel like doing because of the script. Some because it sounds like fun, some because that's… — Naseeruddin Shah Copy Share Image
To me, the most important elements in a theatre are the actors and the texts. — Naseeruddin Shah Copy Share Image
Actors have to learn that they are as important to a movie as the camera is, as important as the sound is, and less… — Naseeruddin Shah Copy Share Image
The film industry does not interest me greatly. The people, I don't mingle with them much. I meet them when I have to. — Naseeruddin Shah Copy Share Image
When I was 14 and went on the stage for the first time, it stimulated me so much that I was convinced that I… — Naseeruddin Shah Copy Share Image
I don't want any memorials or a grave which my children would have to look after or feel guilty about. I don't want to… — Naseeruddin Shah Copy Share Image
I think our cinema has stayed in its adolescent stage largely because of our obsession with and our dependence upon stars to make our… — Naseeruddin Shah Copy Share Image
It was the '70s when mediocrity came in Hindi films. That's when the actor called Rajesh Khanna joined the industry. For all his success,… — Naseeruddin Shah Copy Share Image
When I first dreamt of becoming a movie star, I wanted to be a Gary Cooper: I wanted to be rich and famous, living… — Naseeruddin Shah Copy Share Image
I am hard put to think of a single positive thing that commercial Hindi cinema has achieved. — Naseeruddin Shah Copy Share Image
