Manoj Bajpayee

The kind of films and roles I do were never in competition with any star kid. Their aspirations are completely different.

— Manoj Bajpayee

Acting is the most difficult job in the world.

— Manoj Bajpayee

When you have a child, you have to have a hawk eye. You have to be with the child all the time.

— Manoj Bajpayee

For me, if awards are not increasing my remuneration or adding value to the offers that I get, they have no meaning.

— Manoj Bajpayee

If the director has clarity of thought and vision, you are bound to just go ahead and do what he wants to…

— Manoj Bajpayee

Earlier films were meant only for entertainment, but now filmmakers, who are products of these times, do not compromise on real stuff.…

— Manoj Bajpayee

I've no problems with cuss words. All of us use them. Those who say they don't are lying. People can tolerate English…

— Manoj Bajpayee

I don't take anything for granted from any director. I am just a slave of my director.

— Manoj Bajpayee

I personally feel that no human is a hero or a villain. All of us have our grey sides, and that is…

— Manoj Bajpayee

I am probably the best example of an actor who has built his career on flops.

— Manoj Bajpayee

For me, portraying a character is not about liking or disliking it; it's about meeting a challenge that's thrown at you.

— Manoj Bajpayee

My job is to take out the negativity from a positive guy and take out the positivity from a negative guy. I…

— Manoj Bajpayee

When a common man is discouraged to buy a movie ticket, it becomes a concern for the entire film industry. I think…

— Manoj Bajpayee

Multiplexes are being very unkind to small films. They are giving a lot more space and value to the big budget films…

— Manoj Bajpayee

Even as a child, I was witness to protests against a film or a play or a book. All through my growing…

— Manoj Bajpayee

My father is somebody I admire and would like to be. He is a mild man and a gentleman. Even though he…

— Manoj Bajpayee

The 10 years of theatre prepared me not only as an actor but also as a human being. It gave me the…

— Manoj Bajpayee

I feel proud when my old films are still talked about and 'Zubeidaa' is one of them. It has been directed by…

— Manoj Bajpayee

I have a lot of respect for PM Narendra Modi, as he works hard day and night and doesn't sleep more than…

— Manoj Bajpayee

The second child of a small farmer with six children, I come from a village in Bihar on the border of Nepal…

— Manoj Bajpayee

After 'Satya,' the industry could not think of me as anything but the villain. They were stereotyping me on the basis of…

— Manoj Bajpayee

I had to either get better or leave the field. I couldn't go back to my village as a failure. The only…

— Manoj Bajpayee

I don't like to work. I am not helpless without work. Work is an obsession for me.

— Manoj Bajpayee

My career has been a roller coaster ride. And every actor experiences that phase.

— Manoj Bajpayee

Stars have always been very good at what they do. They are born and blessed with charisma and power over the entire…

— Manoj Bajpayee