Anything Quote by Naseeruddin Shah

Hindi cinema has only one religion, and that's money.

— Naseeruddin Shah

To me, the most important elements in a theatre are the actors and the texts.

— Naseeruddin Shah

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

I do what work I get. I'm disappointed half the time.

— Naseeruddin Shah

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

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

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

I never go to film festivals. I am allergic to them.

— Naseeruddin Shah

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

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

I am hard put to think of a single positive thing that commercial Hindi cinema has achieved.

— Naseeruddin Shah

I don't scoff at the desire to make good movies. I scoff at the quality at poseurs masquerading as masters of the medium.

— Naseeruddin Shah