Anupam Kher Quotes

I have always believed that directing a film is like telling a story. You have to tell it well so that it is appreciated.

I've always been the most vocal person socially about things that I feel are important.

Every individual suffers from the fear of failure, but you can change your destiny only when you overcome it.

There are many brilliant actors, including our own Dilip Kumar, but Robert de Niro is something else.

I'm very happy doing what I'm doing; I don't think I'm prepared to devote my time to politics. When I am, I'd like to give it 100%. I'm not in the frame of mind, and I'm too greedy an actor to do that.

I was able to overcome my failures because I was always confident of my abilities and was sure I could achieve what I had set out for.

In every role that I do - whether I'm a teacher, actor or mentor - I do it with total dedication and as much honesty as I feel is required because there's no alternative to honesty and hard work.

You may be in a medical or engineering college, but not all will stand first in class. It depends on who studies the most.

An actor is only a part of the film, not the whole, and very often, he is moulded by the director. That is why a good director can make so much difference to a film.

When I staged the play and narrated my story to the audience, people found it amazing that after facing so many hardships, I have gone on to do 482 films.

We only see the glamour side of stars but not how they've achieved it.

Every time I've crossed to a new level of film acting, the film has been a breakthrough project.

I think if you laugh at your troubles and tell the whole world what went wrong, you can't be frightened by anything.

I approach every role with the same commitment because I'm being paid for it. To not do so would be unethical.

I would like congratulate everyone who was a part of 'Life of Pi.'

Drama school, you know, I own an acting school, Actor Prepares.

I enjoy being recognized. I'll be very sad if people stop recognizing me. I'll be very sad if I'm not interviewed, because that's a very amazing process.

I don't think that I will say that we are less talented in Bollywood, but our functioning is different. We cater to a different kind of audience.

Being a popular director or actor's son can be frightening in this industry. What if you are not able to make it?

Practice makes an actor excel. It is like cycling and motor driving. It is an art, which can be learnt and practised.

I have never judged life. If I had, I would have been a complete mess ...

I'm looking to do an honest job, and I don't have any Indian talk show as a reference point. I'm not looking down on them, but I want to do what Oprah did.

I speak for Kashmiri pundits because injustice has been done to them, and the political discourse doesn't give them enough importance.

One time I nearly experienced failure was when I was acting in 'Hum Aapke Hain Kaun' in 1994. One day, I woke up and found that part of my face was paralysed.

I was born in a poor family, a lower middle class family. My father was a clerk in the forest department. I was very bad at studies. I was not very good at sports, also.

It is important to be financially savvy when you turn producer. As a director, you just need to have a good script in hand.

As for my stand, I think it has become difficult in our country to be a Hindu and a liberal at the same time.

It's important for couples to be friends first and to respect each other as individuals.

I have played 50 different kinds of fathers and villains. Only mediocre actors play the part the same way.

If my life can inspire people, then a television show where guests talk about their challenges and what makes them unique would work.

After working with Woody Allen, sharing screen space with De Niro was a dream come true.

I was neither good in sports nor at studies, but I always wanted to stand out and be noticed.

I discovered that the world frightens you with your shortcomings, but if you do not worry about it, you are liberated.