Top 99 Quotes & Sayings by Ali Fazal
Explore popular quotes and sayings by an Indian actor Ali Fazal.
Last updated on December 21, 2024.
The first thing that I see in a woman are her eyes. Sorry, it sounds shallow, but eyes say a lot about a person.
The better the actor I am acting with, the better my performance gets.
We have to keep pace with changing times.
'Fast And Furious 7' was quite random. I remember that it was the first holiday that I took in the entire year. I was in Mussoorie for two days with my friends when I got a call from my international PRs asking me to audition for 'Fast And Furious 7.'
I have looked up to Emraan Hashmi from day one.
Now, there doesn't have to necessarily be a white man in the lead role. That's the way forward. That's diversity. It's cool if an Indian is playing the lead role in a Hollywood project, and we should be proud of this.
My first preference is Bollywood and will always be.
I have a great connect with the city, and I know the streets of Pune by heart. As a college student, I came down to visit friends. It is a great place to chill and hang out.
Hollywood has got technology, method, and discipline.
I think every filmmaker has his way of working, and I respect that.
When you first meet someone, it's always about one-upmanship. The couple tries to impress each other.
Cinema has evolved, and it is high time we stop policing it so rigorously.
Hollywood has realised that we do have actors and are not just mad about song and dance.
'Fukrey' was a major turning point of my career because it was post this film that I started getting lead roles in films like 'Bobby Jasoos.'
As an actor, your job is half done when your co-star becomes your friend, especially when it's Judi Dench.
I return to the stage time and again to see if I am worth anything.
I was doing theatre when somebody noticed me and referred me to Raju Hirani. And Raju saw me on camera, and there, I was a heavy guy with long hair. But I got selected for the role of Joy in '3 Idiots.'
I am learning the grammar of acting on the sets. And I am happy that way.
I am very impulsive when it comes to experimenting with my looks and love playing with ideas by involving people from all walks of life.
I love 'My Beautiful Laundrette' and 'Dangerous Liaisons.'
'Fast & Furious' is Hollywood's 'Dabangg.' It is that big there, so it obviously feels amazing to have played a part in it. The role is small but very interesting. People will see me in full Hollywood accent, and the character is not like typical Indian character.
I am humbled at the fact that I always get great support and reviews from my critics, but it's the film that requires to be good enough for it to work.
In Bollywood, the film's stakes are as high as the actor. In Hollywood, they are way above, and the day we realise this in our industry, we will start appreciating actors.
I want to settle down.
I was offered to play an Italian part in an Italian film. Although I could not take it up because I did not have the time, the kind of characters being offered to us are changing.
We were always a middle-class family who took pride in our little set-up.
I don't see a full-fledged career in Hollywood. I am happy with the cameos. Even Tom Cruise will only do special appearances in our films; he wouldn't do a full hero movie. But it's good to act in different cinema.
Theatre is like an actor's nectar, like how cinema is a director's medium.
Theatre gives me a different high.
I think action, as a genre, is every actor's dream.
People think that theatre helps, but in my case, it slowed me down. I had to unlearn everything when I went on to a film set.
I am in love with stories of underdogs.
I am the first one in my family to become a part of Bollywood.
I have always felt that just to show love, you don't have to make two people do intimate scenes. That is not the idea of 'I love you.'
It is very nice to have good actors with you.
I am not into method acting.
I am a diehard romantic, and I shamelessly accept that. I love writing letters.
Doing less films is sometimes intentional, but sometimes things just don't work out.
I'm living my dream.
In the beginning, I was doing whatever came my way. But that's how life is. I am not sitting around calling a 'daddy' to make a movie for me.
With every project, I have to grow.
I think, in all this race and competition, we actors forget how to have fun.
Working on a particular look doesn't make you a serious actor.
Goa isn't just about tourism and happy faces.
The vibe of London as a city is captivating. It's both fast-paced and extremely rushed but still has the calmness that would attract any big-city person.
I know where I am headed and how will I evolve. There's nothing stopping you. I don't have a family background on films, and I will need to work for it.
One has to get rid of his inhibitions, being an actor.
I don't believe that you can learn acting in a classroom.
I have stepped into a bigger league with 'Khamoshiyaan,' and I am grateful to Mahesh Bhatt sir. I am also grateful to myself for being patient.
The cast of 'Fukrey' will remain the same in the sequel. But the story is more of a fresh one.
I have never really had a goal to be a true blue movie star, unlike a lot of my colleagues.
I never thought I would do something in Hollywood after I started with a series in the West, which was a small stint.
I don't regret leaving 'Homeland,' because I wanted to work with the Bhatts. The dates were clashing, and I had to make a choice.
Actors are dumb when they get insecure of their co-stars. A lot of actors do. When there is a good actor, they're like, 'Oh, he's eating up the part.' That's stupid.
I was offered a role in the series 'Homeland,' which I couldn't do because the dates clashed with my film with the Bhatts - 'Khamoshiyan.' But I wish I had done it. Look at how much notice the series got Nimrat Kaur.
I am happy with the way things are turning out for me because it is only my hard work and no one else's push.
I see myself and my contemporaries being part of some good work in Bollywood.
Movies have been great, but theatre is home. I've never been able to compare the two because they are different, special worlds. I'm just lucky to have a place in both.
It was great working with Paul Walker and Vin Diesel.
Judi Dench, apart from the name and fame, is the most genuinely hilarious, sophisticated, and loving person I have known. And I mean all of that together at once. That's something.
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