Top 99 Quotes & Sayings by Ali Fazal - Page 2

Playing a real-life character is a challenge and a huge responsibility.

Maybe one day, I will go to Pakistan and meet these fans who like me and my work. At the end of the day, we are all the same, and meeting my fans there is something that I have on my mind.

I am really excited to be signed on by Julian Belfrage Associates, who manage some of the best talent out there, and I am really excited for this new dimension and beginning.

I ask my close friends to give me feedback.

I didn't know I had a fan base on the other side of the border. I thought that since actor Ali Zafar is from Pakistan, the fans might have mistaken me for him. Eventually, I realised that they have liked my work, and that feeling sunk in.

I don't think stardom will ever go to my head.

Everyone is using the Internet for almost everything - trailers, ads, movies, and short films. This is the only thing that will reach everybody in the world.

I think it's fun to own a wardrobe and have loads of clothes.

When someone's good, my job becomes easier.

I am seldom home, as I keep travelling because of work.

You will stand out if you do your part well.

I remember I was at a press conference where somebody came up to me with absolute confidence, like he knew me forever, and whispered in my ear, 'You should sing a song now. The Indian audience will enjoy it. Your songs will improve India and Pakistan's relations.' I clarified to him that I wasn't Ali Zafar.

Women are really scrutinised for what they wear.

I think the larger productions in India are very methodical and pretty much on the ball in terms of work. When I say work, I mean pre-production and the homework that's required.

I got a chance to work with Judi Dench in almost every scene. How many Indian actors get that chance?

I like to mix things up.

Robert De Niro... I had a chance to meet him, and I hope to get to work with him one day.

Actors have a social responsibility.

I think sometimes a part requires more than one approach or thought.

It's horrible when actors say that they are apolitical.

'Victoria and Abdul' will surely tickle the hearts of many and prove that love has no definition. It can be pure and priceless.

I am not going to disconnect from Bollywood or sacrifice my career in the industry for international projects. Everything began here, and I respect that.

For someone who works in theatre, the rehearsal is where you discover everything. It is where magic happens, where the script enters you and becomes part of you.

I got a chance to work with so many stalwarts from British cinema. Judi Dench, of course, who is a legend. Then there was my director Stephen Frears. He is the man who made some of British cinema's salient trendsetters.

We can't stop people from thinking what they want to.

Every frame of every film is from a particular time. So, if you make a film in 2017, the times can't not have a bearing.

A film can reach only the places which the distributor has promised you. Several films are not released internationally, and Web has that wide reach.

Kurt Russell... he is a bloody legend. I have idolised him, and to chill with him on the sets while shooting was an incredible experience.

I love the kind of work I am bringing to the table.

Any actor who says he does not like so many people shouting his name would be lying.

Mahesh Bhatt has changed me a lot. I used to be very held back with my words. He has made me open up. He has taught me how to say what comes to my mind, just as he does.

While everyone usually turns up late at Bollywood parties, I always reach these places on time and end up making a fool of myself.

There is good and there is bad, and then there are mothers.

I was shooting for 'Bobby Jasoos' when I was offered 'Khamoshiyan.'

Scripts and directors make great actors, not the other way around.

In Bollywood, we are told exactly what to do and how to do it and not to counter things by saying there's a better way. We make our actors feel important by paying them more. But the real deal is when you let the actors take some decisions on the sets.

Mothers are the only ones that think nothing is beyond their control when it comes to their children.

My grandfather was a civil servant. He was honest, so it would be unfair to say we enjoyed the perils of richness.

Tom Hanks is one of my favourite actors... I definitely want to work with him.