Top 97 Quotes & Sayings by Alok Nath - Page 2

I begin my day with a puja.

I am usually portrayed as a widower, I don't get a wife on any show.

The only thing that I find repetitive is the number of marriages I have arranged in films. That is one thing I stay away from in real life.

Whatever color you believe in, be it green or orange, Hindu or Muslim, you can't cheat your country.

What you mean by freedom of speech? Democracy doesn't mean you abuse your country. Sedition has a law in the constitution. You can't give speeches against your country.

Nobody wants to be a laughing stock.

I'm vociferously against any ban in the society. You have to educate people instead. When you ban something, you invoke in them the curiosity to find more about that.

I have played father to people who were older than me.

There was a time when I wanted to play younger characters, but didn't fit the bill.

Everybody in the family decided to get a tattoo each as a sign of togetherness and pestered me to get one. You have to be with the times, and I'm glad my tattoo isn't scary or anything.

I have played father to Jackie Shroff and Rishi Kapoor.

I became a victim of my own good work in 'Buniyaad.' It established my credentials as an actor but I became Babuji forever, the benevolent father figure with a perpetual smile, who has a discourse on sanskaar ready.

Suddenly, if I were to be seen in a sex comedy, it wouldn't be acceptable to my fans.

Back in 1981, when I had moved to Mumbai from Delhi and literally lived on the streets, I started accepting any role that came my way.

The artists and creative people are not in a position to teach someone. Nobody wants to be taught through entertainment.

Actors are judged as big and small on the basis of the fee they charge. If it was for acting potential, dedication and good banners I could have been a star today.

People find it odd when an older person talks about sex. Instead, it is accepted from a younger person. Having said that, I do feel awkward talking about such topics.

My leg was pulled on social media with memes and jokes due to my 'sanskaari' image.

I don't want anyone to be glorified for one character.

I haven't watched any shows online but I know that the content is not crippled by censorship and is much more experimental.

I think people have too much time in their hands and constructive thinking is just waning in our country.

Whatever we have done in the past has no meaning. What's important are the things which we are doing now.

We should ensure to teach the next generation something good. We have such rich literature and history. Why can't we make better stories?

I've heard of it, but I don't know too much about Tinder and I've never even dreamt of going on it because there is no need to at all. But if people want to delve in it, there's no harm. Each one to his own.

I met the guy who started off the whole Babuji jokes. I removed my chappal the moment I saw him. But that was all for fun. I told him that he has done what I couldn't do in my 50-year career. I wanted to see the man who had the gall to crack such jokes.

Nowadays so many things are happening all over the place. I'd sound really like a regressive babuji if I say stuff like the institution of marriage is crumbling.

Ultimately, we are actors and let's leave our past absolutely behind us.

We celebrities have stiff upper-lips.

It's too late in life to reinvent myself. I am just repackaging myself now.

The makers love to show women being oppressed, and the audience also loves watching these stories. I'm sorry to say, but a large portion of the audience that watches these shows are women. They make women cry and abuse in the shows and women audiences are glued to such plots. I don't understand this syndrome.

One wrong move by a star kid and it immediately comes under the spotlight - even blown out of proportion, at times.

It would be difficult to break away from a set image, but as an actor, one would love to experiment with roles.

I have no monopoly and honestly, I wouldn't want anyone to get stuck in a role. There should be variety.

I was the father whom everyone looked up to and people could watch my films with the entire family. But then too much goodness is also not tolerated in our country.

Do whatever you want, but you can't be wrong towards your own country.

Online entertainment is easy. You can't carry a TV set in your pocket, and everyone can't afford cinema tickets every week as they are expensive.

I have never said no to a film. Except once, 20-25 years ago, when a producer from Madras wanted me to play Jeetendra's father.