Top 89 Quotes & Sayings by Jaideep Ahlawat - Page 2

Audience want to watch a good performance at the end of the day.

I love dancing and can very well manage Bollywood dancing.

When we don't say 'male director,' then why call them 'female directors?'

I'm not the sorts to have many hopes. There's no point.

The time I heard the script for Hathiram's character in 'Paatal Lok,' I was sure it is one of the best characters that I had ever been offered. I am extremely overwhelmed with the kind of responses that I am getting for the performance.

A terrorist for one man could be a patriot for another.

As soon as the director says action, an actor has to do the same work no matter if the screen is small or big.

In the time you make one series of 9-10 episodes, you can make 3 films.

When you stop searching, wanting and wishing things - only then they start appearing.

I weighed 100 kg while shooting 'Paatal Lok.' I am 6 feet and therefore it might not appear that I weigh so much.

In my village, Kharkara, 20 km from Rohtak, I would work in our fields of sugarcane, wheat and paddy while dreaming of the day I would join the army, and receive a hero's welcome every time I came home on leave. In our part of the world, a soldier is a star.

When you are on a journey, every pit stop is your favourite.

You have to play your part as an actor at the end of the day, regardless of the medium.

When you get creative liberty, it's amazing.

You get more time to see the growth of a character in a series, there's no scope for that in films.

It is the responsibility of filmmakers, actors and writers, who have the freedom to do the kind of work they want to do irrespective of whether it is good or not.

Being born in a small town, you have got many advantages. You get to experience so many things in life.

I've grown up with bhangra and Haryanvi folk dances.

When the material written is very good then half of your work is done by the writer itself. When there's a well-defined character written, then the attempt is to be as honest to the material as possible.

The mode of work as well the reach of all media are different.

It does not bother me whether my work is reaching the audience through cinema, TV or a web series.

It is great for your work to get through to both the masses and classes.

It is an interesting feeling to be appreciated within the industry and from the audience as well.

I don't mind getting typecast as long as it is not overpowering me as an actor.

I was in a bad shape after missing out on my army dream. What I couldn't say and express to everybody, stage gave me the space to release.

If tomorrow someone writes a romantic story, I'd like to bring a romantic shade of mine too. When someone puts that trust in you then you can do it.

My father would tell me my defects but never praise me to my face. The good things about me he would only tell others when I wasn't around.

Got a chance to work with amazing and finest directors like Priyadarshan, Anurag Kashyap, Imtiaz Ali, Meghna Gulzar, Vipul Shah, Dibakar Banerjee, Kamal Haasan, etc.

I have worked with brilliant people, so it has been a great journey and learnt a lot from them.