Top 79 Quotes & Sayings by Mukul Dev
Explore popular quotes and sayings by an Indian actor Mukul Dev.
Last updated on September 18, 2024.
A horror film does not rely on dialogues and music. It is the sound of creaking doors, the window banging open and the build-up that is not easy to achieve.
I spend a lot of time thinking of stories and reading and that's where my creativity comes from.
What matters is the quality of your show. In my opinion, numbers will fluctuate but you need to be honest with what you are offering to your audience. There are shows that have super high numbers but then you can't even sit through those.
I hate cluttering my bed.
My first Telugu film 'Krishna' became a super duper hit and since then there was no looking back.
Riding a camel was a challenge.
I have been on only one reality show, which was a dance show, a long time ago.
Rahul is my greatest critic; I look up to him. At 40, I'm fit, and that's because of Rahul. If I'm neglecting my health, he's the one to catch hold of me.
In the serial 'Kutumb,' I play a psychopath.
Being from Delhi I have been exposed to Afghan culture.
Rahul's my elder brother and I feel good to have someone in the industry who has helped me out.
Back in 1995, I was young, fresh out of the academy and jobless.
Yes, things have turned out to be quite different from what I had in mind as a youngster. But I'm enjoying every minute of my career as an actor.
Back in the '80s filmmakers would freeze moments when an action star would leap or jump from a tall building just to tell us that it was the star who did it and not his duplicate. And then I became an actor myself and got the chance to work with some incredible actors who specialized in doing action cuts.
To top the happiness of professional success, I now have a baby girl!
Language does not matter to audience if content is good. It is the director's belief which is translated on screen and roles are written according to his imagination.
I approached flying with full enthusiasm and even won a scholarship. Fate, it seems, had other plans and after completing my course, i ended up modeling.
I like reading about the astronomical and celestial world a lot.
I have always liked comedy but with 'Yamla Pagla Deewana,' things were really different. I realized that situational comedy is the new trend, where you don't need to indulge in buffoonery to make people laugh.
If they ask me to do something like 'Emotional Atyachar,' I am not doing that. I have a daughter at home, not that she will judge me but there are certain things, which I feel I don't fit in at all.
I love to eat rajma chawal anytime.
I am an actor who also writes.
Let me tell you this, a daughter is a boon to this mankind.
In the mid '70s when 'Sholay' released, people had never seen action like that - horses, jeeps, dacoits, fights on a bridge - it was all very new, and the movie set a benchmark.
I'm a commercial pilot before I was an actor.
I relish North Indian and Mughlai food. I'm also a big fan of good steaks and cold cuts.
Lamb chops is my favourite.
It does not matter what is the background of actors as long as they fit the role assigned to them.
I have observed Afghani people and their Urdu is not as chaste as it should be and that reflects in the way they speak. Their native language is Pashtun.
Penning 'Omerta' was one of the best experiences. I was amazed at how Hansal Mehta and Rajkummar Rao manifested it on-screen.
I believe a good actor does not have an accent of his own.
I love all kinds of books, which include fiction and non-fiction.
As a child in awe of my policeman father, I wanted to grow up to be a cop.
I have always preferred satin sheets.
Among non-fiction authors I like Richard Bach, Nichiren Daishonin, Burton Watson, Deepak Chopra and MJ Akbar.
Long back, I did a television show 'Gharwali Uparwali,' and it was appreciated for its light-hearted humor.
'Satya' was a groundbreaking film that opened people's eyes. People like Ram Gopal Varma and Shekhar Kapur introduced such films in the industry as never seen before, and it wasn't easy if you went to a producer with an arthouse film back in the '90s. They'd laugh you out of the room.
I attribute my lean physique to the regime I've been following thanks to my brother Rahul who made sure fitness was of prime importance in my life.
I'm extremely bad at selling myself.
I am more of an outdoor person, but when I can't run outside, I make sure the treadmill sees a lot of me.
I have been exposed to the Afghan culture since childhood.
I am open to writing more, and not just film scripts but maybe also a book.
Bengali is like Urdu. If you cannot get the pronunciation right, you spoil the flavor of it all.
My favorite corner in my house is my study and meditation room.
I am basically a runner. It gives a 'runners high' - a feeling of euphoria and well-being which generates endorphins in the brain.
I'd love to play a commercial pilot on screen.
I have to get my eight hours of sleep. Otherwise I'd be cranky all day.
I like to read all kinds of books ranging from spiritual, philosophical, to best-sellers and crime thrillers.
It was my brother Rahul Dev who suggested my name for the original film 'Krishna' as he didn't have the dates.
Content will always be the king for me.
At 36, I think I should be more mature and handle characters with darker shades.
With the years passing I feel the need to know more about meditation, kriya yoga and chanting.
I don't think I am cut out for reality shows.
I use an extremely soft mattress. Hard ones are a complete no-no.
I may play a baddie, but I make sure I don't sign bad films.
I am selfless only to an extent, I can't be a martyr, I have a daughter to raise.
As for 'Bigg Boss,' it's a risky territory, I don't know what would happen if I lose my temper or someone does in the house; or they try to get into personal space. It might sound crazy but I feel I am old fashioned and conventional that way.
Since I was a kid, I have always froze when I saw an action star perform a stunt defying the parameters of safety and fear.
I have always loved writing as it comes very naturally to me.
TV works at such amazing deadlines and the audiences you're catering to is a very different audience than the one that watches films as the attention span is less.
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