Top 99 Quotes & Sayings by Pratik Gandhi - Page 2

Once a group of people have decided something, the onus is on you to prove otherwise.

Storytelling was always a passion for me.

To be honest, I've never invested in the stock market. My grandmother used to warn us against the stock exchange. My grandfather had lost a lot money in the share market. We are a working class family.

I have always been intuitive as far as work is concerned and would continue to select projects based on my gut feel.

I don't remember a time or an incident where I decided to be an actor because it was always a part of me and it had almost become second nature to me.

God didn't design an elevator for me. It's great because I'm climbing stairs and learning with every step.

I feel no one is interested in you unless you create your own success.

I am open to working in all southern language - Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam.

I went to a school where theatre was a compulsory subject.

I don't think any two individuals, especially artistes, can be or should be compared. We are different human beings. The way we think, feel, emote is bound to be different.

The script should be exciting enough for me to play the character.

No one in my family is an entrepreneur.

Lot of people have indeed compared my looks to that of a few Southern actors.

It is always good to have dreams, chase them, and work hard. But you should know when the dream is sucking you in and you become such a slave of your dream that you can't see what is right and wrong and that is disastrous.

Each film needs a lot of struggles and a lot of hard work from so many people.

From the very beginning when I took a plunge into acting, I was prepared mentally that I am not going to be in a rush, rather I would choose to be a slow and steady player in this industry.

In fact, I feel that cinema has no language.

I have always felt a special bond with Ganpati Bappa.

I instantly connect to certain characters and scripts.

I don't have any particular method, my approach is very simple. I try to understand the emotional graph of the character.

Theatre is where I come from and I don't want to leave it for sure.

Humour plays a vital part in any 'Bhavai' performance and is seen in plays.

You need a lot of intra-personal relation skills if you're an actor.

The monologue is one of the most difficult and interesting forms of theatre for an actor to learn.

Gujaratis, all the South Indians, Bengalis or sometimes even Punjabis - when it comes to mainstream storytelling, most of the time they are all typecast.

I never thought of quitting acting or the stage.

Sometimes, you get a lot of claps and sometimes, for the same act, you may not. Things change every day.

I would happily do any Malayalam or Bengali film, if the script is good and I get a good challenge as an actor.

In 1992, I was in school. I did hear about Harshad Mehta and one of my cousins lost some money in the stock market, but I knew little about it.

Year 2020 was special. After everything that we went through, including the fact that my family battled COVID19, I believe that we are a tiny part of this large universe. Every second we spend here is precious, and so we must live in the moment and enjoy it. We should stop thinking we're too important.

The dilemma of refusing a role is faced by every actor at certain points in his/her life.

Well, honestly speaking, I know what to say 'No' to.

In 2012, I got my first Gujarati film. After that, a lot of things changed for me and for the Gujarati film industry. I did my early films by taking leave from my engineering job.

I was told that I am not lead material.

When I dub for my films, I have my scenes already in place and I just have to work on my voice and deliver the same emotions. I have to recreate those emotions.

Once you watch any character for nine-and-half hours, be it good, bad or grey, you tend to attach yourself with it. You always feel for the character, even if he is a villain.

Whatever I've achieved is because of my family and wife's support.

I used to wake up in the morning, rehearse for two hours, leave for office, travel an hour-and-a-half, then go for shows in the evening.

I'm open to exploring different regional cinema also because each language has a different performance drama.