Top 100 Quotes & Sayings by Waheeda Rehman - Page 2

Both Guru Dutt and Kishore Kumar's lives had lots of ups and downs... their lives were heavy and sad.

I travel a lot, read a lot, meet my friends, like to cook occasionally.

Whether its the National Award, the Padma Bhushan, or several others, nothing will make an artiste happier than the appreciation from the man on the street.

Cinema is a product of society.

If you understand a scene well, it is not hard to translate it onscreen.

Though films need retakes, I have always hated them because they tend to become mechanical.

Dilip Kumar's a great, great actor.

People come up to me and say that when I did films, that was the golden era, but I don't agree with that.

Initially, I didn't want to watch 'The Dirty Picture.'

I've been through emotional and financial ups and downs. But I enlarge the positive and avoid negative people.

I never stopped myself from doing difficult roles.

I am satisfied with my life.

I feel lucky to have worked with Satyajit Ray.

I am grateful to my fans, my directors and my colleagues.

Call it my good luck or my open-minded nature; I never felt that I was overshadowed by my co-stars.

I don't believe in remakes.

The one actress I can look at and say she could be the next Waheeda Rehman is Vidya Balan.

All actors are muses for their directors.

Satyajit Ray made films the way films should be made - from start to finish. So whether you're needed on the set or not, you can spend your whole time thinking about your character.

I always enjoy working with Aparna Sen. She is a dedicated and talented actress, writer, director.

I have had my innings. And in a way I am happy that I came in an era when a lot of attention was paid to different aspects of filmmaking.

You cannot have lasting success if you are only looking for short term gains.

If I'm asked which is my favourite character to play, I'll definitely say Rosy from 'Guide' because I feel she is very real.

I'm proud to be part of Guru Duttji's films.

When I signed 'Guide,' my colleagues in the industry said that I was doing a big mistake. They even said that this might be my last film because that was the phase when actresses in the industry were portrayed as submissive women. We used to do love stories or family dramas where women were ideal in every role.

Blessed with intelligence, beauty and undeniable talent, Vidya Balan can work wonders if she receives the right script and a sensible director.

I have always loved taking pictures. When I was young, I would carry a small camera with me on the sets.

Yes, my acting was not stylised. I always underplayed, maybe because I never learnt acting.

I know I was successful, I was liked and loved and respected; so I was happy with that.

For an actor, one doesn't have to be a dancer. But because our Hindi movies have so many song and dance sequences, it is preferred if they are good dancers. It's always advantageous to know dance. But if you don't, it's okay.

While it's great that some actors can do any character with conviction, I'd probably look odd doing anything unreal.

With age likes and dislikes change.

Courage is something I learnt from my father.

In the 1960s, songs were an integral part of film narration. I have been fortunate to have had some of the best songs of the era picturised on me, some of which gave me an opportunity to use my skills as a dancer too.

As for Amitabh Bachchan, I worked with him in 'Reshma Aur Shera' where he played a mute character. While shooting I noticed that he expresses a lot through his eyes. Around the same time he did a commentary for 'Bhuvan Shome.' I felt this boy was amazing. He has got both the traits required for being a good actor: voice and expression.

I strongly feel, for me to act in any movie, the director of the movie should be known to me. Though this fact should not be important for most artists. But, you can either call me shy or traditional in my thinking - but this is an important aspect for me to sign movies.

Working with stalwarts like Satyajit Ray, Soumitra Chatterjee and Rabi Ghosh is an experience I always cherish.

I have been taking pictures for a long time but not without learning properly. I have learnt it from Himanshuu Sheth.

Script is the most important thing and if the script is good, then whatever role you are doing, it's fine.

There used to be no bound scripts and the dialogues were given to us on the day of the shoot. There were no proper makeup rooms.