Quotes from Chunky Pandey

I am playing Elvis Presley in 'Hello Darling.' The project is really exciting for me because I get to play my idol.

You have to write your own story, your own graph and rhythm.

When I had signed my first film, I had not even told my family about it.

Ananya is a very happy soul, who won't get bogged down by insecurities. I have told her to not imitate anyone.

The most important and invaluable lesson I've learnt in the past 20 years of being in filmdom is to never look back.

I got my big movie break thanks to an emergency in a five star hotel bathroom. I was attending a film party, wearing a kurta pajama. At the washroom, I could not open the pajama knot and was screaming for help. Pahlaj Nihalani was there and he helped me out. And before I knew it, I was in front of the camera for my first feature film, 'Aag Hi Aag!'

I admit I'm a miser! The most generous thing I've done is get married!

I am an extremely adventurous eater and an avid lover of spicy food.

To stand up against Amitabh Bachchan in 'Bade Miyan Chote Miyan,' you need to be a good actor to be able to do that.

I think it's a very easy thing to make people laugh, especially with a script, and then you've just got to dress up. That's also the idea of comedy in Bollywood. But in stand-up comedy, there's a man with just some content trying to make everyone laugh.

My nephew Ahaan is just like my son.

There is no point dwelling on the past because each day is a new beginning.

I have realized that there is no point doing a small film.

In 1993 after giving a blockbuster 'Aankhen,' I had no work. I was sitting at home for a year.

You get into depression when you are sitting at home and have no work, especially after being at the top of your game.

Nowadays, you cannot tell your kids what to do. In fact, you have to listen to them. As a parent, give them great education and values and they will decide what to do in life.

I have seen a lots of ups and downs in my career and one can always bounce back.

I don't think I am restricting myself to doing only comedy; I am hoping that someone offers me something else.

People tell me ridiculous things and then say they're joking. Like, at the Dubai immigration, the officer told me that I've been banned from Dubai. I almost started crying which is when he said that he was joking!

I get very excited when I see Govinda on-screen. I love him. What a great actor, there is no better actor than him in the country.

I have been around for 33 years and I don't have a filmy background. I don't know if I am an insider or an outsider but I have never felt any discrimination.

My first interaction with Vidya Balan was inside her vanity van and I was dressed up in my character. As I stepped into her van, she looked at me and screamed. That was like a compliment for me.

I have always been inspired by the versatility of both Kader Khan and Shakti Kapoor.

Not only is Tigmanshu a great director, but he's also a great actor. I just had to ape him in 'Bullett Raja.'