Quotes from Nana Patekar

I would like to address the issue of farmers through my craft - my films. But, the sad part is that such films win awards but don't get any rewards at the BO.

You shouldn't think about the fate of the films. The film might succeed or fail, but your performance must be good. You should work hard for every film.

What is the difference between me and a criminal? My crimes were not caught. Those of us whose crimes were not caught are on this side of the fence while criminals have been condemned on the other side.

My father was into textile painting and ran a small business. He encouraged me a lot and loved seeing my plays.

Everybody has a hero and a villain within themselves. So it depends upon you to be a hero or a villain. If you show humanity, it will give you satisfaction.

I would have loved to work with Satyajit Ray.

I am not a greedy actor.

Practice helps you reduce your mistakes.

When you refer to terra entities, you ornately say Mother Nature and Mother Earth. How much honour and care do all of us accord to any of the three - including our real life mother?

I used to be the chief guest in all the prize distribution ceremonies of shooting competitions. I tried my hand on a lot of guns, and my aim improved. I started hitting tiny targets, like a mineral bottle cap.

Acting was just a hobby; I never needed butter from it.

Acting is just my hobby. When I don't want to do it, I won't do it.

We live in a society where you may not like everything that is happening around you. However, just because you don't like it doesn't mean it is wrong. Similarly, just because you dislike something, you don't have to keep talking about it or instigating people against it.

Though I have maintained proximity with all political parties, politics is not my cup of tea; my mission to speak against all wrongs will continue.

The police and the army do their job honestly and sincerely. They are devoted to the country.

Always let your work talk for yourself. No matter how much you give interviews or how much you are written about, it is always the performance which counts.

Cooking is like doing yoga. There is a lot of satisfaction in cooking food for others.

Trends keep changing, but I have and will always do what I like to do!

I want to tell the children of Kashmir that they should read, write, and learn and come to the mainstream.

Pu La's writing is multi-layered, multi-faceted, and deep.

Farmers will not see good days unless their produce gets a guaranteed price. Even a notebook, a pen, or a soap has a price printed on it, but the milk that farmers sell do not have any price.

Soldiers are the biggest heroes. No one can be a bigger hero than them.

As an actor, I think it is my responsibility to hold a mirror to the society.

More than anything else, I love to act and leave the rest to my director.