Quotes from Atul Kulkarni

In Maharashtra, films are not as big as theatre. I think theatre is deeply rooted in this state's culture.

In south India, the film culture is deeply rooted. That makes it very professional.

Film scripts are more important for me than the language of the film.

TV is a comparatively younger medium in India. It will take some time to be mature. We need to have patience.

I felt huge after I gained weight as I was never this big before. My thighs started to rub against each other and my arms brushed my sides while I walked. I started walking with my legs apart.

It's not that I am not being offered work in Bollywood but I seldom like any script.

The success of Chandni Bar' at the box office was a huge boost at that time of my career.

Playing the Mahatma at the start of my career has made a difference in my life as I had read a lot about him at that point of time. I still read a lot on him. His opinion about life and politics has affected a lot of persons, including me.

I do not have AC, TV, microwave or a washing machine in my house.

As an actor I like to be challenged all the time.

We cannot compare Marathi cinema industry with other regional industries or even Hindi industry. It will be unfair for us. Every industry takes time to evolve.

History is a point of view always.

When I came into this profession, my first condition to myself and my managers was that I don't want to work every day. As an actor you keep giving, so it's important for you to need the time to take things in.

Web series is a new format, where everything, from the writing to storytelling is different. As an actor you have to approach it differently because you have a character which can go on for a long time. It is my duty to be on my toes, understand the new technology and adapt.

For any film or any web show, the story dictates everything. If it is a good story, it obviously has good characters in it.

India has a cross section of audience whose cultural levels are varied. So where there are takers for Dabangg,' there are also audience for A Wednesday' and Peepli Live.'

It is always a pleasure to work with a Malayali crew, regardless of the language of the movie.

For weight gain, one must do cardio in the evening and for weight loss, in the morning. So, while gaining weight, I did weight training in the mornings and light cardio in the evenings.

I have worked with Amitabh Bachchan and Aamir Khan but I believe that if you work hard and well enough in this industry, these are the people you end up with working with anyway.

As filmmakers are nervous while casting, they naturally tend to sign actors depending on what they've seen before.

I make it a point to speak to the directors and tell them why I don't want to do a particular role or film. If, despite that, they hold it against me, I cannot help it. I cannot do things that I don't want to just to please someone else.

Whether I am going in the right direction or not is determined not just by awards but also by the kind of films I do and their success.

I have always believed that my life is more important than my profession and I have never ever allowed my profession to dictate my life.

At the end of the day I can't change myself. It's only different characters that I play. And in those it should not be me, Atul Kulkarni, it should be the character that is being played by Atul Kulkarni.