Quotes from Javed Jaffrey

I have always safely relied on my voice modulations. It has never let me down.

I enjoy voicing even though I am not a voice-over artist.

I know that you cannot banish the truth permanently, you can only cloud it temporarily.

I haven't got many awards to boast of.

My father was just 9 when he started as a child actor in 'Afsana.'

I'm the only actor who has done everything, right from anchoring shows to composing and singing songs to theatre to movies.

We had nothing in hand and my father used to live on the street. The profession of acting happened to him when B.R. Chopra picked him up for a film, and my father acted just to earn money for survival.

I so hate the term Bollywood. I know it's become synonymous with the industry but really we are 'Indian cinema.'

I would say I was lucky that I got different kinds of roles.

I essay a negative or a positive character depending on whether it's a principle role and how much it drives the movie.

I have my own production house, which is doing good.

In this day and age, technology has overtaken our lives and we are disconnected from reality.

I am constantly visible in TV shows because anybody who is thinking of a role sees me performing on TV and may say, 'Why not him?' That way I am always in the limelight. It's better than running around for good roles. I can't lobby for roles.

I enjoy working with shows, which appeal to a wide spectrum - from children to the adults.

It's always good to live in future tense.

I have played various kinds of roles. There are various territories that I have explored as an actor.

I spend my free time at home with my kids.

It is very important for me to do different things so that people see that my range is more than just comedy.

While there are different genres of comedy, I am for family entertainment.

There is a very thin line when a man plays woman. If you're not careful, you may end up looking like a eunuch. If you don't enact your role properly, you can look very bad.

Song, dance and cinema are so deeply within the Indian culture and with so many cultures incorporating their elements too, it has become a wonderful collage.

I have produced my first film titled 'BMW.' It is a thriller, which has been made keeping in mind the international audience and Indian as well. It is an intelligent thriller and well-made, which will hopefully be appreciated in the international circuit.

It's been a hell of a roller-coaster ride for me.

In 'Mr Shrimati,' I had a long role as a woman. A cabaret number was also picturised on me. I really worked hard in that film and feel that to date, no man has matched my level when playing a woman.