Quotes from Pratik Gandhi

Budget makes a huge difference in the treatment of any movie. When the budget is lavish, it helps the creative team to visualise a story on a broader canvas.

It was tough to not be judgmental of a person like Harshad Mehta. But that's where the training of an actor comes into play. My job is to create that character and present him to the audience. If even one per cent of judgment creeps in, then the whole performance will be affected.

It is always good to have dreams, chase them, and work hard. But you should know when the dream is sucking you in and you become such a slave of your dream that you can't see what is right and wrong and that is disastrous.

What can't change is the zeal and passion I have for work.

When it comes to beliefs, it is a very tricky situation, because it can be anything and still you don't want to hurt anyone's beliefs.

I'm the kind of person, the moment I see issues, I tend to think about the solutions. And that's how my mind is trained.

I don't have any particular method, my approach is very simple. I try to understand the emotional graph of the character.

Despite being such a brilliant director, Hansal Mehta is a simple and down to earth man. He is very sorted and driven by passion. So that's a rare combination - being a good craftsman and a good human being.

Lot of people have indeed compared my looks to that of a few Southern actors.

The monologue is one of the most difficult and interesting forms of theatre for an actor to learn.

The monologue is an interesting space for an actor.

Theatre has given me lot of opportunities such as directing monologues in 'Saat Teri Ekvees.'

Gujaratis, all the South Indians, Bengalis or sometimes even Punjabis - when it comes to mainstream storytelling, most of the time they are all typecast.

I have grown as an actor in all these years by doing multiple projects.

Everytime I read a script now, I am able to imagine my character in multiple ways, which I present to the director or the writer, and we take it on from there.

Buying a house in Mumbai is a big deal. Even after a decade of being in Mumbai, there was a time when we didn't have a house, suddenly the whole family was homeless.

In 2004, I shifted to Mumbai and started working in theatre, along with working for corporates for 15 years. That helped me a lot in creating a different character for multiple shows.

God didn't design an elevator for me. It's great because I'm climbing stairs and learning with every step.

Gujarati movies and theatre will never take a backseat for me. In fact, I want to do Marathi films too.

When we were making 'Scam 92,' we knew that it was something unique.

From the very beginning when I took a plunge into acting, I was prepared mentally that I am not going to be in a rush, rather I would choose to be a slow and steady player in this industry.

Once something gets noticed and people love you, most of the makers want to put you in the same bracket, feeling this is what the audience would want from an actor. But as an artist, I don't want to be in that space.

Where I come from, the family, upbringing, whatever I have seen in life, I know for sure that nothing is permanent.

In 1992, I was in school. I did hear about Harshad Mehta and one of my cousins lost some money in the stock market, but I knew little about it.