Quotes from Rajpal Yadav

If people wish to meet you or speak with you, you can say you are still relevant.

The atmosphere in my house wasn't of the creative kind at all. No one in my family is remotely connected with films.

I think the law is equal for everyone and no one is immune from the law of the nation, the legal system.

I am an actor and can perform any role depending on the requirement of the film. I have done several serious and multi-dimensional roles.

I like interacting with people.

I never did comedy or tragedy. I just live a situation and my mission is to entertain people.

I call it a comedy film, but I feel that is because 'Sholay' is a complete film. It is the best in every aspect. You see the music, the editing, dialogues, action, drama, tragedy, and the emotions of this film and you will find everything is perfect. It is a flawless film.

If your timing is not correct then comedy will become tragedy.

While Bollywood still remains my priority, I always wanted to do regional cinema. There are so many people who don't know Hindi, so I decided to do regional films wherein even those who don't know me can see my work.

I always believe that if we Hindus are like milk, Punjabis, Sikhs are the butter, the best part of that milk. Brought up with that kind of respect for Punjabis, I always desired to play a true Sikh character on screen someday.

Where I come from in U.P., there is a whole settlement of Punjabis who converted sandy, barren lands into green fields swaying with agricultural produce. So, I have always had great respect for the Punjabi community.

I love to experiment with my choice of roles. There's nothing to lose or gain when you do that. The returns are either zero or hundred per cent, but in either case you have the satisfaction of knowing that you tried something new.

My relationship with David Dhawan saab is 20 years old. He has always loved me like a son.

I have two mothers - Maa and cinema, so I am grateful to Bollywood for giving me a lot.

In India, big stars like Akshay Kumar or Salman Khan do comedy and serious films and we call them great actors. But when it comes to actors of my stature, people rush to typecast me as a comedian without giving a look to all my work.

I have a problem being called a comedian. An actor must never be typecast in one way or the other.

I can't be typecast as a comedian. Only an actor capable of doing three-dimensional roles can do comedy.

My wife's half-Indian, her father's from Uganda and she was born in Canada. Her sister speaks French and their family speaks a little Gujarati, and I'm talking about Gujarati from 1940! And just think - Rajpal Yadav in the middle of all this. What a contrast!

If I had to worry about whether I'm ugly or short, I wouldn't get anywhere.

Height would be an issue for those who are uneducated.

I never shoot for a film telling myself that I have to make people laugh. I can't even do stand-up comedy.

The third line of cinema today is neither art nor commercial but categorized as good and bad cinema. I think two films - 'Main, Meri patni aur Who' and 'Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon' were the base films for this new line of cinema.

In 1997, I was an unknown struggler; In 2018, I am a well-known beginner.

I have always hoped and prayed that everyone grows in their lives, but I still want to be the smallest person. I am scared to become big. It fills you with unnecessary things such as ego, jealousy, etc.