Quotes from Diljit Dosanjh

I work from my heart. When I look at the script, I need to feel myself in the character.

I owe everything to Punjabi cinema.

I am happy that people are taking me seriously as an actor.

I think a director is hugely responsible for the fate of a film, so if it does well, he should be appreciated. As an actor, I can only perform well or choose to work with a good director in a good film.

I do one film at a time. I can't wake up early. I can't do too many films.

I am very happy that in the second year of my acting career in Bollywood I got to do a biopic.

I don't talk about films even after I sign them because between the signing and the shooting, anything can happen. I am not superstitious, it's just that I don't like talking about a film that is not completed.

The first film I watched was 'Soldier,' and then 'Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam' and 'Bade Miyan Chote Miyan.'

My mother never told me anything, she is just concerned about my happiness. She only watches my shows, not my films. In fact, we never discuss films.

I started watching movies in theatres very late as my family was against it.

The universe itself was created by the sound waves which that almighty created. So music and spirituality go together. Everything is interconnected.

There are so many beautiful locations in Rajasthan, so many beautiful locations in our India that have not been explored. Foreigners come and explore such places, but we fail to see those locations with that perspective.

There is no harm in making people laugh by making fun of yourself. What's wrong is when people derive pleasure from making fun of others.

People used to think I am wearing turban so maybe I won't act. Then Bollywood happened. So on its own things have happened in my career.

We are not only having a great audience for Punjabi films in north India but we are also seeing growth in other places like Mumbai, Pune, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Indore, etc. And the overseas audiences have always been good for us. Without them we couldn't have taken Punjabi cinema to such heights.

Music is my life. If music takes a backseat, everything will go away from my life.

A biopic teaches you a lot.

Whatever God has given me, I feel blessed but I don't take it for granted.

I love working; I don't take things for granted, so I just love to do what I do whilst it lasts.

I get a lot of love from Delhiites. My producers tell me that my films do really well here.

I am not running after money in Bollywood, I am experimenting with films and roles here.

I haven't earned much money through films.

In Punjab, we have a friendly environment and whoever gets a story idea, we discuss it openly and work jointly towards it.

Only the Punjabi music industry has stood the test of time. Bollywood has finished the regional music industry of other languages, but the Punjabi music scene is still flourishing.