Ali Fazal Quotes
-
I didn't know I had a fan base on the other side of the border. I thought that since actor Ali Zafar is from Pakistan, the fans might have mistaken me for him. Eventually, I realised that they have liked my work, and that feeling sunk in.
-
The first thing that I see in a woman are her eyes. Sorry, it sounds shallow, but eyes say a lot about a person.
-
'Fukrey' was a major turning point of my career because it was post this film that I started getting lead roles in films like 'Bobby Jasoos.'
-
I got a chance to work with so many stalwarts from British cinema. Judi Dench, of course, who is a legend. Then there was my director Stephen Frears. He is the man who made some of British cinema's salient trendsetters.
-
I don't regret leaving 'Homeland,' because I wanted to work with the Bhatts. The dates were clashing, and I had to make a choice.
-
I am a diehard romantic, and I shamelessly accept that. I love writing letters.
-
I think the larger productions in India are very methodical and pretty much on the ball in terms of work. When I say work, I mean pre-production and the homework that's required.
-
I am in love with stories of underdogs.
-
I ask my close friends to give me feedback.
-
We were always a middle-class family who took pride in our little set-up.
-
Now, there doesn't have to necessarily be a white man in the lead role. That's the way forward. That's diversity. It's cool if an Indian is playing the lead role in a Hollywood project, and we should be proud of this.
-
Movies have been great, but theatre is home. I've never been able to compare the two because they are different, special worlds. I'm just lucky to have a place in both.
-
Robert De Niro... I had a chance to meet him, and I hope to get to work with him one day.
-
A film can reach only the places which the distributor has promised you. Several films are not released internationally, and Web has that wide reach.
-
'Victoria and Abdul' will surely tickle the hearts of many and prove that love has no definition. It can be pure and priceless.
-
I have stepped into a bigger league with 'Khamoshiyaan,' and I am grateful to Mahesh Bhatt sir. I am also grateful to myself for being patient.
-
In the beginning, I was doing whatever came my way. But that's how life is. I am not sitting around calling a 'daddy' to make a movie for me.
-
Mothers are the only ones that think nothing is beyond their control when it comes to their children.
-
There is good and there is bad, and then there are mothers.
-
I am not into method acting.
-
Cinema has evolved, and it is high time we stop policing it so rigorously.
-
'Fast & Furious' is Hollywood's 'Dabangg.' It is that big there, so it obviously feels amazing to have played a part in it. The role is small but very interesting. People will see me in full Hollywood accent, and the character is not like typical Indian character.
-
I think sometimes a part requires more than one approach or thought.
-
I was doing theatre when somebody noticed me and referred me to Raju Hirani. And Raju saw me on camera, and there, I was a heavy guy with long hair. But I got selected for the role of Joy in '3 Idiots.'