“We should judge by talent and work not by community or caste.”
― Nana Patekar
“There is a difference between being straightforward and careless.”
― Nana Patekar
“I want to tell the children of Kashmir that they should read, write, and learn and come to the mainstream.”
― Nana Patekar
“I have seen several hardships since I was a child. As a result, I don’t perceive things the way most people do.”
― Nana Patekar
“I come from a small village called Murud Janjira near Alibaug. I started doing theatre right from school days and later joined the Sir J. J. Institute of Applied Art, after which I joined an advertising agency.”
― Nana Patekar
“I cook anything, be it vegetarian or non-vegetarian. But mutton dishes are my favourite.”
― Nana Patekar
“People have been unkind to me, but I do not want to swear vengeance. I am a simple human being.”
― Nana Patekar
“We all are Indians, and that should be our only religion. What is the need to be called a Hindu, Muslim, or Christian? Does anybody have any religion or caste at the time of birth?”
― Nana Patekar
“Soldiers are the biggest heroes. No one can be a bigger hero than them.”
― Nana Patekar
“My mother is a very strong woman. We were seven kids; five of them passed away. My elder brother and I are alive. My mother lost five kids, her husband, her parents and siblings. But she is so strong, she is living for the people who are alive.”
― Nana Patekar
“When the camera is on, I am an actor; otherwise, I am an ordinary person.”
― Nana Patekar
“Farmers will not see good days unless their produce gets a guaranteed price. Even a notebook, a pen, or a soap has a price printed on it, but the milk that farmers sell do not have any price.”
― Nana Patekar
“When you refer to terra entities, you ornately say Mother Nature and Mother Earth. How much honour and care do all of us accord to any of the three – including our real life mother?”
― Nana Patekar
“Everybody has a hero and a villain within themselves. So it depends upon you to be a hero or a villain. If you show humanity, it will give you satisfaction.”
― Nana Patekar
“If we don’t move with time, we’ll be stuck in old ways.”
― Nana Patekar
“Actors are bedbugs in front of the nation. We don’t have any worth.”
― Nana Patekar
“My work is my ultimate source of happiness.”
― Nana Patekar
“If you are serious about your work, honest and straight-forward, you are labelled eccentric.”
― Nana Patekar
“I feel, at the national level, shooters should get monetary rewards also, along with medals and a handshake.”
― Nana Patekar
“You shouldn’t think about the fate of the films. The film might succeed or fail, but your performance must be good. You should work hard for every film.”
― Nana Patekar
“When I was just 13 years old, I even painted cinema posters.”
― Nana Patekar
“The Naxals are also human beings.”
― Nana Patekar
“We live in a society where you may not like everything that is happening around you. However, just because you don’t like it doesn’t mean it is wrong. Similarly, just because you dislike something, you don’t have to keep talking about it or instigating people against it.”
― Nana Patekar
“I am a better cook than actor.”
― Nana Patekar
“Cooking is like doing yoga. There is a lot of satisfaction in cooking food for others.”
― Nana Patekar
“My cooking style is exactly like my mother’s.”
― Nana Patekar
“I always do one film at a time.”
― Nana Patekar
“I would have loved to work with Satyajit Ray.”
― Nana Patekar
“I wouldn’t say I have a bad temper.”
― Nana Patekar
“Bipasha is a very sincere and professional actor.”
― Nana Patekar
“That is my style. I work when I feel like working.”
― Nana Patekar
“When you serve the country selflessly, that is your greatest contribution to the country.”
― Nana Patekar
“The police and the army do their job honestly and sincerely. They are devoted to the country.”
― Nana Patekar
“When I don’t feel like working, I don’t.”
― Nana Patekar
“My role was very good and different in ‘Khamoshi.’”
― Nana Patekar
“I can’t dance, but I have tried it in ‘Kohram.’”
― Nana Patekar
“Pakistani actors and everything come later, but first comes my country. I don’t know anyone apart from my country, and nor would I like to know anyone.”
― Nana Patekar
“I have always wanted to be an actor. I was just five when I started acting.”
― Nana Patekar
“Always let your work talk for yourself. No matter how much you give interviews or how much you are written about, it is always the performance which counts.”
― Nana Patekar
“More than anything else, I love to act and leave the rest to my director.”
― Nana Patekar
“I came from the theatre. I would prefer to spend more time there.”
― Nana Patekar
“’Khamoshi’ gave me the chance to prove that expressions can also say what dialogue could.”
― Nana Patekar
“Though I have maintained proximity with all political parties, politics is not my cup of tea; my mission to speak against all wrongs will continue.”
― Nana Patekar
“Theatre has taught me a lot, and I am sure there will be a lot to learn.”
― Nana Patekar
“That’s me: success and failure don’t affect me.”
― Nana Patekar
“I don’t understand how people do so many films at the same time. For me, two films a year.”
― Nana Patekar
“I believe in sharing and contributing to society without being in politics.”
― Nana Patekar
“I play the piano, paint, and go for trekking.”
― Nana Patekar
“I want to do films like ‘As Good as it Gets’ or ‘Analyze This.’”
― Nana Patekar
“Acting was just a hobby; I never needed butter from it.”
― Nana Patekar
“Mature roles full of substance the kind played by Robert De Niro and Al Pacino – my favourite actors – is what I want to do.”
― Nana Patekar
“I do just a film a year and so have a lot of time.”
― Nana Patekar
“Pu La was like a father figure to people of my generation. I thank him for the characters his literary works offered us. They personify full-fledged human beings and have always given me company.”
― Nana Patekar
“Pu La’s writing is multi-layered, multi-faceted, and deep.”
― Nana Patekar
“What is the difference between me and a criminal? My crimes were not caught. Those of us whose crimes were not caught are on this side of the fence while criminals have been condemned on the other side.”
― Nana Patekar
“If I would have not been in films, I would have become an anti-social element.”
― Nana Patekar
“Nobody can do a Govinda as well as Govinda can.”
― Nana Patekar
“I run a printing press from where I get my bread. If at all I get any butter, it comes from acting.”
― Nana Patekar
“I will never join politics under any circumstances.”
― Nana Patekar
“I don’t like talking about bygones.”
― Nana Patekar
“Trends keep changing, but I have and will always do what I like to do!”
― Nana Patekar
“I would like to address the issue of farmers through my craft – my films. But, the sad part is that such films win awards but don’t get any rewards at the BO.”
― Nana Patekar
“I’m a very simple and calm man, but when the camera is switched on, acting begins.”
― Nana Patekar
“I have always felt that promoting somebody else’s mistake as a superlative product is not my cup of tea.”
― Nana Patekar
“I used to be the chief guest in all the prize distribution ceremonies of shooting competitions. I tried my hand on a lot of guns, and my aim improved. I started hitting tiny targets, like a mineral bottle cap.”
― Nana Patekar
“I know I get abusive, very abusive, when I’m angry.”
― Nana Patekar
“I’ve repeatedly tried to curb my temper.”
― Nana Patekar
“I’ve lost a lot in life because of my nature.”
― Nana Patekar
“Once I lose control, there’s no stopping me.”
― Nana Patekar
“Dealing with crime using archaic methods has become impossible. So, it’s imperative that we change the ways to counter them.”
― Nana Patekar
“Whether we have a new or an old director doesn’t affect my work.”
― Nana Patekar
“When my cousin sister got married to a Muslim boy, my family was baffled. All the brothers had abandoned her. But I said there is nothing wrong in it. We have not lost our sister. In fact, we got another family member in the form of that boy.”
― Nana Patekar
“Government will do whatever they want.”
― Nana Patekar
“The soldiers who serve in uniform at the front are our real heroes. They fight a battle every day to protect the integrity of the nation.”
― Nana Patekar
“Whenever somebody comes to me with a script, I ask a question to myself – ‘Why do I want to do the film?’”
― Nana Patekar
“I am not a greedy actor.”
― Nana Patekar
“I don’t want to do too many films because I don’t aspire to buy huge cars or build bungalows.”
― Nana Patekar
“I’m too blunt and straightforward for politics, but I’m friends with all.”
― Nana Patekar
“Acting is just my hobby. When I don’t want to do it, I won’t do it.”
― Nana Patekar
“I enjoy the love and admiration of the people.”
― Nana Patekar
“If anybody has done bad things to me, then I must have done the same to them.”
― Nana Patekar
“Spirituality, for me, is acquiring and giving happiness without hurting anyone.”
― Nana Patekar
“God has given me more than what I wanted.”
― Nana Patekar
“I believe in God, but I am not religious.”
― Nana Patekar
“The role has to excite me as an actor. It is like a train journey: you know where you have to reach, and all things that happen in between are like stations that come and go. Of course, there are films like ‘Welcome,’ which I did only for money.”
― Nana Patekar
“As an actor, I am always in one character or the other and get very little time to be Nana Patekar. So whenever I can, I love to be alone and by myself. That way, I get time to think and introspect.”
― Nana Patekar
“Practice helps you reduce your mistakes.”
― Nana Patekar
“Yes, I remember as a child, I would potter around my mother in the kitchen and want to participate in everything she was doing. I have learnt most of my cooking from her. I also used to irritate her with a lot of questions.”
― Nana Patekar
“I don’t like eating outside food at all. I do it only if there is absolutely no choice. Whenever I have a party at home, and even if there are 25 people coming, I make it a point to cook everything at home, and I don’t get any stuff from outside.”
― Nana Patekar
“I don’t need others to validate my good conduct.”
― Nana Patekar
“My father was into textile painting and ran a small business. He encouraged me a lot and loved seeing my plays.”
― Nana Patekar
“My father died when I was 28, and within two-and-a-half years of that, I lost my first son.”
― Nana Patekar
“When I was just 13, we went from being middle class to lower middle class and finally lower class, as someone close to my father took away everything he had, including his property. All of a sudden, I started working at the age of 13.”
― Nana Patekar
“The purpose of making a successful film is to blend entertainment with social content.”
― Nana Patekar
“The more layers a story has, the better it is for the audience.”
― Nana Patekar
“As an actor, I think it is my responsibility to hold a mirror to the society.”
― Nana Patekar
“I have seen some films which were bad or trashy been given four stars. From that day on, I don’t believe in reviews.”
― Nana Patekar
“Earlier in my career, there may have been compulsions for accepting films for money.”
― Nana Patekar
“Our democracy has survived for so many years in India. We should at least give credit to the Congress for that.”
― Nana Patekar
“I do take my characters back home. In fact, I am the reel person in real life during the entire shoot. This affects me and my family because I tend to be eccentric or irritable during these times.”
― Nana Patekar
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