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.

God has given me more than what I wanted.

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.

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.

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.

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.

I want to tell the children of Kashmir that they should read, write, and learn and come to the mainstream.

There is a difference between being straightforward and careless.

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.

I can't dance, but I have tried it in 'Kohram.'

Bipasha is a very sincere and professional actor.

Mature roles full of substance the kind played by Robert De Niro and Al Pacino - my favourite actors - is what I want to do.

If you are serious about your work, honest and straight-forward, you are labelled eccentric.

I wouldn't say I have a bad temper.

I run a printing press from where I get my bread. If at all I get any butter, it comes from acting.

I'm a very simple and calm man, but when the camera is switched on, acting begins.

My role was very good and different in 'Khamoshi.'

Trends keep changing, but I have and will always do what I like to do!

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.

I've lost a lot in life because of my nature.

I'm too blunt and straightforward for politics, but I'm friends with all.

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.

Nobody can do a Govinda as well as Govinda can.

I will never join politics under any circumstances.