Suniel Shetty Quotes

I became a hero after V Shantaram cast me in 'Geet Gaya Pattharon Ne.' He paid me a monthly salary of 100 rupees!

I don't want to say, 'I want to be in Hollywood,' like so many actors do, but I know that Hollywood is still making good movies, and I'd like to be part of that someday.

I'm a fan of Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, and all these people. If I could end up like Jonah Hill, winding up in a Brad Pitt movie, that would be awesome.

I owe much to Sangeeth. His film 'Apna Sapna Money Money' brought me back in a big way.

I have always wanted to work with Rekha - she is one of the most gorgeous actresses of our time.

All junior artistes feel they will become like Amitabh Bachchan or Shah Rukh Khan. That is everyone's dream in the industry.

It is because of Navketan that I became a movie star.

If I get a call from Imtiaz Ali or Zoya Akhtar to star in their films, I won't think twice.

If a father could have made his son a star, then Sunny Deol's son Karan Deol's first film 'Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas' wouldn't have been a flop.

I do good work in Pakistan. I am an A-lister actor. So, even in Bollywood I want to work with an A-lister.

Jatin Khanna and I both changed our names for the silver screen. He became known the world over as Rajesh Khanna and from Ravi Kapoor, I transformed into Jeetendra! A little known fact is that we were also school friends.

I was 12 when I decided that I wanted to see myself on the big screen.

From when I was young, I wanted to be an action hero. I always dreamed about being an action star. So finally, I made it.

Can't step from one movie set to the next. Only Samuel L. Jackson can do that. All us mere mortals can't do that!

You can't ignore the system and the power you acquire as an actor if you're in films that are successful.

You can either be a movie star or an actor. I'm an actor.

If I fail, the film industry writes me off as another statistic. If I succeed, they pay me a million bucks to fly out to Hollywood and fart.

With acting, there is a level of anonymity which is conducive to your profession. There are examples of very public people who are on the cover of every celebrity magazine but can't open a film.

'Beverly Hills Cop' opened up a whole world. I got the television show and movies, and I would go sign autographs for one hour and get paid $25,000.

Dreaming about being an actress, is more exciting then being one.

I've never really had a relationship with Hollywood. I've never had a desire to work there.

I was so flattered to be asked to be in the movies - the idea of being paid to act was heady stuff.

I was the leading star in 1945. I slowed down my pace of acting assignments after I came into direction.

I had wanted to be a movie star and had thought I would be a movie star since I was very little. It was just something I saw in my future. But somehow when it happened, I wasn't ready for it.

People get on a show and they fought tooth and nail. Almost 95% of the actors out there want to be on a television series. Then as soon as they get onto one, no, no, I want to be a movie star. This television series stuff, no, no no.