Javed Jaffrey Quotes

I always go to the Cannes Film Festival and it's just such a glamorous time.

It is great to see Bollywood celebrities contributing to so many different trends in so many different ways. I think this is one of the reasons that people associate with Bollywood glamour.

While Hollywood has had a huge influence on the Indian industry, Bollywood and its actors, too, are garnering a lot of attention in the western film world.

I adore being able to go to the Oscars and know every single person at the party afterwards.

Making movies has become such a golden ring, and it's all such a big business, that the rewards system has gotten totally out of whack. Suddenly, you're treated in a manner befitting someone who is actually an important person.

The Oscars have become such a big deal these days that it's just used as adjective.

The world is shrinking, and everyone is majorly interested in Indian films now.

India is a great talent pool of actors. I see Freida Pinto making it big in Hollywood, and I am sure many others can also make it.

Our films have immense power, and we have always accepted international artistes with open arms. If Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone can do wonders in Hollywood, then they can also do it here.

I am the first one in my family to become a part of Bollywood.

Slumdog Millionaire has been a great achievement. It has opened the doors of Hollywood for Indian cinema.

In India, thousands of people want to be in the movies because Bollywood plays such a huge role in our lives.

It's unbelievable that I'm working in the same industry as Mr. Amitabh Bachchan and working with Mr. Dharmendra.

Huma has made her mark in the industry with films like 'Gangs of Wasseypur' and 'Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana.' I am happy for what she has achieved today because we belong to a non-film background.

I think Bollywood and cricket go hand in hand. Glamour attracts glamour. Cricket has become a very glamorous game now.

I don't believe in awards, and I think only film fare awards are faring.

My father never got films to our dinner table. It was never the case with us as well that our father works in films, and we know so many actors. It was like him going to work like any other father. In fact, my school friends would ask me if I have met a certain actor, and I would tell them that I haven't, which they found strange.

I don't think international cinema is ready to embrace mainstream Indian cinema unconditionally. Even Mira Nair's 'Monsoon Wedding' didn't get to the Oscars after being nominated for the Golden Globe Awards.

The whole format of an awards function seems to be tailor made for a television audience. I think it is just an ego boosting affair.

There's no formula for success in Bollywood, whether you are sharing screen space or getting the ultimate launch.

I was obsessed with Hollywood from the time I was a kid. I always knew I wanted to live in Los Angeles.

What we forget is that the Academy is a star-maker, or it reinforces the stardom of people.

What I really want is an Oscar.

I have never understood why promotion is such a big thing in Hindi films.

I never thought of acting Bollywood. I have not seen many films.