Manoj Bajpayee Quotes

Absolutely not, because in acting I've found a domain that suits me perfectly. And that is so utterly rare.

I've spent my life pursing excellence as an artist, which is what I always wanted to do anyhow.

Acting is something I appreciate, and I think it's been an amazing experience. But I'm not passionate about acting the way you probably should be to call yourself an actor.

As an actor, you act in order to make a living. Then, when you can make a living, you start acting because you want to do what you love to do. I need to remind myself of that a lot.

I think actors are divided into two groups: one that wants to be an actor to become famous and rich, and the other that wants to be an actor because they have to be. I'm more in the second group.

The three things I said when I came out of school were I want to work consistently, I want to do good work and I want to be paid fairly, and that's happened. But I didn't become an actress for the money. I do it for other reasons.

I've never looked at acting like a job. It's never been like that.

I have realised what my pitch is, and I'm in this industry for the pure reason that I love acting.

As an actor, I don't have an agenda. I don't have to prove a point; I am not a bastion of a particular brand of cinema. I am doing what makes me happy.

I just feel that music is a great life because it's very rewarding. It's a gratification. You do this for yourself, and you also do this for other people.

To make a living from doing something I love is fantastic. As long as people want to listen to me, I'll keep doing it. In fact, to tell you the truth, even if no one did want to listen to me, I'd still be doing it!

I feel like I have a lot of dedication to the acting profession.

For me, acting is not a job. It is something I love. I don't do these things for awards or rewards. I do them because I love challenges.

Why an artist loves what they do is often so hard to describe.

I don't think there will ever be a time I don't write, and I hope there will never be a time I don't act.

I think I needed rather than wanted to be an actor. There is not another way to put it.

I make music not to make money but because it's in me.

I never wanted to be an actor. It was something I found a passion for; it wasn't there immediately.

I'm not an actor because I want my picture taken. I'm an actor because I want to be part of the human exchange.

There are decisions I could have made, moves I could have made, that would have got me seen more. I do it because I enjoy the craft and the challenge of trying to make something that doesn't exist come alive, and that's what I'm in it for.

You create content because you love it, not necessarily because you're looking for fame or know what it will potentially lead to.

I've never felt acting just happened to me. It's always been a part of my life, and I - hopefully, I'll prove that with every project of mine.

For me, acting is not a hobby. It is a career that I have chosen and was not willing to let go of so easily after seven years of hard work.

People shouldn't get into show business because they want to become stars or become rich; they should get into it because they can't help but put on a show.

Knowing at the end of the day you get to go home and you can work on your own project is super rewarding as an actor.