Pankaj Tripathi Quotes

Winning a State film award for 'Nandanam' had me sit up and realise that cinema was my bread and butter and that I had to be sincere to my work.

If I have done well in 'Dilwale' and if people like my work, then that would make me very happy.

Having your work honored nationally is a great morale booster.

It is really cool to have created a movie that has turned out to become the biggest movie of the year.

When you do a film, all you want is to make the best film possible. You don't think about Oscars. But it's really flattering. Please, bring it on!

I want to do something that people can really say, 'Hey, man, that was good, I'm proud of you, I'm proud of that.' 'Pride' and 'Transformers' and things like that.

I'd say my happiest moment as an actress came when I learned I'd won the Look Magazine Best Supporting Actress Award for 1956 in The Killing.

I am thrilled to be dame. It's one of those - the fact that you have been honored by your country is what it's all about, and it just feels good right there.

There's nothing I would love more than to host an awards show where I'm nominated for an award - that is so funny to me.

When I won the Emmy, the profound sense of gratitude when my name was said I cannot express enough. It was one of the most beautiful moments, hands down, of my life.

I've heard from the movie marketplace that James Cameron did such a killer job with 'Titanic' that it's almost impossible to do anything better.

The Padma Shri came as a very pleasant surprise. I am deeply honoured. I don't know what I did to deserve it, but I must have done something right to be honoured by our government.

I would be surprised though if I don't get unbelievable critical acclaim for 'Dirty Picture' and a national award for my actress, Vidya Balan. The movie has one of the most well-written scripts I have come across, and a lot of youngsters in my office have looked at it with great admiration.

I think Shah Rukh and I have done essentially romantic films that had great contributions from everyone else, so it's not as if we alone are responsible for our hits.

I was just really happy to see Barry [Jenkins] and Mahershala [Ali] and everyone else involved with "Moonlight" get their moment.

Yes, TV is the dominant medium in Pakistan, but it was a conscious decision to have an Indian film as my first release. Being launched in an Indian film with a great script, character, and music is half the battle won. The rest is destiny.

I would love to work for the Indian Film Fraternity if the role offered suits my sensibilities.

A lot of expectations come from a Shoojit Sircar film, especially after 'Piku.'

I'm a huge fan of Nawazuddin.

Awards are an encouragement. An award is not something we aim at while making a film.

It's good to be noticed when you are proud of your work.

I want to do a film like 'Jolly LLB' or something in that space.

People refer to me as part of the MCU, as opposed to just being this actor. Honestly, it's an honor.

I feel 'Tum Bin' is a franchise where fresh actors are appreciated.

In Indian cinema there are no professional voice trainers.