Manoj Bajpayee Quotes

I think in every industry you need to have a lot of talent; you need to have a lot of drive, but you need a little bit of luck.

I think I'm an actor. You can hire me. I can do a good job. But you also have to get lucky now and then. Every film-maker knows how hard it is to do a good film. You have to just make many, and see how lucky you get.

To be successful you have to be lucky, or a little mad, or very talented, or find yourself in a rapid growth field.

Having started with Bollywood and then moving to Telugu industry, I feel that it is not possible to survive without talent in any industry.

You can always make a good film but for it to be successful, you need God's blessing.

The luck of having talent is not enough; one must also have a talent for luck.

The lessons I learned from the dark days at Alibaba are that you've got to make your team have value, innovation, and vision. Also, if you don't give up, you still have a chance. And, when you are small, you have to be very focused and rely on your brain, not your strength.

I was not naturally talented. I didn't sing, dance or act, though working around that minor detail made me inventive.

If people ask me for the ingredients of success, I say one is talent, two is stubbornness or determination, and third is sheer luck. You have to have two out of the three. Any two will probably do.

A good idea is about ten percent and implementation and hard work, and luck is 90 percent.

I don't know the definition of a star; I am just an actor. I prefer doing hard work, as I feel luck can't do much in absence of hard work. I am a lazy person - when I entered into this industry, I thought it was a cakewalk, but I have realised it needs a lot of patience and hard work.

I firmly believe that success lies in the combination of both talent and business savvy, and that the magic comes through partnership between both.

It isn't always hard work that does the job.

As far as people I'd like to work with, the list is endless. I think to work with Steve McQueen would be amazing, and then some of the U.K. talent we have: Eddie Marsan, Olivia Colman, both of whom I have met and admired for a long time. We're very blessed in this country; there is so much talent for people to work with and learn from.

You have a little bit of talent, a certain amount of good fortune and a lot of hard work in pursuit of whatever truth you can find in it, and if you are really lucky, a terrific partner and I have that and those four things worked out for me.

The actor that taught me the most was Bernie Mac. I did my first big budget studio film with he and Angela Bassett, 'Mr. 3000' for Disney. Bernie taught me by example what creates success is humility and hard work.

One good quality in European peoples is their willingness to take risks. This is the chief source of their success …. Another of their good qualities is perseverance and … hard work.

I have got good films, and I am thankful to Aditya Chopra. He put a lot of faith in me.

There's a randomness, even if you're talented. This is a very unforgiving industry that puts you through the ringer. It is not easy by any means, but it's one of those things that if you have the patience, the perspective, and the talent, it can really take off.

Musical success depends on how much you enjoy it and how much you are willing to put in. Luck must follow, too.

Over the years, I have realised that it takes a great team for a film to succeed.

Together we can build the Michigan we believe in, because we still have what we need most - the strength, the talent, the vision and the grit of the incredible people of this state.

People are wrong when they say that there is struggle in Bollywood. That is only when you don't have the talent. If you have talent, Bollywood comes to you.

I think motivation and drive, coupled with raw talent, help make founders successful.

Obviously, you have to be lucky enough for people to want you to be in films, but that is the plan, definitely.