Before moving to Delhi at the age of 17, I had only travelled to Patna or Varanasi outside Belwa. Manoj Bajpayee Read Quote
In ‘Queen,’ songs were the part of events happening in the story, and that is where we enjoy music. We dance at weddings, we lip sync at bars and discos, and there are special moments in life which need background music. It should be depicted in films in the same way. Manoj Bajpayee Read Quote
Earlier films were meant only for entertainment, but now filmmakers, who are products of these times, do not compromise on real stuff. That is why storytelling has become more convincing. Manoj Bajpayee Read Quote
When I came to industry, theatre persons were regarded as those people who will only ask questions and will be an annoying factor on the set, and there was no preference given to them. Manoj Bajpayee Read Quote
I work for the director, and if audience are happy, I have gotten my award. After that, I have to move on. Manoj Bajpayee Read Quote
That’s realism: a fact that if the audiences don’t move out and watch good films at the theatre, people will stop making them. Manoj Bajpayee Read Quote
Talent alone doesn’t matter in this industry, and everyone knows this. If someone says, ‘Good films are done’, ‘Talent always survives’, there are other factors, too, which are far more important. Manoj Bajpayee Read Quote
An actor is nothing without the vision of the director. The director needs to have a vision that will cross boundaries, that makes the audience sit on the edge of their seats and that pushes the envelope. Manoj Bajpayee Read Quote
