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" I am a five-foot six-inch, dark, ordinary-looking man. People didn't imagine that I would make it. "

Nawazuddin Siddiqui

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" Many actors come and disappear into oblivion. But not Salman Khan. "

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" After graduating from National School of Drama, I started doing theatre in Delhi. But there was not much money in Hindi theatre. "

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" Often when I feel I am reaching a saturation point in my performances, I think of coming back to NSD and attending workshops. "

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" I was introduced to cinema by C-grade films that played in my village, Budhana, in UP. Only films by Dada Kondke, Mahendra Sandhu, and Kanti Shah were available. "

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" I knew I would get offers to play the villain after 'Kick,' and I had already decided to reject all of them. "

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" At NSD, I had an amazing experience learning everything from stagecraft to western drama and Shakespeare, Maxim Gorky, Anton Chekov. "

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" I love observing people. Each face tells so many stories. It lets me understand emotions, and that, in turn, helps me apply my skills as an actor. "

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" I am from a family of farmers from Budhana near Muzaffarnagar. "

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" As far as Raman Raghav is concerned, he is ruthless. "

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" I am very confident about my work because I have worked very hard. "

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" One should go to the line through the character. You should see their lifestyle in the way they speak. "

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" I was shooting for 'Kahaani' and 'GOW' back to back. I was in a village on work, where a man extended a paper to me. For a minute I thought he wanted another actor's autograph. I looked back and forth, but there was no one. That was quite an experience. "

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" Kabir Khan is a director who goes out of his way to make his actors comfortable. He's very chilled out. He makes the environment on set very casual and friendly. "

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" There are thousands of ways to make people laugh - satire, black comedy, slapstick. "

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" I am ably balancing big and small films. With every big film I do, I try to take up films that are high on content and small on budget. "

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" The film industry is mostly about unidimensional characters. "

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" My character in the first instalment of 'GOW' was very shy and reserved. It was completely different from 'Kahaani,' where I played a no-nonsense cop. And in the second instalment of 'GOW,' it is again very different. "

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" I have never thought about creating an image for myself in Bollywood. I am an actor and just want to experiment with roles. I am ready to do all type of roles. "

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" My job is to work hard and be honest with my character, and that's in my control. I can only try to give my best performance. "

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" I don't understand what A grade commercial cinema is. If you are talking about box office success, mine are A+ then! "

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" I grew fond of acting rather late. And that was because I was not getting any job. I had a few friends in Delhi who were associated with theater. They took me to see some plays in Delhi and Baroda. That led me to believe the I could also act. And it was after that I joined National School of Drama in 1993. "

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" You will never see me dancing around the trees, chasing a heroine; I will never do films, no matter what the budget, for the heck of it. "

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" I won't give the credit to 'good fortune.' Whatever I have achieved is because of my hard work and passion. "

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