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" I prefer if friends come over to my office and we talk our heart out over a cup of coffee. I feel that no one talks freely at industry bashes. Everyone has to behave in a certain way, and I think no one is real there. We can't have heart-to-heart conversations, and I start feeling uncomfortable at such dos. "

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" I can go back to poverty if a situation comes. I have sailed through the worst days of my life, and I am prepared for any crisis. "

Nawazuddin Siddiqui

My Life

I Am

Life

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

" I don't want to take names, but there are some people who get everything served on a platter. This is a movie, this is your role, and you have to do it. Some people have to strive so hard to reach where they have and want to. "

" I don't want my work to be heavy. The challenge is to make it interesting and engaging, keeping in mind the need for method acting. This is what I have learnt from Bharat Muni's 'Natya Shastra' and from the Russian theatre legend Stanislavsky. "

" When people say I'm a star, I don't believe it. "

" When someone is looking at me, I feel they are looking at someone standing behind me, not at me. "

Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Feel

Looking

" Muzaffarnagar is 40 kilometers from my village. So I used to see films if I was able to save money and on special occasions like Eid, Diwali. "

Nawazuddin Siddiqui

See

Money

" I kind of discovered Kolkata when I was shooting here for 'Kahaani.' I found the city fascinating. "

" The Indian audience is getting exposed to world cinema and realising the power of unique plots and distinct characters. "

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

" I have fallen in love so many times. If one relationship ended, I would search for another girl. I was always madly in love with all the girls that I dated. "

Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Love

Girl

" I still can't believe it when people say I am a celebrity. "

" Before 'Raman Raghav 2.0,' I played a criminal in 'Badlapur.' Though the character was innocent, he was not correctly interpreted by some sections of the audience. "

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

" Being a recognised face has its problems. I miss the freedom to go anywhere I want to. "

Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Want

Miss

" I always thought golf was a game reserved for the rich and the elite... But it's a misconception. It's a highly technical game, and it's a game that you can play and master alone. You require sharp skills for it, and you can play the game alone. "

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

" I don't believe in the 100 crore club. "

Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Believe

Club

" My character should not be ordinary, cliched, and if I feel that it's difficult to do this character, I take up that challenge to get into his character. "

" If I am expected to play a dancer, I will learn dancing but won't do the random, meaningless dancing. "

" Most people go to ashrams or retreats to destress and rejuvenate themselves. But I come back to my roots, the place where I spent half my life. And when I return, I spend time in the farms, eating a stalk of sugarcane, driving a tractor, and chilling with childhood friends. "

" There was electricity in our village only for 2-3 hours a day, so all my life, I studied under a lamp. "

" My experience has offered me the sensibility that encourages me to try newer characters. "

" 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. "

" In my head, I believed even though I am an actor, there was no need to dance. That's not me. "

Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Dance

I Am

" I am trying every genre. "

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

" Back in 1993, I was studying in Delhi, and I had a girlfriend. I had never touched a girl before that in my entire life. One day, I decided to go out with her to a garden. We were sitting beside each other, and I just glanced around to see if anyone was looking at us, and I put my hand over hers. I thought love started in this way. "

" It's not necessary that every film has to hit Rs 100 crore box office, or the Rs 50 crore budget. If the film makes double of its project budget, we consider that a hit, and that also means that the film is in profit. "

" I found the brick-making process fascinating - how, after being burnt, the brick would come out strong. I liked to sit on the stack of bricks and look as far as I could. I'd do the same at a hillock near my school - just sit on top at leisure and enjoy the feeling of being on top of the world. "