A biography for Ali Fazalhasn’t been written yet.
“I am in love with stories of underdogs.”
“I got a chance to work with Judi Dench in almost every scene. How many Indian actors get that chance?”
“I am not going to disconnect from Bollywood or sacrifice my career in the industry for international projects. Everything began here, and I respect that.”
“Now, there doesn't have to necessarily be a white man in the lead role. That's the way forward. That's diversity. It's cool if an Indian is playing the lead role in a Hollywood project, and we should be proud of this.”
“My first preference is Bollywood and will always be.”
“When someone's good, my job becomes easier.”
“I don't think stardom will ever go to my head.”
“There is good and there is bad, and then there are mothers.”
“I return to the stage time and again to see if I am worth anything.”
“For someone who works in theatre, the rehearsal is where you discover everything. It is where magic happens, where the script enters you and becomes part of you.”
“Kurt Russell... he is a bloody legend. I have idolised him, and to chill with him on the sets while shooting was an incredible experience.”
“I think every filmmaker has his way of working, and I respect that.”
“In Bollywood, we are told exactly what to do and how to do it and not to counter things by saying there's a better way. We make our actors feel important by paying them more. But the real deal is when you let the actors take some decisions on the sets.”
“Every frame of every film is from a particular time. So, if you make a film in 2017, the times can't not have a bearing.”
“I am learning the grammar of acting on the sets. And I am happy that way.”
“Mahesh Bhatt has changed me a lot. I used to be very held back with my words. He has made me open up. He has taught me how to say what comes to my mind, just as he does.”
“In Bollywood, the film's stakes are as high as the actor. In Hollywood, they are way above, and the day we realise this in our industry, we will start appreciating actors.”
“I think sometimes a part requires more than one approach or thought.”
“Theatre is like an actor's nectar, like how cinema is a director's medium.”
“I was offered to play an Italian part in an Italian film. Although I could not take it up because I did not have the time, the kind of characters being offered to us are changing.”