Jackie Shroff

“K. Thiagarajan is a painfully shy young man. But he is the human personification of the idiom 'Still waters run deep.'”

“Documentary is reality. It shows the truth.”

“Madhuri should do more films. She should do a film with me where she is romancing me.”

“I have a good ear for music.”

“I don't know myself why directors are offering me negative roles, although I did 'Yaddein' after 'Mission Kashmir' in which I played a very positive character, but people don't remember that.”

“I love Hyderabad. People here always given me a warm welcome.”

“As a child, I have seen what poverty is, and I try, to the best of my limits, to ensure that no kid should be deprived of his ambitions.”

“I never thought I would become an actor. When I started out, I never thought I would come so far. Acting was not my passion. When I experienced the highs of being an actor, I started liking it, and it gradually became my passion.”

“God is in my heart; I see God in my daughter and my mother.”

“There was Rajniji, Subhash Ghai, Dimple Kapadia, Anupam Kher, and a few other friends at my wedding. That's it.”

“I am the most senior actor in 'Devdas,' yet I was not invited to Cannes. I guess these things happen in the industry.”

“There are no places better than Mahabaleshwar and Khandala to spend one's free time.”

“What's there in a name! Some people call me Jai, while others call me Jaggu, Kishan, Jackie, or Bhidu.”

“Youngsters should go to the hills and the seaside once in a while.”

“Just because you have given five successful films doesn't make you God.”

“My father Kakabhai Haribhai Shroff was an astrologer.”

“It is not a lead part, but you could definitely say that 'Devdas' wouldn't move forward if it wasn't for me.”

“I keep surprising myself with films like 'Mission Kashmir,' 'Albela,' 'Farz,' and 'Bas Itna Sa Khwaab Hai.' All the roles are very different.”

“I believe in my mother's blessings. And as far as Sai Baba is concerned, I believe there is only one God.”

“After doing the Bengali 'Antar Mahal,' I felt I should work with all Indian languages.”