A biography for Manoj Bajpayeehasn’t been written yet.
“It is important to move on from the laurels of the past. I can't let success go to my head.”
“There never were any roles for my kind of acting. That's the story of my life.”
“Even the finest actors will have great difficulty showing somebody's loneliness. To put an actor on a chair and ask him to do nothing and yet tell the viewer everything about the character, it's a difficult task.”
“I am a known actor who wants to challenge himself in difficult roles. I am not a star but an actor, so I am always looking for strong scripts and strong roles.”
“Films like 'Satyamev Jayate' help in getting some distributors and financiers for films like 'Gali Guleiyan' which give me a lot of satisfaction.”
“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.”
“There has to be some newness in the story or, at least, some aspect of the movie. I get bored if the story is told in the same way all the time. I get bored easily.”
“If one person from their fraternity is a little above average, they are celebrated as if they are the most gifted individuals. And who is enhancing their cause? It's a section of the media.”
“I don't take anything for granted from any director. I am just a slave of my director.”
“I don't think I play only serious characters.”
“The second child of a small farmer with six children, I come from a village in Bihar on the border of Nepal called Belwa. I was there till the age of 17 and studied in a Hindi-speaking boarding school run by Catholics in a nearby district town.”
“I work at my own pace, and I work really well when I am not running around.”
“Independent films are the ones with the great possibility of keeping you on your toes, challenging your craft and skills, and forcing you to learn something new.”
“Struggle teaches you a lot of things, and I am happy that I witnessed a roller coaster ride. The journey has improved me as a person and made me more mature.”
“We live in a democratic country, and I take great pride in saying that I'm from India, a country where democracy is worshipped and freedom of expression is part and parcel of any person's fundamental right.”
“For me, it's always the script. The script which gives me the chance to do something new; that has been my prime objective ever since I started acting. There's nothing else that excites me more than that.”
“Deconstructing your performance is the curse an actor has to live with. That's why I don't watch my films.”
“People who have been watching my performances, my films, have been a big support. If they are proud of my filmography and work, I am proud of what I have done.”
“Manoj Bajpayee is a husband, a father, and an actor. He doesn't see his life beyond that.”
“Commercial cinema is necessary to get money, but to get respect, it's necessary to keep coming up with good content and giving a chance to the talent whose craft and skill is immaculate.”