A biography for Nana Patekarhasn’t been written yet.
“When you serve the country selflessly, that is your greatest contribution to the country.”
“I don't need others to validate my good conduct.”
“I play the piano, paint, and go for trekking.”
“If anybody has done bad things to me, then I must have done the same to them.”
“Soldiers are the biggest heroes. No one can be a bigger hero than them.”
“My mother is a very strong woman. We were seven kids; five of them passed away. My elder brother and I are alive. My mother lost five kids, her husband, her parents and siblings. But she is so strong, she is living for the people who are alive.”
“Though I have maintained proximity with all political parties, politics is not my cup of tea; my mission to speak against all wrongs will continue.”
“I used to be the chief guest in all the prize distribution ceremonies of shooting competitions. I tried my hand on a lot of guns, and my aim improved. I started hitting tiny targets, like a mineral bottle cap.”
“When my cousin sister got married to a Muslim boy, my family was baffled. All the brothers had abandoned her. But I said there is nothing wrong in it. We have not lost our sister. In fact, we got another family member in the form of that boy.”
“When the camera is on, I am an actor; otherwise, I am an ordinary person.”
“I'm a very simple and calm man, but when the camera is switched on, acting begins.”
“I've lost a lot in life because of my nature.”
“'Khamoshi' gave me the chance to prove that expressions can also say what dialogue could.”
“That's me: success and failure don't affect me.”
“As an actor, I think it is my responsibility to hold a mirror to the society.”
“Always let your work talk for yourself. No matter how much you give interviews or how much you are written about, it is always the performance which counts.”
“That is my style. I work when I feel like working.”
“People have been unkind to me, but I do not want to swear vengeance. I am a simple human being.”
“I want to tell the children of Kashmir that they should read, write, and learn and come to the mainstream.”
“Nobody can do a Govinda as well as Govinda can.”