A biography for Nana Patekarhasn’t been written yet.
“Spirituality, for me, is acquiring and giving happiness without hurting anyone.”
“The more layers a story has, the better it is for the audience.”
“Cooking is like doing yoga. There is a lot of satisfaction in cooking food for others.”
“When you refer to terra entities, you ornately say Mother Nature and Mother Earth. How much honour and care do all of us accord to any of the three - including our real life mother?”
“If we don't move with time, we'll be stuck in old ways.”
“As an actor, I am always in one character or the other and get very little time to be Nana Patekar. So whenever I can, I love to be alone and by myself. That way, I get time to think and introspect.”
“I believe in God, but I am not religious.”
“I don't like talking about bygones.”
“I don't like eating outside food at all. I do it only if there is absolutely no choice. Whenever I have a party at home, and even if there are 25 people coming, I make it a point to cook everything at home, and I don't get any stuff from outside.”
“What is the difference between me and a criminal? My crimes were not caught. Those of us whose crimes were not caught are on this side of the fence while criminals have been condemned on the other side.”
“I have seen some films which were bad or trashy been given four stars. From that day on, I don't believe in reviews.”
“I can't dance, but I have tried it in 'Kohram.'”
“Practice helps you reduce your mistakes.”
“Our democracy has survived for so many years in India. We should at least give credit to the Congress for that.”
“I want to do films like 'As Good as it Gets' or 'Analyze This.'”
“I don't want to do too many films because I don't aspire to buy huge cars or build bungalows.”
“I come from a small village called Murud Janjira near Alibaug. I started doing theatre right from school days and later joined the Sir J. J. Institute of Applied Art, after which I joined an advertising agency.”
“I will never join politics under any circumstances.”
“Pu La's writing is multi-layered, multi-faceted, and deep.”
“The police and the army do their job honestly and sincerely. They are devoted to the country.”