A biography for Pankaj Kapurhasn’t been written yet.
“As far as I am concerned the best thing that any person can have, and which I think my son has, is commitment to work and also the attitude towards it.”
“There have been actors who have been extremely successful by doing just about everything that came their way. But I do what I like doing and give it a certain time.”
“I was looking to play different characters, and films didn't offer many choices.”
“We have had examples in our industry of people working for 30-40 years because of their ability to act. Your looks leave you after a point, you don't look the same way you did when you were in your 20s or 30s. After that you have only your ability to show.”
“To be very objective, I am here in this field for thirty five years, and I always knew that Shahid has an incredible capability as an actor.”
“I don't want to do films where I'm just there with nothing much to do.”
“School days were very special to me as I never found the time to complete my graduation.”
“It wasn't one film that changed my life, but a series of decisions that brought out the best in me.”
“We compare everything with what is being done in the West. Even the film reviews are written like that. It is sad because we are trying to belittle ourselves.”
“As an actor you are supposed to do some kind of action in case it is required. I remember this sequence where I was pulled up by a wire 100 ft above the ground. This was my first time that I was hung with a wire and I was a bit scared. But I must say it was a very beautiful experience looking down at everybody from a height.”
“As an actor, I am not comfortable with an artificial beard.”
“As long as the character is interesting and I have something to do as an actor, there is no reason to turn it down.”
“I have learnt to become patient as an actor.”
“My real uncle was a pilot in the Indian Air Force (IAF). I was very enamored with him because he had a great personality. He used to look dashing in his uniform.”
“Most of the theatre work that you see in India is very verbose and the visual is whatever you can create on stage.”
“I feel you need to treat children as equals instead of giving them a complex - you are young, you are small, you don't know.'”
“Cinema which is well-made, for any kind of audience, is worthy of being watched by just about anybody who would like to watch a good story being told.”
“I did drama school in Delhi. I am glad I studied in a school where cultural activities were significant.”
“I've been saying yes to almost every interesting script that comes my way.”
“Seventy years on, the wound of Partition is still raw. There have been some beautiful attempts like Garam Hava,' but it's not easy to make a film without hurting some sentiments.”