After some time, there will be another Pankaj Tripathi.
If something sounds good, and I get a good feeling about it, I'll take it, irrespective of the fee being offered to me.
I am still a villager who fell in love with acting.
I make sure I say something important without being preachy through all my performances.
I am constantly working.
I am in awe of Rajinikanth. He is a great star, yet so easy-going and grounded.
I find it very funny as well as touching that people associate me with these characters I play and form a connect with them.
Earlier, I used to take up any role that came my way. But now I feel that I should take time and consider the role before taking it up.
I want to stay rooted forever.
The audience in the country has evolved, and for them, it is about real characters.
An actor must read a lot. Books not only make one a good actor but also a better human being.
Critics matter to me a lot.
My father wanted me to become a doctor.
I tend to read a lot of books and believe in a certain ideology.
I admire many actors, including Amitabh Bacchhan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Irfan Khan, and many more.
Anurag Kashyap is someone whose projects I can take without even hearing the story.
I have nothing against smaller roles; they made me what I am today. But, progression is the way of life.
After passing out of the National School of Drama, I spent many years doing small-time roles in Bollywood.
Before trying my hand at acting, I use to cultivate my own land with my father.
I just don't play a character for the heck of it. Rather, I always look for a human element in every character that I play.
For any creative person, along with learning, unlearning is also important.
The very fact that people make an effort to search and know more about me is a testament that I am doing my job well.
People can forget your name, but if you excel at what you do, at least someone will remember you.
'Stree' is an entertaining film, but it has strong commentary about women.
Across the world, wherever good art has been created, that society has been in crisis.
I do not count how many films or series I am doing in a year.
