I was offered to play an Italian part in an Italian film. Although I could not take it up because I did not have the time, the kind of characters being offered to us are changing.
— Ali Fazal
Everyone is using the Internet for almost everything - trailers, ads, movies, and short films. This is the only thing that will reach everybody in the world.
I want to settle down.
When someone's good, my job becomes easier.
We were always a middle-class family who took pride in our little set-up.
Tom Hanks is one of my favourite actors... I definitely want to work with him.
Actors have a social responsibility.
I was shooting for 'Bobby Jasoos' when I was offered 'Khamoshiyan.'
Any actor who says he does not like so many people shouting his name would be lying.
You will stand out if you do your part well.
I got a chance to work with so many stalwarts from British cinema. Judi Dench, of course, who is a legend. Then there was my director Stephen Frears. He is the man who made some of British cinema's salient trendsetters.
I didn't know I had a fan base on the other side of the border. I thought that since actor Ali Zafar is from Pakistan, the fans might have mistaken me for him. Eventually, I realised that they have liked my work, and that feeling sunk in.
I think it's fun to own a wardrobe and have loads of clothes.
It's horrible when actors say that they are apolitical.
I am happy with the way things are turning out for me because it is only my hard work and no one else's push.
I am humbled at the fact that I always get great support and reviews from my critics, but it's the film that requires to be good enough for it to work.
I am very impulsive when it comes to experimenting with my looks and love playing with ideas by involving people from all walks of life.
Now, there doesn't have to necessarily be a white man in the lead role. That's the way forward. That's diversity. It's cool if an Indian is playing the lead role in a Hollywood project, and we should be proud of this.
I remember I was at a press conference where somebody came up to me with absolute confidence, like he knew me forever, and whispered in my ear, 'You should sing a song now. The Indian audience will enjoy it. Your songs will improve India and Pakistan's relations.' I clarified to him that I wasn't Ali Zafar.
I am really excited to be signed on by Julian Belfrage Associates, who manage some of the best talent out there, and I am really excited for this new dimension and beginning.
I am seldom home, as I keep travelling because of work.
My grandfather was a civil servant. He was honest, so it would be unfair to say we enjoyed the perils of richness.
Kurt Russell... he is a bloody legend. I have idolised him, and to chill with him on the sets while shooting was an incredible experience.
For someone who works in theatre, the rehearsal is where you discover everything. It is where magic happens, where the script enters you and becomes part of you.
While everyone usually turns up late at Bollywood parties, I always reach these places on time and end up making a fool of myself.
I don't think stardom will ever go to my head.
I ask my close friends to give me feedback.
I got a chance to work with Judi Dench in almost every scene. How many Indian actors get that chance?
Maybe one day, I will go to Pakistan and meet these fans who like me and my work. At the end of the day, we are all the same, and meeting my fans there is something that I have on my mind.
I am not going to disconnect from Bollywood or sacrifice my career in the industry for international projects. Everything began here, and I respect that.
In Bollywood, we are told exactly what to do and how to do it and not to counter things by saying there's a better way. We make our actors feel important by paying them more. But the real deal is when you let the actors take some decisions on the sets.
I think sometimes a part requires more than one approach or thought.
I think, in all this race and competition, we actors forget how to have fun.
I am not into method acting.
A film can reach only the places which the distributor has promised you. Several films are not released internationally, and Web has that wide reach.
The vibe of London as a city is captivating. It's both fast-paced and extremely rushed but still has the calmness that would attract any big-city person.
There is good and there is bad, and then there are mothers.
Mothers are the only ones that think nothing is beyond their control when it comes to their children.
Robert De Niro... I had a chance to meet him, and I hope to get to work with him one day.
'Victoria and Abdul' will surely tickle the hearts of many and prove that love has no definition. It can be pure and priceless.
Mahesh Bhatt has changed me a lot. I used to be very held back with my words. He has made me open up. He has taught me how to say what comes to my mind, just as he does.
I love the kind of work I am bringing to the table.
Playing a real-life character is a challenge and a huge responsibility.
I like to mix things up.
We can't stop people from thinking what they want to.
Women are really scrutinised for what they wear.
Every frame of every film is from a particular time. So, if you make a film in 2017, the times can't not have a bearing.
I think the larger productions in India are very methodical and pretty much on the ball in terms of work. When I say work, I mean pre-production and the homework that's required.
Scripts and directors make great actors, not the other way around.
I think action, as a genre, is every actor's dream.
