Om Puri Professions : Actor Born : October 18, 1950 Died : January 6, 2017 Browse All Authors Top 27 quotes by Om Puri I had hoped when my life was chronicled, it would be an inspirational story. Om Puri would-be stories I am grateful to theatre for making me what I am today. But it's not like theatre is my first love. I am equally attached to cinema, which is, actually, a child of theatre, since it borrows heavily from it. Om Puri first-love grateful children I don't expect anything from anybody. When you grow old Your days are gone; it is part of life. Om Puri parts-of-life grows gone Our stars are quite notorious. I mean, they don't show up on time. This is, you know, something which is very, very annoying. Om Puri annoying stars mean I have no regrets at all. I have done quite well for myself. I didn't have a conventional face, but I have done well, and I am proud of it. Om Puri regret proud done I don't spend on expensive brands. I don't need foreign holidays. Om Puri brands holiday needs What Bollywood lacks is scripts. A lot of the films are copies of western films. Om Puri bollywood scripts film I was very shy and very reserved as a child, very, very introvert. Om Puri introvert shy children It is my first preference to do films with social significance. Art cinema has given me credibility and status as an actor, but commercial cinema has given me a comfortable living. Om Puri cinema actors art We have filmmakers who make films with some kind of responsibility and take cinema seriously like Shyam Benegal, Govind Nihalani, Prakash Jha. But now these people also take stars Without stars they cannot work. Om Puri stars responsibility people Parallel cinema has not made an effort to communicate in a language the other person understands. Om Puri effort cinema language As a young man, I was very introverted and quiet, but with a lot of intensity and feelings. Om Puri feelings quiet men In theatre, you've got to make the connect with your audience in the first three minutes. If you haven't, you know you've almost lost them. Om Puri theatre three firsts In western countries, there are roles written for older actors. Films are made on them, including love stories. Om Puri roles stories country Meeting Helen Mirren was a fabulous experience. I had played it out in my mind, how I should greet her when we would be introduced. But the way we met was funny because I just didn't recognise her! Om Puri would-be mind way I have been in the film industry for 35 years, and everyone, including the spot-boys, will vouch for my character. Om Puri character boys years The fact is I like Mumbai less and less. My son says, 'Baba, let's go for a drive', and I tell him, 'Where's the fun of a drive in this place?' You get caught in a million traffic jams, and you spend time cooped in your car with all that mad cacophony around you. Om Puri mad fun son Fat noses have no place in the Hindi film industry. But it is not so in the West - otherwise, Anthony Quinn would have never been an actor. Om Puri actors west noses Actors are just soldiers who follow commands. Om Puri command actors soldier I prefer working in good cinema, wherever it is. I like subjects that have a universal appeal. Om Puri appeals subjects cinema Similar Authors Ian Mckellen actor Adhir Kalyan actor Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje actor Bert Lahr actor Alan Arkin actor Alan Alda actor All Authors
