CHUNKY PANDEY

Look at Sridevi. She is going to be remembered forever for her films.

I realized that in every movie, there are a handful of scenes that stand out. So, if you get two of those four-five scenes, then you're set.

If you cash in on people, then they aren't your friends.

Nowadays, you cannot tell your kids what to do. In fact, you have to listen to them. As a parent, give them great education and values and they will decide what to do in life.

In my early days, I used to go to many acting gurus, Asha Chandra and Roshan Taneja being two of them.

I have a habit of collecting all my old stuff. I still have all my old clothes and old cars, but my wife spends all my money.

I owe much to Sangeeth. His film 'Apna Sapna Money Money' brought me back in a big way.

I think in every 'Housefull,' we keep making most dialogues on set. I think it's been a lot of fun. I hope we make 'Housefull 50' also one day.

Not only is Tigmanshu a great director, but he's also a great actor. I just had to ape him in 'Bullett Raja.'

We have this impression of Africa being a large mass of homogenous land but Africa is actually very diverse. I had shot for 'Vishwatma' there ages ago and then visited again for my honeymoon.

I have never won a single award - National or Filmfare - and I just hope they don't give me a Lifetime Achievement Award because I won't accept it.

I had started doing Bangladeshi films. You can say most of my aspirations of being an actor got fulfilled there but I also lost out as an actor here back home.

You have to write your own story, your own graph and rhythm.

There have been number of films that have been made with Mumbai as a backdrop or a character. 'Company,' 'Life In A Metro,' 'Ek Chalis Ki Last Local' - they all have presented Mumbai in a different manner.

I drink many cups of green tea, 12 oranges in a day and lots of salmon. They are all food with anti-oxidants.

In fact, both my parents were doctors but I was a duffer.

I have made mistakes in my career by associating with films which were mediocre because I needed money at that time.

I have done comedy and now I did a negative role. So for future I guess I wanna do an emotional character and make my audience cry.

It requires a lot of courage for someone to cast me in something else. I am just hoping that someone sees something else in me other than comedy.

I always listen to my director and never argue with him.

When you do a good film, it will remain forever.

I was born on Dev Anand's birthday so I believe... the older I get, the better I become.

When I had signed my first film, I had not even told my family about it.

I'm obsessed with all things Bengali, man. I love fish, my maid is Bengali, I acted in Bengali and Bangladeshi films.

My mother was a doctor and so I spent a lot of time with Hirabai, our maid. One day, she got home and saw Hirabai bouncing me on her lap and cooing, 'Chunky, chunky.' She liked the name and it stuck.