“I'm not a political person; I'm not an activist. I'm not a guy with st...” — Naseeruddin Shah Quote

“I'm not a political person; I'm not an activist. I'm not a guy with strong beliefs about anything. I have nothing to say to the world.”

“My agent wanted me to audition for Dumbledore's character after Richard Harris died. I was asked if I would like to audition for it. But I wouldn't audition for it.”

“Given a choice, I prefer directing a play to a film.”

“My mother supported me from the beginning and never said you should be an activist or civil rights leader or minister.”

“I consider myself an activist who governs.”

“For years I was the only publicly out gay person who was not a full-time gay activist: my position as a quasi-foreigner gave me a privileged perch, and my ability to earn money by writing for western publications made me almost impervious to discrimination. Other Russians were not in a hurry to come out.”