“The stage is one place where you come face to face with your audience,...” — Asrani Quote

“The stage is one place where you come face to face with your audience, unlike cinemas where you cannot see the applause or the booing by the audience.”

“I came to Bombay and got my first big break in Hrishikesh Mukherjee's 'Guddi.'”

“Theatre contributes in the growth of an actor and lets one know the real worth of acting.”

“I think what maybe starts out when you're younger as being something about slightly showing off or being given applause because people think that you're good at something, as you get older it becomes less about that and it becomes more about the fascination of why people do the things that they do.”

“I've never been one for late nights, which is why I have always preferred making films to theatre. A play takes over your life: you start to feel sick at lunchtime, and by mid-afternoon, you're wishing for a bomb scare so the whole thing will be called off. Of course, if the evening goes well and you get the applause, then it's wonderful.”