“Films are deprived of the conventional elderly figures now. They are m...” — Alok Nath Quote

“Films are deprived of the conventional elderly figures now. They are more into yo moms and dads.”

“Back in 1981, when I had moved to Mumbai from Delhi and literally lived on the streets, I started accepting any role that came my way.”

“People liked me in the character of an old person and I started liking that too.”

“L.A. is conventional to a hyper-real degree. It's plastic.”

“For me to want to be an actor was an improbable idea. I wasn't beautiful or pretty in any conventional way. I wasn't an ingenue at 22. But I was always certain of it and certain of its power. I felt the power when I went to the theater at 9, 10, 12 and 14.”

“I haven't looked at marriage in the conventional sense, as far as settling down. I look at it as putting faith in another person, which has always been hard for me to do.”