100+ Best Amitabh Bachchan Quotes

Amitabh Bachchan Quotes is a treasure trove of timeless wisdom, wit, and inspiration from India’s most iconic cinematic legend. Here you’ll discover the baritone brilliance of “Big B” distilled into powerful one-liners and reflective musings that have shaped generations. From his unwavering belief in perseverance—“Kabhi kisi ko itna bhi mat darao ki dar hi khatam ho jaye”—to his celebration of life’s simple joys—“Zindagi ka jeena nahin, badhna hai”—each quote is a window into the heart of a man who has navigated triumph and adversity with equal grace.

Whether you’re seeking motivation to chase your dreams, comfort in moments of doubt, or just a touch of cinematic drama in your daily life, Amitabh Bachchan’s words resonate far beyond the silver screen. They remind us that success is born of resilience, that laughter can heal, and that every setback is just a setup for a greater comeback. Dive in and let these memorable lines guide you—because when Amitabh Bachchan speaks, the world listens.

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Amitabh Bachchan Quotes

Because you are women, people will force their thinking on you, their boundaries on you. They will tell you how to dress, how to behave, who you can meet and where you can go. Don’t live in the shadows of people’s judgement. Make your own choices in the light of your own wisdom.

Life is a blur when one is essaying different roles; it is so fulfilling.

No one is perfect, and criticism is always welcome and expected.

I think ‘Crouching Tiger’ is a genre of its own, and it’s extremely well done, and God bless them for it.

I am looking forward to going to Dubai because it gives us an opportunity to interact with each other. We can sit and enjoy each other’s company. We can go out for a walk without worrying about shooting schedules.

Basically I am just another actor who loves his work and this thing about age only exists in the media.

India as a film-making nation has gained recognition, at last, at most important Western and Far Eastern forums.

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I ended up in Parliament and soon discovered that emotion really doesn’t have any place in politics. It’s a much more intricate and complicated game, and I just didn’t know how to play it.

I’m very lucky and very fortunate to have survived and to still be working after 45 years.

Everyone must accept that we will age and age is not always flattering.

Frankly I’ve never really subscribed to these adjectives tagging me as an ‘icon’, ‘superstar’, etc. I’ve always thought of myself as an actor doing his job to the best of his ability.

I want to perform and be tested; I want the vibrant energy of the younger generation of directors and actors to rub off on me.

My opening words to anybody I hire are, ‘I’m an extremely vulnerable person.

I did not resign from politics because of Bofors. I resigned because I do not know how to play petty politics. I did not know back then and I don’t know now either.

The amount of things I have been through and the remarkable ways in which the body has reacted is just phenomenal. No wonder I became religious, because you don’t know why something’s happening to you and you don’t know how you bounced back.

Mr. Leonardo DiCaprio – he be soo gorgeous, no wonder all the ladies flockin’ to him – He be Gatsby.

Big B’s Wisdom: Top Amitabh Bachchan Quotes on Success

I guess I’ve been extremely keen on theatre, on getting on to the stage, taking on different roles, enacting vocations, personalities, people, situations, and I guess that’s the interest that has driven me to work in movies.

I want to keep working. I shall continue to do my best.

I like to rate myself as a performer upfront, both in films as well as in television.

I get up in the morning, have a job to do, go there, come home, be with the family, that’s it.

I have never really been confident about my career at any stage.

The select group of people who do make realistic cinema, who do make cinema perhaps a little more acceptable to the Western audience, is a very small percentage.

I don’t use any techniques; I’m not trained to be an actor. I just enjoy working in films.

I’d like to believe that tomorrow is another challenge for me. I’m sure there is lots more for me to do, because there is lots and lots of stuff still to be explored.

I think that it’s important that actors keep getting challenged every day. For every creative person, it’s a terrible moment when they say they have done all they want to do.

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We play many emotions in our careers, emotions that in real life we would perform just once. For example, my character has died in about 10 films, so you have to keep searching for different ways to do it!

My mother came from a very affluent background, very Westernized, while my father was more Eastern. So I’ve had a very good blend of the East and the West. I guess this has been extremely helpful in making my career and the way I function.

I went into politics on an emotional level and soon realised that emotion has nothing to do with politics.

Coming together should be considered something positive for people and communities. When thoughts come together, that can be more positive than an individual thought.

The film industry is large enough and has many successful icons that have taken Indian cinema to shores beyond India. I think that Indian cinema itself needs to be applauded beyond one individual.

‘What will people say?’ is a feeling every Indian girl grows up with.

What I do on film is part of my profession.

I’m very thankful to directors and filmmakers who consider me in their films, and I hope I’m able to do justice to their films.

Amitabh Bachchan’s Most Powerful Quotes on Life

‘No’ is an entire sentence in itself. No means no, and when somebody says it, you need to stop.

As a professional, I cannot afford to be complacent.

I just lead my life as naturally, as normally as I possibly can. But I can’t help it if controversy is hounding me day in and day out. I’m quite amazed sometimes by the way they go about it. I grow a beard and it lands up in the editorial in The Times of India.

People ask me why it is that when I portray the ‘angry young man’ on screen, I really look angry. They reason that it is due to some suppression in my childhood. But, it’s just that I can’t help it; it’s in my genes.

There are many things that I feel I have missed out on.

Audiences change because life changes. Countries change geographically, climatically, socially and morally. Many things happen, and cinema, in a sense, reflects what’s happening in the world.

It’s a war zone, my body, and one which has been through a great deal.

I would rather be an aware citizen, and if an opportunity were to arise where I would have to make a statement, I would happily do that.

You don’t see Indians in Hollywood films around which a story can revolve. As soon as we have a social presence in your society, I am sure there will be many actors from our part of the world that will be acting in Hollywood films.

We must have song and dance in our lives; we’ve had it ever since the inception of cinema in India. Our stories are very social-based, very human-based. We are a very emotional nation.

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A lot of my fighting qualities I inherited from my parents. They set tremendous examples right through my life.

I know I should have never got into politics. And I’ve learned my lesson. No more politics.

No new projects at the moment. There are restrictions to how much I can take on. And I need to finish those that I am committed to do before thinking ahead. But I’d rather they take final shape before we talk of them.

I had two surgeries during the early part of 2012, and I was advised to restrict my work load.

Obviously, you look for something that is commensurate with your age. You know that you can’t be playing the young hero anymore, and you have to be relegated to something smaller and something elderly, and you just try and do your best.

I sometimes lament the fact that I do not have the benefit of a complete and ailment free body structure.

My father is a poet. He’s a literary giant of this country – writes in Hindi – and also quite unique because he has a Ph.D. in English Literature. He taught at Harvard University, which is one of the most prominent universities in the country.

I am insecure about tomorrow. Will I get another job? Will it be appreciated? I will pursue acting for as long as I have a face and body that is acceptable to the people, but I still worry that if I don’t do better tomorrow, it will all go away.

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Dearest TV media and vans outside my home, please do not stress and work so hard.

I have never been a superstar and never believed in it.

I’d love to romance Aishwarya Rai. But I’m 58 now. So I have to play her father.

Indian actors, because of the format of our stories, need to be good actors, and be able to perform emotional sequences, do a bit of comedy, dance and singing, action, because all of this forms just one film. In many ways I’d say there are greater demands on Indian actors than there are on Hollywood.

I like to feel the butterflies in the stomach, I like to go home and have a restless night and wonder how I’m going to be able to accomplish this feat, get jittery. That hunger and those butterflies in the stomach are very essential for all creative people.

There are large numbers of people in India below the poverty line; there are large numbers of people who lead a meager existence. They want to find a little escape from the hardships of life and come and watch something colorful and exciting and musical. Indian cinema provides that.

It’s frightening to be facing an audience. There is always the fear of what they think of you, what they are saying about you.

I don’t have anything in particular to achieve; I don’t want to go any particular direction. I just want to take up the challenges of life as we go along.

I’m very fortunate to have spent so much time in the industry and to have lived through several generations of filmmakers, actors and technicians. There’s a huge volume of experience seeing people change and seeing content change.