Dev Anand

"Life is too short. I don't have time to speak slowly."

"You create a work of art. You do not know whether it will get public sanction. Sometimes outstanding films do no business, and sometimes films which are not so good work."

"If I wanted, I could have ruled half of Bombay."

"Life is all about taking risks, if you never take any, you will never achieve anything."

"The only way to do great work is to love what you do."

"Don't be a follower, be a leader."

"Motion picture making is a very, very involved affair. It is completely my baby. I'm a thorough professional. I plan films right from the conception of an idea to its final execution."