Aamir Khan

“I feel that, in India, we have films that have tackled various issues over the years, but perhaps one of the issues that we've tackled less is the issue of caste-ism. That's an issue we've more or less stayed away from... although we touched on it briefly in some films like 'Lagaan.'”

“The journey that I have undertaken, meeting people from all walks of life and learning from them, has been my biggest achievement.”

“When I am shooting a film, then everything goes soft focus. My family also complains that I don't give them time.”

“When I was new, I didn't know where my career will go. Initially, my films were not even successful, but then I learned a lot from my mistakes.”

“As an actor, the best way I can hope to promote greater social understanding is through my work. If I can communicate with people and touch their hearts through 'Dangal,' perhaps, eventually, I can help change their minds.”

“I have had unsuccessful films, but I learned a lot from those films. I give my failures as much importance as my success.”

“When material comes to me, I don't care where it's coming from. Japan, Singapore, China, Africa... it could be from everywhere. The material should excite me. It's not important where it's coming from.”

“Many people, including me, thought it was too early for me to play a father to two grown-up daughters, but I found the script of 'Dangal' irresistible. I had to do it!”

“If the role is challenging enough, I don't see why I shouldn't play an older man or a father figure. It is not about playing what you are in real life. We are called actors for a reason!”

“For me, the driving emotion of selecting a film is that I just love that story. It may give a message, it may not give a message - that's fine. I just loved it.”

“Creative people have no barriers. Ultimately, it's connecting with human beings. There's just one planet. I don't see it as different countries.”

“I don't see myself as an activist. I understand that people, with me doing 'Satyameva Jayate,' for example, they will feel that I'm being an activist, but I'm not. Actually, I'm not, because I think an activist, as I see it, as a person who is very, very - takes up one issue and remains with that one issue for his entire life. I'm not doing that.”

“Essentially, it is the director who is the creative head of a film. The final authority on all decisions lies with the director. That is how it should be. And then other team members can give their creative inputs.”

“Our choices are quite different: what attracts Salman and Shah Rukh are, I think, quite different from what attracts me. So in that sense, we are quite different, but I think we are fortunate to have had the kind of success that we've had.”

“My films are so new and unique that I don't know where I will end up. Fear keeps me alert. And it's also a part of an excitement.”

“I am not a perfectionist. Perfection doesn't exist in real life. It's a wrong title for me.”

“For me, acting is not a job. It is something I love. I don't do these things for awards or rewards. I do them because I love challenges.”

“The way actors interact with their audience via Twitter is a part of their personality. So if I interact less, that is a part of my personality. I am mostly lost in my own world.”

“I am happy that I have entertained people and made them happy.”

“When I prepare for a role, I try to get inside the character's head and understand him.”