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“We only see the glamour side of stars but not how they've achieved it.”
“I think in my mother tongue. That's Hindi.”
“It's important for couples to be friends first and to respect each other as individuals.”
“There are many brilliant actors, including our own Dilip Kumar, but Robert de Niro is something else.”
“Our cinema has evolved in last 60 years because we have made people happy through our films. The main purpose of our storyline is to spread happiness. Our cinema has an emotional connect.”
“You are never too old for applause. What's satisfying is that I'm being appreciated for what I was trained for.”
“I was failed in all other aspects of filmmaking and was completely bankrupt because my dreams were higher than realities. So I started my acting school in a small room with 12 students to prepare future actors and actresses.”
“I was 28 when I played the role of a 65 year old man in my first film.”
“I cannot take away the fact I am a small-town boy from India, from a lower-middle class family, and was actually standing in front of De Niro - not on an equal level, but as an actor, on the same pedestal.”
“I speak for Kashmiri pundits because injustice has been done to them, and the political discourse doesn't give them enough importance.”
“I had spent many days hungry; had slept on railway stations at times because I did not have money to pay for a hotel room... there were moments when I felt I had compromised my dignity as a human being and as an actor.”
“Drama school, you know, I own an acting school, Actor Prepares.”
“As for my stand, I think it has become difficult in our country to be a Hindu and a liberal at the same time.”
“I don't think that I will say that we are less talented in Bollywood, but our functioning is different. We cater to a different kind of audience.”
“An actor is only a part of the film, not the whole, and very often, he is moulded by the director. That is why a good director can make so much difference to a film.”
“I think if you laugh at your troubles and tell the whole world what went wrong, you can't be frightened by anything.”
“I was neither good in sports nor at studies, but I always wanted to stand out and be noticed.”
“You may be in a medical or engineering college, but not all will stand first in class. It depends on who studies the most.”
“I approach every role with the same commitment because I'm being paid for it. To not do so would be unethical.”
“I started doing motivational tours. I've seen all kinds of people, from the CEOs to the lowest executive, opening up to their fears. We don't introspect as much as we should.”