Boman Irani

“One can understand a person by the way he removes his wallet and puts his hand to take out money.”

“I don't have a father, but my kids tell me every day that they love me... even when I am not in my best mood.”

“The moment you say, 'I want to do a role,' the story suffers. I don't set priorities in terms of roles or scripts.”

“Once, Naseeruddin Shah told me that the wafer shop was the best acting school that I could have attended. And I completely agree. I observed every customer very minutely and picked up some quirk or the other. Later, I used those experiences while playing different characters.”

“For me, a director is a director immaterial of the gender. At the end of the day, the audience is only interested in watching a good film.”

“I just love to work and spend time with my family. And that's the reason I don't look at the length of the role, but what it has to offer me.”

“My theory is children don't do what you tell them to do, they do what you do. You have to always do the right thing because they follow you.”

“I like the cold; I don't have problem with cold, and I don't have problem with rain either, as long as people are smiling. You know, early in my career, I used to wonder about this fan frenzy, but now I realize that there is genuine love, respect and affection, which makes me very proud to be an actor.”

“Fear is one thing that can ruin everything. It's the greatest problem.”

“I don't mind being identified as any character as long as I'm doing a good job as an actor. I have done all kinds of roles - from an editor, judge, police officer, murderer to a corrupt businessman.”

“I used to follow celebrities, and I remember I watched Sanjay Dutt and Pooja Bhatt shooting for 'Sadak'. I was standing on the road at three in the night, but little did I know that I would be making a film with Sanjay at some point in my career.”

“I get scared when I think I'm going to miss my flight. I get obsessed when I actually miss a flight.”

“To find one's calling is perhaps not the easiest thing in the world, but probably the most important.”

“When I was child, I never spoke. Teacher used to write remarks on my note book. My mom sent me to a trainer. I started talking, and it gave me confidence.”

“I'm an actor, and I don't look at myself as providing comic relief. I have done diverse and dark roles such as a psycho, murderer, and others in films such as 'Don', 'Eklavya' and '3 Idiots.'”

“Very few movies remain in public memory as landmark films, and I want to see whether '3 Idiots' will be up there with some of the wonderful films that have come out of this country... Hopefully, we'll come to know in a few years whether it can become one of the great films.”

“Chilli ice cream doesn't taste bad. But I wouldn't eat it again.”

“I bask in the affection I get on the streets. I recently went into the kitchen of a restaurant to meet the cooks. They were people I didn't know, but what a joy it was meet them! Such experiences wouldn't happen if I were doing only one kind of cinema.”

“Sometime you go out and you wonder why these people are standing in the rain, and then you realize that years ago you were a fan, too. I, too, was chased by cops for watching my favourite celebrities.”

“First, the newcomers are eager to come in front of the camera, and later they are like, 'No, sorry, sorry, no pictures'. What is this? I say fame is a very dangerous and bitter thing.”