A biography for Farhan Akhtarhasn’t been written yet.
“I'm a bit of an extremist.”
“I like to stay within the zone of one character. It would disturb me to break away and go into an entirely different territory.”
“Cinema, I always felt, is a very powerful mass medium to translate ideas in an engaging way.”
“I think it is important to play a sport. Apart from the joy of it, it helps keep you fit.”
“I was a complete vagabond till the age of 20, when I got my first job as an assistant director with Pankaj Parashar.”
“Even when I was writing the script for 'Don,' I suspected it could lead to a sequel.”
“If someone has behaved badly with a woman. and she hasn't spoken about it for ten, 20, or 30 years, it's her prerogative when she wants to speak.”
“I think if you believe in an idea, then you should put it out there and be as original to the thought as possible without worrying about the risk.”
“To hear someone talk about their life - you get to know the way their eyes moisten up, how big the smile is or how comfortable their body language is while talking to someone.”
“People want a certain amount of respect when they watch a film: it should be worth of their time.”
“It amazes me how much noise there is on a set while people are trying to focus and do their jobs. But there's some kind of order within that chaos.”
“Film festivals are important, as they often provide an opportunity to look at a film from a fresh perspective.”
“To me 'Qurbani' was a good action film - it was fast, had one plot, and moved along at a pace, and it didn't really divert attention.”
“I like to make films with characters that resemble real people, about societies that exist.”
“I realised that I enjoyed direction while making 'DCH.' The process of putting a film together and working with the cast and crew felt good.”
“As an actor, you buy into someone else's dream and make it your own, and you don't lose sight of that.”
“The power with which you can create a character is tremendous and probably more satisfying than actually being the person.”
“I wish I'd got my driving license at 18, not 22. I also wish I had graduated earlier, even though I didn't finish college.”
“Everyone has a Milkha Singh in them.”
“I am not trained to be a director or an actor. I have learnt everything by watching other people work and studying their work.”