Ranvir Shorey

“I take my own time to say yes to a role.”

“Though every film teaches me at least three new things, I don't subscribe to doing homework about a character's backstory unless it's a historical role or one that requires training in accent.”

“I had been off TV for seven-eight years, and I took up 'Khatron Ke Khiladi' on an impulse. I wanted to do something adventurous post-40, and 'Jhalak' just happened.”

“The way a Dibakar Banerjee conceptualizes a film is different from a David Dhawan! I've worked with both, since as an actor I am just a tool in the director's hands.”

“I don't believe in the idea of planning. I take life as it comes.”

“One indie film does well, for example a 'Bheja Fry,' that gets money for another 20 indie projects. But as soon as the first 8 projects release and flop, out of the 12 remaining ones, six will never take off, three will remain incomplete and the others will be shelved.”

“Everybody says they want good films and when one turns up, they go watch item songs.”

“I believe in observing and absorbing life.”

“I had two elder brothers and they would thrash me if I do something wrong, then dad would thrash me. I think corporal punishment as disciplining the child is what I am questioning... I feel there are less flawed methods.”

“I could have been more ambitious but I am quite content.”

“As far as co-parenting is concerned, it is easy. You just have to be mature enough to work together, mature enough to keep your professional and personal life apart.”

“My body type is basically not suited to be fat.”

“Comedy comes easily to me.”

“I can't dumb down for the audience because I believe my audience is at least as smart as I am.”

“I don't plan my life or analyse things. Nothing can be predicted about the future, no one can put a finger on what's going to be the next big thing. Why bother?”

“Ek Tha Tiger' was a great script, director and leading superstar of the film industry Salman Khan is part of it.”

“Mainstream or budget films don't matter to me. What matters is the script, the director and the part, not necessarily in that order though.”

“I don't dig the candy floss and rosy kind of film subjects. Give me anything dark and grey!”

“I feel lucky that films like 'Singh is King,' 'Ek Tha Tiger' came my way. They were mainstream films that were different.”

“Since I have become a father, I have kept a certain amount of time away for spending with my son. I don't want to miss out on his growing up years.”