A biography for Shah Rukh Khanhasn’t been written yet.
“Whenever I start feeling too arrogant about myself, I always take a trip to the U.S. The immigration guys kick the star out of my stardom.”
“I don't teach my children what is Hindu and what is Muslim.”
“I could lie and say my wife cooks for me, but she doesn't. My wife has never learnt cooking but she has great cooks at home.”
“Some people say, 'Shah Rukh, you work so hard. Why don't you sit back with a glass of red wine or go out on the terrace for a smoke?' But that's not me.”
“I think the way the audience takes the Indian film-star is a little different from the way the audience takes the Western star there. We are considered like demi-gods here, and the reason is not because we are better or good, but because there is no other mode of entertainment in India.”
“Success is not a good teacher, failure makes you humble.”
“Laziness isn't merely a physical phenomenon,about being a couch potato,stuffing your face with fries and watching cricket all day. It's a mental thing, too, and that's the part I have never aspired for.”
“Cinema in India is like brushing your teeth in the morning. You can't escape it.”
“The line between what I really am, and what I am on reel, is slowly diminishing.”
“I love being recognized, I love people liking me, I love the fact that people scream when I go out. I think I'll miss all that when it's taken away.”
“I want people to know that movie stars live a normal, middle-class life.”
“When I think back on it, of course I got lucky and got great directors and good breaks but all that was the physical part. But what made me a star was that I could take a chance and not have anything to worry about in terms of losing.”
“I think love can happen at any age... it has no age.”
“Walk on with hope in your heart, and you'll never walk alone”
“When people call me God, I say, no, I'm still an angel or saint of acting. I still have a long way to go.”
“I don't like the trappings of stardom. I wear the shoes and the Dolce & Gabbana, because I'm told to. But I'm not trapped by it.”
“I have never claimed to do the right kind of things and make politically correct statements.”
“I don't kiss on screen. Period.”
“Whenever I fail as a father or husband... a toy and a diamond always works.”
“People talk about Bollywood being very kitsch, and just songs and dances, and over the top and colorful.”