Sushant Singh Rajput

“Bringing out your vulnerable side and shedding your privacy in front of complete strangers is so very difficult, but when you are into the performance, the relief and release is so extraordinary that you get addicted.”

“For me, the script is important. If it excites me, I'll do the film.”

“I have songs that define characters from each film of mine. It can be a song from that particular film or something that just goes with the wavelength of the film; you listen to it, and it gives you that rhythm. I can't articulate how it helps, but it somehow gives you an understanding of the character.”

“I have seen extreme lows because of factors that were not in my hands - be it not having money to buy my first bike, dropping out of a prestigious engineering college without having a single rupee in my bank account, living with seven boys in a single-room kitchen in Mumbai, or eating nothing but khichdi every day. But I cherish all those moments.”

“I wanted to be a cricketer. But I was not skilled enough to be a national-level cricketer.”

“When I am in front of the camera or on stage, I am not me.”

“I love layering with great fitting jackets.”

“To be able to make statements, you need to be confident about what you think. You need to have a sense of right and wrong.”

“My morning starts with some form of exercise, and I give two hours - from 5:30 to 7:30 A.M. - to my personal fitness.”

“Whatever dream you have, be sure that it is going to be happen, and then forget about it. Then you have to come back to the present and be there 100 percent.”

“I come from a family of doctors and engineers, and everyone expected me to take up a similar career. That was the most natural thing to do!”

“My exercise regime is a mix of gymming, marital arts, sports, etc.”

“Both Dhoni and me, we are so interested in what we are doing right now that we don't sit and think about future. This thing commands your attention because you love it so much. Your experience is not distorted by your fear or desire to attain something.”

“I will continue doing things irrespective of the medium as long as I'm excited about it.”

“Practical knowledge of what works and what doesn't work is much better. Theoretical knowledge is important, but I think practical knowledge works better.”

“I was very excited and interested as a background dancer or as a theatre actor or when I was working on TV, or even on the film which didn't do well, like 'Byomkesh.'”

“It's cruel to compare two actors working with two different filmmakers on two different characters.”

“We should never forget the inevitable, as we will lose everything eventually. So, why fret over any kind of security? The idea is to just fly and experience it all while it lasts.”

“There are so many ways to approach a character. You have to figure out the similarities between you and the character, build on them, and at the same time, blur the dissimilarities. Since you do it day in and day out, it becomes a process and a part of you.”

“I am not bothered with whether my characters are conventional or not. Because I am not in this for the designer labels and the autographs.”