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I am very bad with numbers.
My gut has never let me down.
A good script can come from anywhere.
I always aspired to do something different.
I have realised that life is never perfect.
For me, novelty matters; uniqueness matters.
I was very nervous as a child and had stage fright.
There is no point in taking yourself too seriously.
In 2012, when I left MTV, irregular income started.
I am a passionate actor, but I am also very practical.
I wanted to work with Sriram Raghavan, the master of noir.
The running thread of my career has been different scripts.
I'd love to do a film on homosexuality. That's on my radar.
I have certain viewpoints that come out in certain shayaris.
I have grown up watching conventional films. I am a huge fan.
Your family can keep you grounded, make you keep things real.
I'm glad I've established this as my zone: 'the taboo breaker.'
I learnt so much from all my films, successful or unsuccessful.
I played Shylock in my school's staging of 'Merchant of Venice.'
I think I am filled with excitement when it comes to doing films.
I want to do more new-age content, look beyond conventional cinema.
I look for scripts that give me a gut feeling that this is going to work.
Success is a lousy teacher, but failure is a friend, philosopher, and guide.
I always wanted to be known as an actor who sings and not a singer who acts.
I don't watch a lot of movies. I watch theatre, read books, and observe life.
I've always made my own decisions and selected a script on my own conviction.
An actor's off-screen persona should never overshadow his on-screen characters.
If you are changing yourself with every film, you will be exhausted as an actor.
I've always believed that getting respect as an artiste is of utmost importance.
I have taken lot of risks in life, and I believe that life is about taking risks.
The only privilege star kids enjoy is a good launch. That, of course, is important.
The more you know about your country, your people, you invest better in your craft.
I was a radio jockey after graduation. I was 22, the youngest RJ in Delhi at that time.
I am glad I have a partner like Tahira who is very brave, strong, who is an inspiration.
To be successful in Bollywood, you either need to be a superstar or have a super script.
I would love to do an action film. In college, I have played a lot of aggressive characters.
I think being able to juggle time and mind space comes with the trajectory of being an actor.
I want to be real and relatable, because if I am not, then I lose my credibility among audiences.
I don't consume alcohol or colas. But I don't judge people who do. People make their own decisions.
I always thought millennials are going westward, and they probably won't understand vernacular poetry.
You have to have a macro outlook, see the film in totality, whether it will resonate with people or not.
I have realised that at the end of the day, I have to detach from my films, just do my job, and move on.
People have a very short attention span when it comes to television, but nobody forgets the movie you do.
I think cricket and cinema are two big entities in the country. If you are part of either, you are sorted.
It happens in the West most of the time - the biggest of stars, they audition. That's how it should happen.
Nobody tells you that they don't believe in you. I had tremendous self-belief and faith in my sensibilities.
I think every film is like a team game, especially for me. I have always got films which have a strong cast.
My son had seen 'Dum Laga Ke Haisha,' but he wasn't happy about it because my father bullies me in the film.
I was always bad with money, and I think most artistes are like that. They don't use both sides of the brain.
I am glad I am born in this era, but, at the same time, my success will totally depend on the choices I make.