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I talk to Allah, I pray to him.
I don't kiss on screen. Period.
I'm too shy to do kissing scenes.
My favorite dish is tandoori chicken.
The only time I don't work is when I am asleep.
Everyone has their own way of expressing happiness.
I think love can happen at any age... it has no age.
I truly believe my job is to make sure people smile.
It is stupid on my part to think of banning the media.
Success is not a good teacher, failure makes you humble.
I don't teach my children what is Hindu and what is Muslim.
I have no self-centeredness or ego about being a movie star.
I am like a kid. I tell my family and friends I'm like a kid.
As a matter of fact, I find the Western cinema very fantastic.
As far as the public is concerned, India is amazingly secular.
Even though I am fantastic looking, I am still quite intelligent.
There's a personal me, there's an actor me and there's a star me.
Success and failure are both part of life. Both are not permanent.
I want people to know that movie stars live a normal, middle-class life.
There is no right time and right place for love... it can happen any time.
Whenever I fail as a father or husband... a toy and a diamond always works.
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.
For someone who doesn't even like love stories, I've played an awful lot of lovers.
In India, the films are not looked upon just as entertainment. They're a way of life.
I work hard, like I'm sure everyone else does, and I'm very honest with the work I do.
I am very clear that when I work with a director what he or she says is the last word.
Youngsters are the most discerning audience. They want entertainment, they want issues.
I have never claimed to do the right kind of things and make politically correct statements.
My life may seem glamorous from the outside but off screen it's as ordinary as anyone else's.
I have lived in Mumbai for more than 20 years, have my domicile here, my home and family here.
I've won many awards and I want more. If you want to call it hunger then I'm hungry for awards.
Sometimes, I feel the reason I have become a star beyond my films is that I am politically incorrect.
People talk about Bollywood being very kitsch, and just songs and dances, and over the top and colorful.
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.
If I talk to a girl, it's assumed that I'm having a scene with her. If I don't, then it's assumed that I'm gay.
Just be nice to me while I am doing the scene; that is all. I don't want big cars, I don't want big hotel rooms.
I personally believe the film turns out better when shot in one short schedule, plus it doesn't stress the actors.
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.
Without hurting anybody, we all tend to laugh at others' discomfort. When someone slips on a banana skin and falls it's funny.
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.
Whether people like it or not, my marketing thought is if you keep something in front of people for too long, they get used to it.
Sometimes a lot of us men think we are doing everything for the woman we love, but there is an aspect of a woman a man doesn't understand.
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 know it's very idealistic and utopian, but I believe we need to just let everyone not be judged in terms of religion, groups or nations or region.
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.
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.
You know, I think we Indians are afraid to show and celebrate our happiness, lest things change around. But I feel that it's okay to be sad and okay to show when you are happy.
Those who do not need to provide or have not built the vehicles of their own sustenance can afford to be less hardworking and driven than those who carry the burden of necessity.
There's a whole form of literature in India which talks about the quest for the perfect man by a woman, where every woman looks for a perfect man but only ends up with half that.