I have never pressurized a producer to do me any favor.

You see, I have many friends in the Hindi film industry.

I have never pressurized a producer to do me any favor.

You are probably right when you say that I could get a role in any producer's film if I just asked.

The average Englishman has no idea of the dynamism in the music scene here.

I'm not the sort to wallow in nostalgia about the good old days.

Men are like mascara, they run at the slightest display of emotion.

I also said, men are like curling irons, they never get out of your hair. And they are like government bonds, they take so long to mature.

Delhi is my emotional home. I still dream of owning a home there.

I love the stage, I love the process of acting in theatre, but unfortunately, it doesn't pay the bills.

I am going to produce a movie of my own. I am not going to stick to the time-tested formulae of Hindi cinema. I want to make a film for the present generation. So there will be a lot of new faces in the film.

Acting is the most insecure profession in the world - you're insecure if you're successful, you're insecure if you're not. A tightrope walk without a net. It's a miracle I'm still standing!

Acting was merely a pastime; I wanted to make films. But theatre, ah - now that was a labour of love. Can there be anything better than performing without retakes and cuts, in front of people you can see, hearing them breathe in the darkness of the hall?

Every relationship comes with a shelf life; that duration could be a minute or even a lifetime. If, for whatever reasons, a relationship cannot last a lifetime, contrary to what the two people imagined, then both the individuals have to be communicative and have to understand and accept the reality.

Everything has a place and time.

Honestly, I'm willing to experiment with far more variety in roles than I'm given. But ultimately, it's the producer's decision. But, I've done a variety of roles - the evil don, the evil husband... I've done villainous roles, supporting roles, etc.

I adore 'The Chipmunks.'

I don't believe in murder.

I have the greatest love for the rituals of organised religion - the sense of community and belonging it can confer to people. But me, I'm more a questioner than a follower; not by whim or fashion, but as a decision painfully arrived at after much, much thought.

I turned into a monk when my mother went to learn Buddhism in Burma. While she learnt at the monastery, I used to roam around with a begging bowl and ask for food.

I'm an international actor, but at the same time, I'm also a Bollywood actor, even though most of my career has been abroad. However, I've always kept in touch with Hindi cinema.

I'm constantly complimented for my voice, even by random people at the airport!

I've dubbed for my roles in Hindi, English, and Italian. Therefore, I'm used to the process. But, dubbing is hard, especially when you are dubbing for a prominent actor.

In the 30 years of my career, I have explored all possible mediums, except radio.

Love is a beautiful feeling.

Love just happens, you know.

Vamps no longer exist. Stars have taken their roles.

Horror movies started to wane around the onset of World War II, and after World War II, when all the troops came home, people weren't really interested in seeing horror movies, because they had the real horror right on their front doorsteps.

When preparing to travel, lay out all your clothes and all your money. Then take half the clothes and twice the money.

At some of our most competitive universities, 17 times the amount of students that can go to the school, apply. And these applicants are from all over the country, and admissions officers need ways to sort through them. The SAT is just one of those things.

Only those ignorant of what poetry means will ask the question: what is it good for?

Journalism was looked upon as a more noble thing than it is now. I don't know if it carries the same cachet that it did then.

Anticipation is the greater part of pleasure.

ALL people have adversity. What separates the good from the great is how we choose to react to it.

In my opinion, Christian Dior was never, ever theatre.

I used to get very nervous before a concert. It's okay when you are in a band. You can kind of disappear. But when it's just you... yes, that was difficult. I would not say it is easy now. But when you do it for a long time, you do learn to cope.

Those who fight corruption should be clean themselves.

In those days, when I was a little kid, I met the truer more authentic people of my life. The men were so pure, strong, honest, and faithful unto death - with an incredible sense of respect for a boss.

There is no public out there who needs to change. It's each one of us.

I remember watching the mascara tears flood the ivories and I thought, 'It's OK to be sad.' I've been trained to love my darkness.

I have long admired Univision - a pioneer in the industry - and recognized the tremendous potential and influence of the burgeoning U.S. Hispanic population.

Gossip is conversation about people.

The writer should never be ashamed of staring. There is nothing that does not require his attention.

Under Thatcher, who ruled us with an iron rod, great art was made. Amazing designers and musicians. Acid house was born. Very colourful and progressive.

I don't want a wig that looks like a wig; I want one that could pass for a weave.

If they did it like they did it in '96 or whenever, just picking it from one meet, what if someone had the meet of their life but they're not usually a good competitor? That could be really bad for the team. So, I think this is the best way.

While I've had a great distaste for what's usually called song in modern poetry or for what's usually called music, I really don't think of speech as so far from song.

Reading takes solitude and it takes focus.

I love the quality, feel and history of film. I love the pictures of the giant cameras and the way it was.