Irrfan Khan Quotes

A nation needs to know how to utilise talent.

Language does not make one an elite.

I am not ready to fit into the mould of commercial cinema.

I am lucky that the Western world chooses me to play roles in their movies an television, whatever language it may be.

In India, therapy is not part of the culture; it has not become such a big need.

I was going through a crisis once, so I went to therapy because I was so unbearable for myself.

Cinema is changing every week, and multiplex audiences are demanding every week.

Hollywood isn't ready for an Indian leading man.

Parsi theater was known for melodrama.

I want to entertain people, but with some substance.

I don't want to do romantic roles where I have to lip sync to a song. A role that explores romance on a new level would suit me.

I can't think of a more pathetic situation for an actor than to do a film and not connect to it. And I pray to God that I never face that situation.

The sign of a good society is where talent is respected.

Maybe to become famous is to reassure yourself that whatever you're lacking inside, you've fulfilled that.

It surely gives you a high to be an international actor with quality work.

I'm trying to strike a balance between Bollywood and Hollywood.

A film engages you emotionally and intellectually.

I cannot live anywhere else except India.

I can recite poetry, but I cannot write it.

It's always an inner wish of every actor to reach out to maximum audiences.

I will only do a Hollywood film when there is something special offered to me.

I've played many characters that have consumed me and owned me.

Our Bollywood stars who talk of being part of 100 crore films, I think I belong to the 1,000 crore club.

What happens with every role, you have to trick yourself, you have to creatively find ways to explore the mental state of your character.