I don't spend on expensive brands. I don't need foreign holidays.

Actors are just soldiers who follow commands.

As a young man, I was very introverted and quiet, but with a lot of intensity and feelings.

Fat noses have no place in the Hindi film industry. But it is not so in the West - otherwise, Anthony Quinn would have never been an actor.

Parallel cinema has not made an effort to communicate in a language the other person understands.

Our stars are quite notorious. I mean, they don't show up on time. This is, you know, something which is very, very annoying.

Meeting Helen Mirren was a fabulous experience. I had played it out in my mind, how I should greet her when we would be introduced. But the way we met was funny because I just didn't recognise her!