'In India, I'm able to work with the biggest stars on creating a scene, creating that emotion, without being too hung up on their persona.'

'I received many threatening calls and letters.''A fatwa was issued against me.'

'There have been and will continue to be, so many captivating stories in colonial India.''Obviously, most of the white people were British, so if I am going to take on a role in a film set in one of the most turbulent periods of Indian history, then it only stands to reason that my character would be of British descent.''But that doesn't mean all my roles are negative.'

'Laapataa Ladies opened a lot of doors for me.''I have gotten so much love from audiences and seniors in the industry that it's overwhelming.''I get calls from superstars. I'm holding my heart and it's like, "Oh my God, they are calling me? I am their fan and they love my work!"'

'What happened to Raj and Simran after running away on the train at the end of DDLJ 20 years later? Have they become flatmates instead of lovers? What happens when the initial chemistry has worn off and love becomes a habit? This has always fascinated me.'

'When you walk on to a Sanjay Leela Bhansali set, it is complete surrender. You have to become a sponge.'

'My respect for Irrfan has grown 100 times now when he is no longer with us.'

'The world needs Gandhi now more than any other time in history.'

'Before every scene, Sanjay Leela Bhansali would play two or three songs over and over again, especially when Sharmin and I would shoot, because it invoked his emotion. One of the songs was from The Last Samurai. Everything is in rhythm for him. If he doesn't have that rhythm in place, then something is off.'

'I believed that no matter what happened, I would be there to take care of him.''He believed it too and even when he fell ill, he had total faith in me, ki main sab theek kar doongi.''I tried, I really tried, but I fell short and he went away.'

'You don't have to be screaming and making faces to be evil.'

'I joined Heeramandi's shoot right after completing Laapataa Ladies.''When I landed on the Heeramandi sets, I was like "Oh my God!" because this was for the first time I was seeing such a huge set in my life.'

'I am always rocking.''I am a rockstar.''That's the way the world will always see me.'

'The problems that the film explores still remain. It was a different time when we made the film. We were young and we thought we could change the world.'

'People are saying, 'Wah Ustad!''

'While I was performing it, I had a weird feeling that people would love it because it's so bizarre.'

'I have nostalgia for Ladakhi culture, which is common to both Muslims and Buddhists.''It is kind of a Buddhist way of life. You are compassionate and nice to each other.''You are good human beings.'

'The censor board asked me for some strange cuts.''Otherwise, they would have given me an 'A' certificate.''One cut was where Girish Karnad was explaining artificial insemination in cattle.''These cuts never made any sense to me.'

'Since we are in the same party now, there has to be political camaraderie if nothing more.'

'I am ready to go an extra mile if I have to. My pain or personal problems don't matter.'

'We are the kids from the '90s who have grown up watching Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol romancing on Suraj Hua Maddham.' 'At the same time, we are also the same people who text our partner and tell them, 'I am breaking up with you'.'

'It's such a mishmash of wonderful things, so many different cultures, subsections of society and weird histories.'

'We are just waiting for the right script.'

'Ranvir will run out of steam pretty soon.''The way he is reacting or rather, overreacting to things, I am sure he will be exhausted soon.''You need to chill at times to play a game like Bigg Boss.'

'...without looking into yourself.''What matters most is human relationships and the human mind.'

'I wanted people to know that women across all ages have an exciting life.'

'Suddenly the audience pool feels bigger, like everyone is watching everything now.''It's no longer limited in terms of boundaries, like a state or a language.''Whether it's a series, a movie or even a Korean film, the audience has access to all of it.''Slowly, the boundaries are blurring, so that's great for actors.'

'Diljit and Prabhas are so similar -- very humble, down-to-earth, extremely shy introverts and at the same time, extremely talented guys.'

'It is difficult to understand Armaan's game plan because there is a vast difference between what he says and what goes on in his head.'

'When Bad Newz was given to me to direct, the first thing I did was go back to my childhood.''It's an ode to Hindi cinema.'

'If a senior person like Ranvir Shorey, who has worked in the industry for so many years, cannot take a stand for me, what should I expect from the others?'

'I always wanted to be a part of a platform like this which enables you to show your true personality to the world. But after entering the show, I realised this show is more suitable for people like Armaan Malik, who backbite and indulge in unnecessary arguments. I am not cut out for such things.'

'Two actors don't necessarily have to get along to create chemistry.'

'How can he justify marrying two women?'

'It was not a love affair, it was much more.'

'...something that should be discussed because it is a very important part of life.'

'The film industry has a lot of competition. You don't always get the roles you want.'

'I think because India is a bigger country and Bollywood is such a well-oiled machine, the star thing has become so much bigger than the actor thing.'

'It went from me being scared and intimidated by him to me being very aggressive and passionate.'

'I have been through a lot of auditions and the first thing we are told is that there will be intimate scenes and we have to be okay with it.'Luckily, there is no bold content in Commander Karan Saxena.'

'In Krrish, I was playing Hrithik's child version.''I also did Ishq Vishk with Shahid Kapoor.''In Aetbaar, I remember doing scenes with Amitabh Bachchan.'

'Jitendra Pratap Singh (his character in Vedaa) believes in the divisive politics of society and that is more dangerous than the regular goons.'

'Now I have understood that an actor needs to switch on and off between action and cut.''I take my characters only from the vanity van to vanity van.''When I put on the makeup and wear the costume, I'm in character.''The minute I remove the makeup and take off my costume, I am out of it.'

'You have to keep working hard.''The universe sees that in you and the higher power puts those opportunities in your way.'

'I am 7 feet and 7 inches tall.'

'If people think that films that are happy or light, or comedy or romance are not substantial, that's not true.''I was really happy when this award was given for Thiruchitrambalam because it highlights that.'

'When I started to step into the West in 2006, I believed India was not going to be the back end.''I understood that no film-maker wants to believe that they are outsourcing their creativity to a low-end place.''The application of technology in the hands of our Indian artistes is identical to any of our artists in the West.''Nobody in the world can say this shot was done in India and that in London.'

'In the audience's mind there is no urgency to go see a film in the theatre.''If you pay for social media buzz it does not convert into bums on seats.'

'Salman wanted to do the interview properly. That's why he was nervous, you know, that dad should be happy.'

'At his wedding with Patralekha, I officiated as the groom's father as Raj has lost both parents, and that's the relationship we share today.'