'If a horror movie does well at the box office, it doesn't mean people like to scared these days. People might like to get scared on one Friday, fall in love on other, and laugh on the next.'

'The script, the way it has been written, the relationships, the intensity... everything was so powerful.'

'But you have to keep in mind the entertainment value. It can't be preachy.'

'What is the fun of making a film without any message?'

'Fox makes films worth millions and millions of dollars. Fudging a few crores doesn't make much difference.'

'Who will give me that (lost) time?' 'The stress I have gone through, the stress my family has gone through.''We have not laughed in seven, eight years.'

'Everybody had told me that I was the next big thing in Bollywood because my face and body structure was like a superstar. But when it didn't happened, I learned a lot of important things in life.'

'Everyone thought I was a good-looking boy with chocolate hero looks, and was offered such roles only. I was so depressed when people said that a singer's son cannot be an actor; that he should be a singer. I needed a film to showcase my talent.'

'You have to sell yourself as a product in Bollywood.'

'If you don't get married, it's not a crime. If you do, it's not an achievement either.'

'I am making movies in a jiffy because I want to work with everyone.'

'I do drama with the same intensity as any comedy.'

'I crack the best jokes in the world!'

'The most difficult thing in the world is to convince someone to put Rs 20 crore on your movie script.'

'Wherever I am, in the country or abroad, I spend at least one hour on myself.''If you aren't doing that, you are doing injustice to yourself.'

'Akshay Kumar takes care of each and every person on the sets. He does not waste a second of a producer's time and money. It's no wonder that he is doing films back-to-back because people love him so much.'

'If anybody wants me to act in their film for free, just make me sing all the songs!''I don't even care about the script.'

'We should not forget the sacrifice these men made.'

'Kriti Sanon is a superb actress, she looks Maharashtrian, and has not done a historical either.''Sanjay Dutt has gone to another level of persona. He hasn't done a historical either.'

'I truly believe that Durga resides in us, women,' says Rani Mukerji. 'If a woman believes that and she chanalises that energy, she will be able to ward off a lot of things.'

'If everybody knows your name, that's success. Isn't that what society tells us? I experienced all that at a very young age. So how come I wasn't happy?' Lisa Ray wonders.

'There is an anger simmering in a few people whose mindsets are neck deep in tradition. They are simmering because they feel how is it that she's able to educate herself? How is it that she's allowed to talk over me? How is it that she's allowed to do what she wants to do? This is coming out in these crimes,' says Rani Mukerji.

'I don't make big budget films. So if my film makes Rs 120 crore, it's a huge hit. We finish fast, make it on a small budget and recover fast,' Akshay Kumar tells Patcy N/Rediff.com.

'I want to be that actress who does everything. I want to be that actress who does Lootera as well as Dabangg,' says Sonakshi Sinha.

'There are times when I have to convince myself to go on the sets to shoot.'

'I am constantly balancing, whether it's time with Saif, whether it's Taimur, whether it's with my mom-in-law, whether it's my own family, whether it's 30-35 days of doing brands, then 50 days of shooting a film... there's a lot going on...'

'Akshay is in the same phase that probably Mr Bachchan has gone through.''He has that kind of success and stardom, but he does not let it go to his head.''That's what I love about him.'

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'Adi Sir told me when he watched Gully Boy, he felt I was hero material.'

'Access is such a big step.''But once you enter those rooms, it's up to what you do in those rooms.''Film-making is a very expensive business and they will not put money into people they don't believe in.''So talent speaks at the end of the day.'

'I have started a series called Unsung Warriors.''This time, the film is about Tanhaji. The next film will be on someone from Rajasthan or maybe Punjab.''I don't want to pick a warrior that everyone knows about.'

'Chhapaak is definitely the most challenging film of my career.''I have gone through many emotionally challenging experiences, but none affected me the way it did when I played an acid attack survivor.'

'That I have been given the opportunity to be part of The Forgotten Army and Bunty Aur Babli 2 is really great.'

'The producer will wear these gold ornaments, but they will not part with Rs 30,000 or Rs 50,000 to pay the writer.'

'People have already given a verdict against Himesh Reshammiya.''If people watch my performance with an open mind, then there is a chance that they will accept me.'

'A lot of people struggle to become a part of this industry, but I was lucky that I did not have to really struggle.''My struggle started after becoming a part of this industry, and, Oh my God, the struggle!'

'That's the way it should be -- people should see your work and then want to work with you, not because you are a celebrity's child.'

'This is the first time when you see the story of the Azad Hind Fauj through the eyes of the soldiers.'

'I don't want to develop a bag of tricks that I keep reaching into and repeating myself.''When you act every day, you start repeating yourself and that's a trap.'

'I don't like watching myself. I find my voice very irritating,' Disha Patani tells us.

'The story has to be told well, it has to be marketed and presented well, and now, released well too.''Only then will the film do well.''The actor walks away with the victory credit, but we do not give enough credit to the script writers, directors and producers who put up a film that shines.'

'In every film, I have a message and in Shikara, it is, 'Todo nahin, jodo (Unite, don't divide)'.'

'I know rapes haven't stopped after PINK, but now the topic of 'No means No' has become a table discussion at every home. And this is a big thing.''Thappad will at least start a discussion.'

'I just have to go on set with conviction and honesty and portray the characters. Whether it is the consumption of alcohol or premarital sex or bad language or whatever that my character indulges in the film, are these the things I stand for? I don't know.'

'Now, I am receiving so much love. Producers can rely on me now.'

'Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan will make you go home and think.'

'I think Baaghi 3 is the biggest action film that we have witnessed in recent times.'

'He's got such incredible resilience, such an incredible spirit that we were feeding off his strength rather than him feeding off ours.''Sometimes I look back and cannot figure out how the f*** we made this movie.'

'After Gully Boy, many interesting projects started coming my way.''But things really changed with the Filmfare. Now, people notice me.''It's a good space, where you don't have to tell people who you are.'

'The past two years have been dramatic, rather then traumatic.''I had bigger challenges that I have ever faced.'