“More than an actor, I am a performer. I’m a great believer”

I would want my children to grow up and do what they wish to in a field that they choose to step in. They should not have to use the shadow of their father’s name. I think that is a bit of a downer for a movie star’s children.

I don’t write cheques anymore because I end up signing them “with love, shah rukh”

I’ve won many awards and I want more. If you want to call it hunger then I’m hungry for awards.

My life may seem glamorous from the outside but off screen it’s as ordinary as anyone else’s.

I`d rather sink trying to be different, than stay afloat like everyone else.

Strength & Courage. Peace & Truth. Fertility & Growth. Life in Movement. My country stands for these values.

Like beauty, stardom too is skin-deep.

As long as there is pink in the world, it will always be a better place.

Yeah, I treat all my heroines like children now. I pick them up, I cuddle them, I call them baby.

Live now, live today – don’t be bound by rules, live your own dream.

Winning is only half of it, having fun the other half. Playing is All of it!!

When I asked Imran Khan for an autograph he picked up his bat to hit me.

There is only one religion in the world-hard work.

Success and failure are both part of life. Both are not permanent.

Live, laugh, love, every day to it’s fullest, for who knows, tomorrow, may not be.

My biggest achievement is that I can make a lot of people smile just by my presence, even if it’s a Lux ad.

I can’t stand on the roadside and have Pani Puri like before. But, at the same time, being an actor makes you feel special. People look up to you, want to know more about you, and shower you with so much love without even knowing you personally. It’s overwhelming.

Frankly I’ve never really subscribed to these adjectives tagging me as an ‘icon’, ‘superstar’, etc. I’ve always thought of myself as an actor doing his job to the best of his ability.

I do believe that an actor, who is self aware, will never do a film that is not an extension of his personality.

It is a common perception that actors don’t get along.

Categorisation of actors has become outdated now.

The best part about being a superstar is that you can wear the most outrageous of clothes and they say ‘it’s in!’

Actors are greedy. They can never be satisfied. I want praise as well as box office returns.

As an actor you’re only supposed to be a lover. I am a romantic hero though I don’t like that tag. With all the hardships, problems, illness, goodness, badness, awards and money. An actor will always be a lover. And a lover makes mistakes. You’ll be silly, nonsensical and stupid.