I am not ready to fit into the mould of commercial cinema.
IRRFAN KHANFor me, acting is becoming naked in front of people, you know? And when you know in the back of your mind somebody is testing you, you cannot really bare yourself. That’s a feeling I always have when I’m auditioning.
More Irrfan Khan Quotes
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I can recite poetry, but I cannot write it.
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Maybe to become famous is to reassure yourself that whatever you’re lacking inside, you’ve fulfilled that.
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Hollywood isn’t ready for an Indian leading man.
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Our Bollywood stars who talk of being part of 100 crore films, I think I belong to the 1,000 crore club.
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I’m trying to strike a balance between Bollywood and Hollywood.
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I cannot live anywhere else except India.
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I am lucky that the Western world chooses me to play roles in their movies an television, whatever language it may be.
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I will only do a Hollywood film when there is something special offered to me.
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We don’t have a culture of realistic acting in India.
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It surely gives you a high to be an international actor with quality work.
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For me, acting is becoming naked in front of people, you know? And when you know in the back of your mind somebody is testing you, you cannot really bare yourself. That’s a feeling I always have when I’m auditioning.
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The sign of a good society is where talent is respected.
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Parsi theater was known for melodrama.
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Sometimes when you’re playing a very intense character, a disturbed character, you find other layers. That’s much more interesting to me, rather than just playing ‘intense.’ I find it too boring.
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Cinema is changing every week, and multiplex audiences are demanding every week.
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