“Off sets, they are big stars for others, and they carry themselves the way they want to. When they are working, they are not stars.”

If people are looking forward to my films, then I am happy, and I must be doing something right.

I am a sports enthusiast, and if given an opportunity, I want to be a sportsman, even today. I want to promote the sport that is indigenous to India.

More often than not, we cater to the public perception.

There is one common thing in superstars – enthusiasm and humility towards their work.

However, there is a latent desire in most actors to do a role where you can go all out and experiment.

Kabaddi is a matter of national pride. Why can’t cricket, hockey, football and kabaddi be given equal platforms and co-exist? I believe that can happen.

The trade magazine and all was banned in my house. The first time I read a film magazine was when I was 18.

I’m an actor, paid to act. I don’t bring personal problems to the sets. Dad taught me that.

My films are of paramount importance to me, the same as my family. That’s not going to change. This is a balance I have to strike throughout my life.

My daughter is not an object to flash around or a prized item to put on display.

Just because I don’t show six-pack abs doesn’t mean that I don’t have them.

I feel that one of the hardest things in acting is the way you need to switch your emotions.

I like working on my birthday, so I always do.

I am not one of those people who will ever be comfortable mocking or making caricatures of the stereotypes attached to any community.

The best gift for an actor is the love of the fans. Many make sweet cards, write letters and even come and meet me wherever I am in India.

The joy and happiness it gives you or the emotions you go through when you hold your child in your arms for the first time are indescribable!

I used to write stories. Handwriting stories in school were a big deal for me. That’s kind of what I did.

One of my big, big strengths I think early on in my career was that I could learn very quickly. You wouldn’t have to tell me the things 10 times or 50 times until I would understand them. You would only have to tell me two or three times.

For me, I’m in the driver’s seat; I’m No. 1 in the world. I’ve won the last couple of meetings, and I’ve won the big tournaments lately. Whoever comes, I’ll try to beat him. But it’s almost up to me to decide who’s my rival, isn’t it?

I am Maradona, who makes goals, who makes mistakes. I can take it all, I have shoulders big enough to fight with everybody.

When your own fans whistle and jeer, then you have a big problem.

When you get arrested it’s in big letters. When you get acquitted it’s in small letters.

If you don’t ask for what you need, the need will keep getting bigger.

Big dreams turn into big things.