“What people think of me doesn’t affect me. As bizarre as it sounds, I don’t have a Google alert on my phone; I don’t read newspapers, and I don’t watch television. If something important happens, I will get to know about it.”

Instead of sounding pretentious, phony, or repetitive, I’d rather not speak.

I have been blessed with strong leg muscles, and dancing really exercises one’s legs.

You can’t make two films at the same time.

I have four elder sisters, and being the youngest, I was pampered.

Theatre is a must for actors. They should try it at least once. It makes you disciplined, teaches you to respect your work, and boosts your confidence as an actor.

Everything that is somehow related to direction and filmmaking fascinates me, like cinematography.

The more I learn about things, I realise how wrong I was before.

My favourite actor is Daniel Day Lewis. He’s the finest actor in Hollywood. I’ve studied his performances.

If you are seeing something for the first time, one of your first reactions should be fascination.

My exercise regime is a mix of gymming, marital arts, sports, etc.

Cricketers have to perform in front of millions, and there are no retakes. If then you become a hero, you deserve all the accolades coming your way.

I come from a family of doctors and engineers, and everyone expected me to take up a similar career. That was the most natural thing to do!

I was a studious child, heavily into academics. For the longest time, I wouldn’t talk.

I crave for adventure. It makes me feel alive and excited. It’s a constant tussle between what you want to do and other parameters that aren’t in your hands.

To be able to make statements, you need to be confident about what you think. You need to have a sense of right and wrong.

Dibakar and Shekhar have the vision that we would associate with European cinema. They leave their actors on their own to give a personal narration on the screen.

I believe that the influence of woman will save the country before every other power.

People like to pigeonhole you.

There are two types of people in the world, those who say ‘there are two types of people in the world’ and those who don’t.

People get into the habit of entrusting the things they desire to wishful thinking, and subjecting things they don’t desire to exhaustive thinking.

Simplicity and sexiness, that’s what people want. At a price that’s not outrageous.

Most of the people in the workforce today will spend some years when they also have children and family responsibilities.

We broke through the feminine mystique and women who were wives, mothers and housewives began to find themselves as people. That didn’t mean they stopped, or had to stop, being mothers, wives or even liking their homes.

Music is for people. The word ‘pop’ is simply short for popular. It means that people like it. I’m just a normal jerk who happens to make music. As long as my brain and fingers work, I’m cool.