“I don’t even know where mine [Oscar award] is. My mother has hidden it because everybody who comes in wants to take a photograph of it. So what she’s done is she put it inside a suitcase somewhere.”

People Expect Something New From Me All The Time.And That’s Good It Keeps Me On The Edge

I believe that whatever comes at a particular time is a blessing from God.

I want to go beyond the restrictions of language, religion and caste, and music is the only thing that allows me to do that.

Music is language itself. It should not have any barriers of caste, creed, language or anything. Music is one, only cultures are different. Music is the language of languages. It is the ultimate mother of languages.

Your inner voice is the voice of divinity. To hear it, we need to be in solitude, even in crowded places.

The more you know the less you talk.

I am a big admirer of Sachin and his personality. He is a source of inspiration for the country and just looking at his photographs gives a lot of positive vibes.

There have been predictions that the world will come to an end on 21.12.12. But I look around me and I see so much scope for hope.

You can’t be without passion. Passion means the possessiveness to be the best.

No regrets. There is no time for that. Regret is boring.

I wanted to be part of something bigger.

When I initially read the script, it goes inside and comes out different things even without commenting on any stuff. And then, those pieces are taken out and then spread out through the movie.

Sometimes I intentionally cut it off. I just want to be in silence, especially when I’m traveling. I watch movies without sound.

The search is more important than the destination.

In my case, dust has become gold: Today, I work with people I grew up admiring.

When you do something with a lot of honesty, appetite and commitment, the input reflects the output.

The true measure of a successful leader is their ability to discover the hidden talent in those they lead and challenge them to achieve greatness.

I have a deeply hidden and inarticulate desire for something beyond the daily life.

Every hidden cell is throbbing with music and life, every fiber thrilling like harp strings.

Are you waiting for success to arrive, or are you going out to find where it is hiding?

Suffering is a gift. In it is hidden mercy.

No one can long hide behind a mask; the pretense soon lapses into the true character.

The dream is the small hidden door in the deepest and most intimate sanctum of the soul.

What makes the desert beautiful is that somewhere it hides a well.