“Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, you’ll find one at the end of your arm. I really hope no one misinterprets this quote as being about masturbation.”

When you have nobody you can make a cup of tea for, when nobody needs you, that’s when I think life is over.

Why change? Everyone has his own style. When you have found it, you should stick to it.

A woman can be beautiful as well as intellectual.

Giving is living. If you stop wanting to give, there’s nothing more to live for.

I was born with an enormous need for affection, and a terrible need to give it.

To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow.

I believe in kissing, kissing a lot.

Never regret anything that makes you smile.

Civilization is human rights, it is the path of setting man free from men, phobia, to survive it, we must cultivate the science of human relationships.

The best thing to hold onto in life is each other.

The ‘Third World’ is a term I don’t like very much, because we’re all one world. I want people to know that the largest part of humanity is suffering.

Forgive Quickly. Kiss slowly. Love truly. Laugh uncontrollably and never regret anything that made you smile.

Beauty is being the best possible version of yourself, inside and out.

Elegance is the only beauty that never fades.

I may not always be offered work, but I’ll always have my family.

Love does not terrify me. But the going away of it does.

One always writes comedy at the moment of deepest hysteria.

Nothing is funnier than unhappiness, I grant you that. Yes, yes, it’s the most comical thing in the world.

I always told everybody the perfect joke would be where the setup and punch line were identical.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Comedy is surprises, so if you’re intending to make somebody laugh and they don’t laugh, that’s funny.

Indian actors, because of the format of our stories, need to be good actors, and be able to perform emotional sequences, do a bit of comedy, dance and singing, action, because all of this forms just one film. In many ways I’d say there are greater demands on Indian actors than there are on Hollywood.

Comedy is difficult for an actor. But I think I have a good sense of humor and manage to make people laugh and make them happy.

Dark comedy helped me survive.