In India, therapy is not part of the culture; it has not become such a big need.
IRRFAN KHANWe don’t have a culture of realistic acting in India.
More Irrfan Khan Quotes
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A film engages you emotionally and intellectually.
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I’ve played many characters that have consumed me and owned me.
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I was going through a crisis once, so I went to therapy because I was so unbearable for myself.
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I want to entertain people, but with some substance.
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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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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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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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Cinema is changing every week, and multiplex audiences are demanding every week.
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Language does not make one an elite.
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I don’t want to do romantic roles where I have to lip sync to a song. A role that explores romance on a new level would suit me.
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You cannot reduce the power of story with the tag of money because it’s not a share market. So you must know the seriousness of the power of storytelling.
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What happens with every role, you have to trick yourself, you have to creatively find ways to explore the mental state of your character.
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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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It surely gives you a high to be an international actor with quality work.
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I can’t think of a more pathetic situation for an actor than to do a film and not connect to it. And I pray to God that I never face that situation.
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