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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.

Irrfan Khan

Our Bollywood stars who talk of being part of 100 crore films, I think I belong to the 1,000 crore club.
IRRFAN KHAN

Expensive Money Movie Myself Rich Stardom Thinking
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.
IRRFAN KHAN

Boredom Character Disturb Finding Intense Myself Play Time
Cinema is changing every week, and multiplex audiences are demanding every week.
IRRFAN KHAN

Audience Change Cinema Demand Week
What happens with every role, you have to trick yourself, you have to creatively find ways to explore the mental state of your character.
IRRFAN KHAN

Character Creativity Exploration Mental Role State Trick Yourself
I was going through a crisis once, so I went to therapy because I was so unbearable for myself.
IRRFAN KHAN

Bear Crisis Myself Therapy
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.
IRRFAN KHAN

Connection Movie Myself Pathetic Prayer Situation Thinking
I am not ready to fit into the mould of commercial cinema.
IRRFAN KHAN

Cinema Commercial Myself Ready
In India, therapy is not part of the culture; it has not become such a big need.
IRRFAN KHAN

Culture Need Therapy
When you come out of the theatre and you don’t even talk about that film or remember it, then it disappoints me.
IRRFAN KHAN

Disappoint Movie Myself Remember Talk Theatre
I cannot live anywhere else except India.
IRRFAN KHAN

Exception Live Myself
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.
IRRFAN KHAN

Act Audition Feeling Mindset Myself Naked People
Language does not make one an elite.
IRRFAN KHAN

Elite Language
It’s always an inner wish of every actor to reach out to maximum audiences.
IRRFAN KHAN

Audience Desire Movie Reach
I’ve played many characters that have consumed me and owned me.
IRRFAN KHAN

Character Consume Myself Play
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.
IRRFAN KHAN

Investment Market Money Power Reduction Share Story Yourself
It surely gives you a high to be an international actor with quality work.
IRRFAN KHAN

Actor International Pride Quality Work Yourself

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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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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