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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

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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Act Audition Feeling Mindset Myself Naked People
Language does not make one an elite.
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Elite Language
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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Boredom Character Disturb Finding Intense Myself Play Time
We don’t have a culture of realistic acting in India.
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Act Culture Realistic
When you come out of the theatre and you don’t even talk about that film or remember it, then it disappoints me.
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Disappoint Movie Myself Remember Talk Theatre
I am not ready to fit into the mould of commercial cinema.
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Cinema Commercial Myself Ready
I’m trying to strike a balance between Bollywood and Hollywood.
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Balance Bollywood Hollywood Movie Myself
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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Expensive Money Movie Myself Rich Stardom Thinking
I will only do a Hollywood film when there is something special offered to me.
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Hollywood Myself Offering Special
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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Investment Market Money Power Reduction Share Story Yourself
In India, therapy is not part of the culture; it has not become such a big need.
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Culture Need Therapy
Maybe to become famous is to reassure yourself that whatever you’re lacking inside, you’ve fulfilled that.
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Famous Fulfill Reassurance Yourself
I want to entertain people, but with some substance.
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Entertainment Myself People Substance
It’s always an inner wish of every actor to reach out to maximum audiences.
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Audience Desire Movie Reach
Parsi theater was known for melodrama.
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Drama Known Movie Show Theatre
The sign of a good society is where talent is respected.
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Acceptance Goodness Sign Society

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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