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I want to entertain people, but with some substance.

Irrfan Khan

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
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
I was going through a crisis once, so I went to therapy because I was so unbearable for myself.
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Bear Crisis Myself Therapy
Language does not make one an elite.
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Elite Language
A film engages you emotionally and intellectually.
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Emotional Engagement Intellectual Movie
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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Connection Movie Myself Pathetic Prayer Situation Thinking
I will only do a Hollywood film when there is something special offered to me.
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Hollywood Myself Offering Special
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 lucky that the Western world chooses me to play roles in their movies an television, whatever language it may be.
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Choice Language Luck Myself Play Role Television World
A nation needs to know how to utilise talent.
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Myself Nation Talent Utilization
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
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
I want to entertain people, but with some substance.
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Entertainment Myself People Substance
It surely gives you a high to be an international actor with quality work.
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Actor International Pride Quality Work Yourself
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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Character Creativity Exploration Mental Role State Trick Yourself
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

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