I’m trying to strike a balance between Bollywood and Hollywood.
IRRFAN KHANSometimes 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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Parsi theater was known for melodrama.
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I want to entertain people, but with some substance.
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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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In India, therapy is not part of the culture; it has not become such a big need.
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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 am not ready to fit into the mould of commercial cinema.
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We don’t have a culture of realistic acting in India.
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The sign of a good society is where talent is respected.
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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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A film engages you emotionally and intellectually.
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It’s always an inner wish of every actor to reach out to maximum audiences.
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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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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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Cinema is changing every week, and multiplex audiences are demanding every week.
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I can recite poetry, but I cannot write it.
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