I’ve played many characters that have consumed me and owned me.
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.
More Irrfan Khan Quotes
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Language does not make one an elite.
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I want to entertain people, but with some substance.
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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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A film engages you emotionally and intellectually.
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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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We don’t have a culture of realistic acting in India.
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Parsi theater was known for melodrama.
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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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A nation needs to know how to utilise talent.
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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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I can recite poetry, but I cannot write it.
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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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It surely gives you a high to be an international actor with quality work.
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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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