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Language does not make one an elite.

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.
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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’ve played many characters that have consumed me and owned me.
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Character Consume Myself Play
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
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
Hollywood isn’t ready for an Indian leading man.
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Hollywood Leadership Man
The sign of a good society is where talent is respected.
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Acceptance Goodness Sign Society
I want to entertain people, but with some substance.
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Entertainment Myself People Substance
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 can recite poetry, but I cannot write it.
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Myself Poetry Recitation Writing
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
Cinema is changing every week, and multiplex audiences are demanding every week.
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Audience Change Cinema Demand Week
A film engages you emotionally and intellectually.
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Emotional Engagement Intellectual Movie
In India, therapy is not part of the culture; it has not become such a big need.
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Culture Need Therapy
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 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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Exploration Lips Myself Role Romantic Song

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