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I cannot live anywhere else except India.

Irrfan Khan

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 am not ready to fit into the mould of commercial cinema.
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Cinema Commercial Myself Ready
A nation needs to know how to utilise talent.
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Myself Nation Talent Utilization
In India, therapy is not part of the culture; it has not become such a big need.
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Culture Need Therapy
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
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
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
Hollywood isn’t ready for an Indian leading man.
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Hollywood Leadership Man
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
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
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
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
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

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