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I am not ready to fit into the mould of commercial cinema.

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
Cinema is changing every week, and multiplex audiences are demanding every week.
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Audience Change Cinema Demand Week
I’ve played many characters that have consumed me and owned me.
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Character Consume Myself Play
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 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
It’s always an inner wish of every actor to reach out to maximum audiences.
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Audience Desire Movie Reach
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
The sign of a good society is where talent is respected.
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Acceptance Goodness Sign Society
I will only do a Hollywood film when there is something special offered to me.
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Hollywood Myself Offering Special
A film engages you emotionally and intellectually.
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Emotional Engagement Intellectual Movie
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
Language does not make one an elite.
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Elite Language
Parsi theater was known for melodrama.
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Drama Known Movie Show Theatre
It surely gives you a high to be an international actor with quality work.
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Actor International Pride Quality Work 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
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

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