“The better the actor, usually the safer you feel working with.”

If you want to see a miracle, be the miracle.

I’m not one for blaspheming, but that one made me laugh.

Attacking people with disabilities is the lowest display of power I can think of.

You don’t know how much you appreciate your privacy until you don’t have it.

We all have our own insecurities.

Don’t be different just for different’s sake. If you see it differently, function that way. Follow your own muse, always.

If you’re not living on the edge then you’re taking up a little too much space.

I once heard a wise man say there are no perfect men. Only perfect intentions.

Life is meant to be lived to the fullest, no matter your age.

The highest power is the human mind. That’s where God came from and my belief in God is my belief in myself.

You have the right to vote. You have the right to share your voice. you have the opportunity to shape the future of your community.

Is listening important? I can’t think of a single walk of life where it wouldn’t be.

Once you’ve made a decision, let providence be your guide.

Anyone who spends a significant amount of time with me finds me disagreeable.

Passing on blessings to someone else is a privilege and honor.

Finding joy is probably tantamount to finding yourself and being comfortable in your own skin.

Dibakar and Shekhar have the vision that we would associate with European cinema. They leave their actors on their own to give a personal narration on the screen.

An actor has to remember the primary reason why he chose the profession that he did. If every role that I do doesn’t challenge me, then what is the point of being an actor?

Frankly, I’m an actor right now because of Shah Rukh. When I was in school and even when studying engineering, I used to watch his films.

As an actor, you think you know your craft, you know the conflicts in your character, but often you don’t.

Nawazuddin Siddiqui is the best actor because his choice of roles are so diametrically opposite from each other, and he pulls it off almost every time so convincingly.

It’s cruel to compare two actors working with two different filmmakers on two different characters.

You have to trust your instincts. There is a moment when an actor has it, and he knows it.

Don Siegel last advice to me was ‘Don’t short yourself.’ He said the tendency is when an actor’s directing is to kind of you want to work on everybody else but you’re going to short yourself. He said, take the time to do a good job with yourself so that you’re satisfied with it.