“As a matter of fact, I find the Western cinema very fantastic.”

Don’t be negative. It shows on your face.

If you want to become something, achieve something in life, then always listen to your heart.

I work like a retailer. I sell my services, take my money and keep it in the bank.

Dreamers are good. But if those dreams are not given a direction they mean nothing.

If I talk to a girl, it’s assumed that I’m having a scene with her. If I don’t, then it’s assumed that I’m gay.

I don’t drink, fight & womanise. I am not a wife beater. I don’t do nude covers. I don’t have a 12-inch long you know what … I am quite boring.

If you ask that question again ma’am, I will have to ask you your age.

Some people say,’Shah Rukh, you work so hard. Why don’t you sit back with a glass of red wine or go out on the terrace for a smoke?’ But that’s not me.

Everyone has their own way of expressing happiness.

Nothing beautiful happens without struggle.

I love being recognized, I love people liking me, I love the fact that people scream when I go out. I think I’ll miss all that when it’s taken away.

Your feelings are your Super powers.

It is not special to be special, it’s special to be ordinary.

There is no right time and right place for love, it can happen any time.

Sometimes you need to let people feel important by disliking you. It’s their little happiness.

I would want my children to grow up and do what they wish to in a field that they choose to step in. They should not have to use the shadow of their father’s name. I think that is a bit of a downer for a movie star’s children.

The fact disclosed by a survey of the past that majorities have been wrong must not blind us to the complementary fact that majorities have usually not been entirely wrong.

Equality may be a right, but no power on earth can convert it into fact.

Facts mean nothing unless they are rightly understood, rightly related and rightly interpreted.

I’ve definitely accepted the fact that I’m not normal.

I can say for a fact, football is definitely my sport, and I can’t wait to show the world what I can do.

In fact, I would advise against anyone doing reality shows. I won’t be doing ‘X Factor’ just yet.

Even if my grandchildren don’t remember the fact that I scored 10,000 runs in Test and ODI cricket, I am confident that they will remember that Sachin Tendulkar used to be my team-mate.

I’m having the time of my life and the fact that I’m still working – how lucky can you get? I’m 90 years old and still able to work as much as I do. That’s a privilege.