“When I am not acting or performing, I want to keep quiet and not to have a conversation.”

The closest synonym of happiness is excitement, and you can generate it by doing something that you can’t completely comprehend. This understanding makes the process rich and exciting.

I am not a private person; you can ask those who hang out with me.

If you have skills to pull off even a four-hour film, people will go and watch it.

I was very excited and interested as a background dancer or as a theatre actor or when I was working on TV, or even on the film which didn’t do well, like ‘Byomkesh.’

If you spend time with your loved ones, you get the energy to do your job better.

Before the film begins shooting, in your head, you need to be the character. You have to convince yourself somehow.

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.

The only strong opinion that I have about myself is that I don’t have any opinions.

Our job, as actors, is not to tell the audience how interesting we are, but to entertain them with our films.

No matter what you achieve, what you want to aspire to be, or how famous and powerful you become, the most important thing is whether you are excited about each and every moment of your life because of your work and people around you.

Practical knowledge of what works and what doesn’t work is much better. Theoretical knowledge is important, but I think practical knowledge works better.

When I was in the eighth standard, I would dance to ‘Suraj hua madham.’ I have to achieve many things before I become even the ‘S’ of SRK.

TV helped me understand camera angles, close-ups, master shots.

What keeps me going are my learnings, which I would rather call my ‘experience,’ and my urge to explore.

I have made a lot of mistakes, but I am proud of them all.

What people think of me doesn’t affect me. As bizarre as it sounds, I don’t have a Google alert on my phone; I don’t read newspapers, and I don’t watch television. If something important happens, I will get to know about it.

The great acts of love are done by those who are habitually performing small acts of kindness.

I want a life free of shame and unforgiveness. I want a life that is not dictated by my performance but by my identity.

God’s love for you isn’t based on your performance, its based on your identity.

When you acknowledge that there is nothing repulsive or unforgivable or shameful about yourself, it becomes easier to be that authentic person and feel like you’re living a less performed life.

I have a very simple rule when it comes to management: hire the best people from your competitors, pay them more than they were earning, and give them bonuses and incentives based on their performance.

To be successful you don’t need beautiful face and heroic body, what you need is skillful mind and ability to perform.

An ounce of performance is worth pounds of promises.

I just kept touring and touring until it became second nature to go on stage, perform, and sing.