“Bringing out your vulnerable side and shedding your privacy in front of complete strangers is so very difficult, but when you are into the performance, the relief and release is so extraordinary that you get addicted.”

I pray to God every day that he makes me the biggest superstar, but before that, I ask God to make me a good actor. Being a star is hard, but being an actor is even harder. I want to be both before I am done.

Instead of sounding pretentious, phony, or repetitive, I’d rather not speak.

I have been blessed with strong leg muscles, and dancing really exercises one’s legs.

You can’t make two films at the same time.

I have four elder sisters, and being the youngest, I was pampered.

Theatre is a must for actors. They should try it at least once. It makes you disciplined, teaches you to respect your work, and boosts your confidence as an actor.

Everything that is somehow related to direction and filmmaking fascinates me, like cinematography.

The more I learn about things, I realise how wrong I was before.

My favourite actor is Daniel Day Lewis. He’s the finest actor in Hollywood. I’ve studied his performances.

If you are seeing something for the first time, one of your first reactions should be fascination.

My exercise regime is a mix of gymming, marital arts, sports, etc.

Cricketers have to perform in front of millions, and there are no retakes. If then you become a hero, you deserve all the accolades coming your way.

I come from a family of doctors and engineers, and everyone expected me to take up a similar career. That was the most natural thing to do!

I was a studious child, heavily into academics. For the longest time, I wouldn’t talk.

I crave for adventure. It makes me feel alive and excited. It’s a constant tussle between what you want to do and other parameters that aren’t in your hands.

To be able to make statements, you need to be confident about what you think. You need to have a sense of right and wrong.

Do not let your difficulties fill you with anxiety, after all it is only in the darkest nights that stars shine more brightly.

Russia is the biggest country in the world. It would be very difficult to surround it, and the world is changing so fast that it would basically be impossible, even in theory.

Today, music is great for entertainment, but it is lacking soul; it’s lacking substance, and it’s difficult to find good stuff.

We have to visualize a successful victory before we even start a very difficult challenge.

The easiest thing to be in the world is you. The most difficult thing to be is what other people want you to be. Don’t let them put you in that position.

The difficulty for me is that I’m interested in so many different things.

As it is, relationships are difficult, aren’t they?

Life with another person is always difficult.