I don't like the trappings of stardom. I wear the shoes and the Dolce & Gabbana, because I'm told to. But I'm not trapped by it.

I have no self-centeredness or ego about being a movie star.

I know it's very idealistic and utopian, but I believe we need to just let everyone not be judged in terms of religion, groups or nations or region.

I work hard, like I'm sure everyone else does, and I'm very honest with the work I do.

I've won many awards and I want more. If you want to call it hunger then I'm hungry for awards.

Youngsters are the most discerning audience. They want entertainment, they want issues.

You know, I think we Indians are afraid to show and celebrate our happiness, lest things change around. But I feel that it's okay to be sad and okay to show when you are happy.

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

I am very clear that when I work with a director what he or she says is the last word.

I have lived in Mumbai for more than 20 years, have my domicile here, my home and family here.

I have never claimed to do the right kind of things and make politically correct statements.

I want people to know that movie stars live a normal, middle-class life.

I'm an actor, I'm not a politician.

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.

In India, the films are not looked upon just as entertainment. They're a way of life.

Just be nice to me while I am doing the scene; that is all. I don't want big cars, I don't want big hotel rooms.

My favorite dish is tandoori chicken.

My life may seem glamorous from the outside but off screen it's as ordinary as anyone else's.

People talk about Bollywood being very kitsch, and just songs and dances, and over the top and colorful.

Sometimes a lot of us men think we are doing everything for the woman we love, but there is an aspect of a woman a man doesn't understand.