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I can't pretend to do something I don't like.

Cinema is not about wearing 'bikni' and showing 'six packs'... All these are secondary.

I have expertise of performing, not promoting.

Bollywood is an industry that is closer to making more entertainment-based films than anything else because people here are bothered about money.

I can't look at the mirror beyond two minutes. I don't know what to look at. What is the point of looking at yourself? You can't change your face.

I believe the era of Amitabh Bachchan is not going to come back. He is the last star that we have.

I was constantly on stage in school, and even while I was pursuing my MBA, I knew that I wanted to eventually become an actor.

Every human being has a plethora of emotions. As an actor, we are lucky to take them out and portray onscreen. But in normal life you can't do that. That is the charm of leading an actor's life.

The very idea of how chess players manipulate their game excites me.

I don't do films for charity any more. In the past, I've done that for friends or people who couldn't not afford to pay. But now money matters.

We used to stay in Aundh and as a kid I remember going to a single screen theatre to watch 'Sholay' with my family.

I believe in cinema! Unfortunately, 90 per cent of Hindi cinema is non-cinema. Only marketing works here. Even the item songs in these films are an extension of marketing.

I am happy with the roles I play.

We are a jingoistic nation - whether it is politics or films or whatever. We can posthumously shower praises and accolades on people, but when they are alive, we don't bother about them. A classic case is Om Puri.

In my case, I'm in touch with God in good times and bad. I don't use God as a means of favour. And I can't do business with him - the very thought is bizarre.

I think every Indian knows how to play cricket.

I believe religion is a branch of spirituality, often misinterpreted and twisted to suit people's ideas. In truth, religion and spirituality are meant to co-exist happily.

I like to play non-cardboard characters. I try and bring out the many complex layers in the personality of the characters I play.

I keep an open mind when a script is narrated to me.

You have to be truthful and believable in whatever you do and that is the founding principle of acting.

It's difficult to explain in words, but I enjoy doing films more than theatre. It helps me in experiencing moments of truth and I can write an entire thesis on my love for the medium!

If you make a good film, then there's no harm if it achieves commercial success.

I believe man is stripped naked when he's in conversation with God. Your deepest fears, strongest desires, highest hopes - they're all there when you are talking to God.

I've worked with a lot of people who have a lot of integrity towards cinema.

I have never done any homework even when I was a child!