Emraan Hashmi Quotes

I was looking to be a part of commercial cinema and that was when I signed 'Jodi.'

You can never write off a good actor, look at Arshad Warsi, one 'Munna Bhai' and he's back in business.

'Kahaani' gave me popularity and 'Gangs of Wasseypur' stardom.

My father Arun Ahuja was an actor, and he did films as a hero.

If you are the kind of guy who draws in 100 million people to see his film, you've got every right to be paid accordingly, but I qualify as a character actor. I don't put a bum on a seat.

I was editing for Kunal Kapoor when I got my first film 'Jaan Tere Naam' as lead actor.

Inside every TV star is a movie star screaming to get out, and Donna Frenzel, with whom I'm guessing you're not instantly familiar, made George Clooney a movie star once and for all in the first ten minutes of his fifth feature, 1998's 'Out of Sight.'

When Rakesh Roshan called me for 'Khoon Bhari Maang,' it was supposed to be a six month shoot, but I ended up staying for four years doing 12 films.

Sometimes movies that I'm in that I have a leading role don't necessarily get the biggest release, so it's a difficult thing between balancing indies that have uncertain futures and maybe larger films that have guaranteed releases that you have a smaller part in.

My first Hindi film as a leading man was Mahesh Bhatt's 'Saaransh,' which immediately established me as someone who knows the craft.

'Badmaash Company' and 'Delhi Belly' was about friends, and I was part of the gang. And yes, they did have stars playing the lead! You do need a star to sell a film; and playing the second lead doesn't bother me.

I didn't have this feeling that I should be a leading actor in the cinema. And I wouldn't want the responsibility of the opening weekend.

Ideally, I'd like to go right back to getting $7 million a picture and being the headliner. That's probably not going to happen.

'The Last Seduction,' 'Sleepless in Seattle' and 'While You Were Sleeping' did a lot to get me noticed for bigger roles.

It was director Krishna Reddy who introduced me as a hero. All my films with him have been very successful.

Whenever we actors become part of a Bollywood film, there is a certain pressure of earning a box office success.

I owe much to Sangeeth. His film 'Apna Sapna Money Money' brought me back in a big way.

'Jai Lava Kusa' is my best look onscreen.

I knew I wanted to be an actor but didn't know how to go about it. That's why my ambition, initially, was not to play a lead role in a Bollywood film.

If I want to be a leading man in a film, box office numbers count because producers have invested money. I see no wrong in that process.

I played a eunuch in 'Shabnam Mausi' with Ashutosh Rana and no one even knew when the film released.

I am happy that, post-'Aashiqui 2,' I am getting opportunities to work with big names.

It is my dream to be a Bollywood actor.

Acting opposite big heroes has worked well for my career. Hence, I have decided to do films that have top-notch actors as people take notice of my acting talent too.

I was shooting for 'Bobby Jasoos' when I was offered 'Khamoshiyan.'