Irrfan Khan Quotes

I was never serious about Bollywood films, but when I was offered a film like 'Shanghai,' I took it because it is a good film.

As an actor, whatever I get the opportunity to do, if it has a good story then I'm in. I thought 'Dead End' had a great story; 'Nightmare on Elm Street,' of course, was probably the first real horror film I was in.

Because I'm now successful, what I'm being offered as an actor is more and more of the same.

Luckily, I haven't been offered any $300 million movies that I hate. So I'm not in that predicament just yet.

I just want the opportunity to continue to do great films, play great characters and work with great people.

I am open to do a Telugu, Tamil or Malayali movie. If I get a good script and good character, I will surely do it.

I think 'Mindhunter' has allowed me to get a chance to do larger projects.

I pick up what is offered to me. And if somebody is not offering me the right role and right film then I am not going to choose.

I don't want to do films where I'm just there with nothing much to do.

I could even do an Oriya film if the role excites me.

Yeah, I mean the material, directors, the other cast, and if you think you can do something with the character then you do it and go from there. I am looking forward to doing some smaller movies.

I experimented with different roles, but they didn't work, despite being fantastic films like 'Naa Autograph,' 'Sambo Siva Sambo,' 'Neninthe'... etc. I was very satisfied doing those roles. Had those films worked for me, I perhaps would not have tried anything different further. I like to experiment once in a while if it works.

I hope to continue building my acting career and work more on projects that fulfill my artistic thirst.

I don't think it's a bad thing to go out there and challenge yourself as an actor.

I still take work if I think it's good. If I like the script, I'll do it. If I don't, I won't.

I would love to occasionally do English-speaking films, but the script is as important for me as the director.

I only get involved with roles that I find intriguing, in top quality productions regardless of the medium. I try not to focus on the format itself and concentrate instead, on finding roles that challenge and entertain me as an artist.

Sometimes you read something, and there's a part of you that remains in an analytical actor place. Am I going to do this movie? Is this a good part for me? Is it not? Can I bring something to this?

I think you judge your career by the scripts that are being sent your way.

For me, I think you make a choice what kind of actor you want to be, and then it's kind of the material you choose.

I was lucky enough to be on a show like 'Breaking Bad' for 5 seasons; it changes how you look at other projects that come up.

I was offered 'Pretty Woman.' I was offered 'Big' and 'Dead Poets Society.' But what was important to me in those years was to make movies, to make these Albert Brooks movies.

'Naked' propelled me into a whole other league. America started calling. I went over to Los Angeles and met all those people, and I started doing a few American films of various levels of quality.

Picking up 'A Gentleman' was pretty easy. It had everything that I like watching in a film. And it has everything that audiences like to see me doing.

I choose films based on scripts.