Aamir Khan Quotes

I was an overly young father, is the most polite way of putting it. I think I was rather immature and all I can say is that I think I've made a much better grandfather... I don't think I was ready to be a father to be honest.

I didn't want to play a rancher. I didn't want to have a cowboy hat on; I wanted to get away from that in the things I do. But I read the script and fell in love with it. As hard as I tried to say no, I couldn't.

Being a father helps me be more responsible... you see more things than you've ever seen.

As I get older and I get a few more years experience I become more like Dad, you know, King Lear.

I never think I'm old enough to play someone's dad, even though I have a daughter of my own and a grandson.

'Abel' is about the father I don't want to be and the boy I used to be.

Marriage is a school itself. Also, having children. Becoming a father changed my whole life. It taught me as if by revelation.

I've changed a lot because I am a father.

Fatherhood has changed me and my perspective towards life.

'While You Were Sleeping' was actually a special opportunity for me to grow up a lot.

I may have got a little carried away and many critics found fault with some aspects of the film, but as a coming of age film of a character, 'Vaaranam Ayiram' worked with the audience.

Most people acquire a softer side with age and sometimes with dad that has been quite weird to see.

'Vetri Selvan' is the first film where I play a conventional romantic role, which I found very challenging.

My parents had something to say about everything I did. As a kid, I thought they were against me. Now I realise they were mostly right.

You'll move from big brother to the adult world faster by cooking food for your younger siblings while your peers are playing video games.

Playing four years of college, you learn a lot; you learn more about yourself than anything.

If you're going to become a better person, do it in high school.

As a person, you like to see young men mature.

I think 'Chhichhore' is the film that's closest to my heart - it's a very entertaining film with a lot of soul in it.

In 'Chhichhore,' I play the most layered and fun character.

My daughter has changed me. She has made me grow up quicker because I don't just have a kid, I have a baby girl. She has made me more patient. I am actually soft when I get around her. I don't think she changed me as a fighter, but she has changed me as a person. She has helped me mature.

What I always say is that young people need older people to develop their game, grow as people, and understand what Real means.

Coming-of-age stories in high school are exciting because everything that happens during that time is very heightened.

I had to learn some hard lessons in my early days because I was a bit of a showman, a kind of Jekyl and Hyde character.

I get a lot of advice from my dad about how I should be as a human being, but as an actor, I think he'll give me advice once I'm doing a film for him.