Ayushmann Khurrana Quotes

What's the fun in doing conventional things? I would rather be known as someone who is unconventional. I like being unconventional. I like doing things which are different. That's what I like... It gives me a boost as an actor.

I love when people have their own creative vision, when a person stands out and tries different things.

I wasn't intentionally trying to be different, but that was an element of what I naturally do that happened to be unique enough to spark a curiosity for people.

I'm a little insane, and I'm going to be a little different. But hopefully, somewhere in there, in that creative arena, something will emerge that is new and different and unique.

You may confuse a lot of people when going against the grain of conventional thinking, and that's perfectly okay. As an entrepreneur, standing up for your vision to your family and friends might possibly be the best practice you will get for the life that awaits you.

I do music that makes me happy by challenging myself to go the extra mile and not do what everyone else is doing.

If someone asks me what inspires me, I always say, "That which is missing," because I don't want to copy everything that's already happening. I feel like when you copy, you blend in, and when you blend in, you get lost.

Every film has to be the next something else; originality isn't celebrated because you can't market it.

The businessman says 'If I don't do it first, somebody else will.' The artist says 'If I don't do it first, nobody else will.'

Have fun. Do something nobody else had done before, or has done since.

Different is better. I get more jobs being different.

The minute you succumb to outside pressure, you cease to be creative.

There are no original ideas. There are only original people.

What is genius but the power of expressing a new individuality?

I do strive to find projects that are trying to carve out some new space. I enjoy projects that leap away from the crowd a little bit.

I find that the very things that I get criticized for, which is usually being different and just doing my own thing and just being original, is the very thing that's making me successful.

You want to stand out and be unique and do something different. I always try to zig when they zag - I guess it's a football term, but it applies to a lot of different areas of life.

You need a little bit of insanity to do great things.

Genius is essentially creative; it bears the stamp of the individual who possesses it.

To be an original is probably the hardest quality to find if you're a young filmmaker.

Nobody has yet proven that taking a chance and doing something unique that an audience isn't used to is a bad idea. What the theater lacks is that kind of courage.

Outrageous behavior, also known as the lunatic fringe, is the seed bed of innovation and creativity.

My early experiences in animation taught me that following someone else is not a great idea.

You have to realize that people are always going to be confused or sometimes threatened by someone who has the confidence to do something different.

Agents and publishers are always looking for something 'different,' a fresh viewpoint and a new voice, not just re-hashed versions of stuff that's gone before.