When I was young, 'Scarface' was my favorite film. Al Pacino is my hero. I want to work with him.
When Kamal Haasan did 'Nayakan,' he had done a few roles that had him aged and demanded a lot of commitment from. He was already a veteran and a master.
I had admired Richard Burton for years and years before I had ever worked with him. He was a great, great actor. It was a joy to get to know him as a person.
There are many actors who have inspired me: Spencer Tracy for his incredible elegance and, of course, Cary Grant. But, there's also an Italian actor I admire a great deal: Alberto Sordi.
Gene Hackman is one of the great American actors of all time.
I've always wanted to work with Paul Newman. I had a couple opportunities in the past, and I didn't take advantage of it, so it was really fun to be working with him.
I did my very first film with Kirk in Detective Story when he was the greatest, greatest star in the world. I fell in love with him, had a crush on him then.
As an actress, I really love people like Anna Magnani and Debra Winger. I also think there is nobody better than Meryl Streep.
You don't work with Cloris Leachman, you experience her.
Lana Turner taught me how to kiss on the set of the movie 'Diane' in the early Fifties.
Sridevi was magic on screen.
I am in awe of Ruth Draper.
I don't really have aspirations to be Tom Hanks.
I want to be known as the Daniel Day-Lewis of TV dads.
I regret not doing a film that I was offered with Clark Gable because the script was not good enough.
Revathi madam is a legend, and I have seen young actresses set her performance as a benchmark.
Working with Sylvester Stallone is beyond a 'pinch yourself' moment. I remember growing up watching his films.
Amitabh Bachchan is the greatest actor that we have in the country.
I worked with J. T. Walsh - it was one of the best experiences I ever had - a fantastic actor and a great guy. I was in the last movie that he did: 'The Negotiator.' He died a couple of months after that. He was great.
I do not believe in superstars. For me the only superstar has been Dilip Kumar and he will always be. I don't consider anybody after him as a superstar.
Fame comes with its own standard. A guy who twitches his lips is just another guy with a lip twitch - unless he's Humphrey Bogart.
Hey, I'm just trying to become the Michael Caine/Gene Hackman of my generation.
Any time you are put in the same category as Jane Fonda, a real legend, it feels surreal, perhaps even undeserved.
Marilyn Monroe was a fabulous dame - fabulous.
To spend time with Ed Harris... he's an acting hero of mine, so that's a big deal for me.
