You have to make enough noise to be cast in the right films, and the best way to make that noise is to do lots of good work.
You don't run from the bad things in life; learn from them, because your worst is what will lead you to your best.
I would like to be known as one of the best actors in the world because that is something that I would have earned. And being sexiest would come from my genes... it is something I was born with and not earned it for myself.
I have this soft spot for have-nots. So, I was really inclined to portray their pain and pathos in 'Highway.'
I would often take this bus and go to a nearby village where I had hordes of animal friends. I was hardly around four or five years old then. The conductor was so used to seeing me hop on to the bus and get down at the same place, that he never asked...
I don't play the role of a villain, really, but I like playing anti-hero kind of roles. I like characters where there's conflict, drama, and more personal investment than just being heroes.
It's too bad I'm not a flirt. When I'm on the sets, I'm too busy working on my scenes to look at the ladies.
I have realized that intensity is my unique point. I don't have to attempt it; it's innate. So, when every actor is seeking his individuality, I guess I have already found mine.
I find theatre easier than films, because it gives you an environment of a dark hall, the audience concentrating with you... whereas, film sets are not conducive to long rehearsals, and it is difficult to pick up the emotions amidst all that is going...
There is a lot of silence in me, and I feel that silence is often better than spoken words.
Honestly, I find writing to be a very lonely job.
From being a waiter, to a door-to-door salesman, to a car-washer, to a delivery boy - I have done it all.
You can't get angry with a horse. They will get angry and frisky with you.
It is easy to bare your body, but it is difficult to bare your soul. What works for me is that I am not a city-raised boy with city-raised sensibilities. I can play the vulnerable tough man, the guy with a gun in his hand, tears in his eyes, fire in ...
Be it Valentine's Day, Father's Day or Mother's Day, I feel all days are reminders of some feelings. February 14 doesn't hold any special relevance for me.
I never think about what others are doing. I do a film for myself, not others.
I think 'method acting' is a widely abused term.
At the end of the day, an actor is only a cog in the wheel.
A Bollywood hero, for most people, has been a Raj, a Rahul or a Prem... it's now a part of the psyche.
I don't have a set image. In fact, I would be curious to know how someone slots me.
