I overhaul myself for my roles. Sooner or later, I will get my due.
During my theatre days, I was more comfortable doing comedy. It's such an irony. I have always played a buffoon on stage, and yet I don't have any comic role to my credit.
I try to keep myself as normal as possible. Stardom is transient. People forget you after a while.
I am not an insecure actor, and this reflects in the films I have done. Yes, there was a phase when I was adamant on solo hero roles, but that is over now.
Theatre gives you wings as an actor.
I think it would be pompous to say I am an underrated actor. I don't think it is for me to think and decide; it is for people to decide. But I am glad I am underrated than being overrated - that is something I would find hard to digest.
Stardom happens - you can't plan it - it's destiny, and you shouldn't stand between you and your destiny. I'm letting my destiny play its part, and I go by my gut feeling. If I like my role, I say yes; if I don't, I just refuse, as simple as that.
The hero is changing in Bollywood, and I approach a hero's role like a character by focusing on its weaknesses. I feel the weaknesses of a character make them more alive, relatable, and human.
People prefer doing films. That is not the case with me. I don't do theatre because I have to but because it makes me feel alive. I enjoy the whole process of rehearsing, though repetition can make it tedious.
I used to run away from school to my village. But later, I went to the U.S. for studies and lost touch.
I am not an angry guy. It's just the roles I do that impact my personality.
Horses are in our DNA. We used them way before cars for commuting.
I wouldn't mind doing a film revolving around horses, but I wouldn't dilute my equity just sitting on one.
I give two hoots about being typecast. It's not in my hands.
I don't like people waiting on me. I feel it is an unnecessary expense.
I wouldn't mind going half naked on stage, if that is what my role demands.
I'm just happy that people have recognised me as leading man material.
There is a sense of purity in theatre which always attracts me. Deep down, I feel I am more of an artist than a commodity, which Bollywood turns you into. I want to strike a balance.
Love is a strange emotion. It is ever evolving. Lust is transient. With time, one realizes that love and togetherness are two different things. Very few people are lucky enough to experience the two emotions simultaneously.
I didn't allow failure to break my heart. So I wouldn't allow success to bloat my head.
I've had my share of struggle. I believe, never take success to your head or failure to your heart.
