Irrfan Khan

I've realized that my... let me call it 'destiny' or some force that has pushed me to identify looking for your comfort zone as a kind of limitation. And everybody has a tendency to fall into the comfort zone. I did that in the early stage of my career.

For me, acting is becoming naked in front of people, you know? And when you know in the back of your mind somebody is testing you, you cannot really bare yourself. That's a feeling I always have when I'm auditioning.

You cannot reduce the power of story with the tag of money because it's not a share market. So you must know the seriousness of the power of storytelling.

I don't want to do romantic roles where I have to lip sync to a song. A role that explores romance on a new level would suit me.

Maybe to become famous is to reassure yourself that whatever you're lacking inside, you've fulfilled that.

Our Bollywood stars who talk of being part of 100 crore films, I think I belong to the 1,000 crore club.

The sign of a good society is where talent is respected.

When you come out of the theatre and you don't even talk about that film or remember it, then it disappoints me.

I will only do a Hollywood film when there is something special offered to me.

I was going through a crisis once, so I went to therapy because I was so unbearable for myself.

In India, therapy is not part of the culture; it has not become such a big need.

Hollywood isn't ready for an Indian leading man.