Amitabh Bachchan

As a professional, I cannot afford to be complacent. ”

Whether the work that I do shall succeed or achieve critical acclaim is for the audience to decide. ”

I should only look back at moments that were disparaging, look down upon, negative for me - moments where I could learn something. And if I have been able to use that learning in future, then I am happy about it. ”

If you represent a fantasy for the people who actually go to the cinema, they grab that and go with it; therefore, for the rest of their lives, they actually identify you with a certain thinking - a certain philosophy. There are many actors who want to pursue that same thought in real life as well, and that's perfectly acceptable. ”

My mother came from a very affluent background, very Westernized, while my father was more Eastern. So I've had a very good blend of the East and the West. I guess this has been extremely helpful in making my career and the way I function. ”

I have never really been confident about my career at any stage. ”

I've accepted that I was a failure in politics. I was not qualified for the job. ”

What I do on film is part of my profession. ”

Frankly I've never really subscribed to these adjectives tagging me as an 'icon', 'superstar', etc. I've always thought of myself as an actor doing his job to the best of his ability. ”

I get up in the morning, have a job to do, go there, come home, be with the family, that's it. ”