I was called the greatest director in Europe, but I was just a hard worker.

I am not an artist. I am a craftsman.

I was something that is always hated in Hollywood - a perfectionist; nobody likes a perfectionist, you know.

I do not like producers.

We are born into a particular place and time with a particular set of gifts and limitations. The challenge isn't to pluck the best career out of the air, but to learn yourself from the inside out: to know your gifts and accept your limitations and shape your life accordingly.

It's hard because, throughout your whole career, you're known as the top player, the best on your team, you're playing the most minutes, and then you might not get in the game. You don't know when you're going to get in the game.

As a newcomer in the industry, it was my dream to work with Karan Johar.

My ability to bring different characters to life is what has helped me advance in my career, and I would say as far as looks are concerned, well, I suppose that would be the icing on the cake, but acting comes first and foremost.