I've always believed that as actors, one of the biggest advantages of being in the film business - not just of being actors, but being in this industry - is the fact that you get to travel so much, and you get to see places that you probably would not if you went just as a tourist.
It's always really special to be at the New York Film Festival, and always a real privilege.
I have always been focused on my job. No profession allows you the luxury of being half-focused. If you're not into it, you're not there. And the film industry is all the more harsh in these cases, perhaps because it's a business of the limelight.
Hindi film music has always been completely driven by the plot. We singers never had any say in compositions.
I've always listened to a lot of film music, actually.
I'm not coming from film school. I learned cinema in the cinema watching films, so you always have a curiosity. I say, 'Well, what if I make a film in this genre? What if I make this film like this?'
I've been on a lot of film sets, and I've always promised myself I wouldn't create a set where people dread coming to work.
I've always wanted to act and I grew up a little on film sets when my dad was working as an actor.
When you work in film sets, when you're working on projects that are male dominated, you are always treated as the last priority.
Bollywood is not a stepping stone to the West. I am extremely picky and in no hurry to sign a Hollywood film. I am only greedy for great roles; language and country is no barrier. And yes, I'll always be a Hindi film star first.
I always found the film world unpleasant. It's all about the schedule, and never really flew for me.
There's always been a relationship between the film world and fashion.
India-Pakistan war and romance have always been sensitive issues for film-makers in both the countries.
The thing about film-making is I give it everything, that's why I work so hard. I always tell young actors to take charge. It's not that hard. Sign your own cheques, be responsible.
I had no interest in filming. I sometimes went to the studios with my dad, but it was slow-going; it was boring to watch. I always ended up in the rehearsal hall watching the dancing. That's what I liked to do.
I've always considered myself a filmmaker who writes stuff for himself to do.
How I'm portrayed in films has more to do with the filmmaking and what they need in the story than anything else. I'm the same person I've always been, I just get used in different ways according to the filmmakers' needs - which is fine with me; it makes for great films.
Movies are not novels, and that's why, when filmmakers try to adapt novels, particularly long or complex novels, the result is almost always failure. It can't be done.
As filmmakers, we're constantly always looking for something to bring the audience deeper into the reality of the story we're telling.
Acting is always at the core of my life, but I'm also excited about producing. I'm excited about directing, and I have a life in the filmmaking world, and so I want to explore all aspects of it, not just the acting, but acting is the root.
