'So I started talking to him in Marathi and everything really changed.' 'There was this spark in his eyes and he smiled.' 'It's unbelievable that a man can be so charming with a single smile at 90.'
'It is crazy, the number of times I have tried explaining to people that it has to be treated as if you can see a wound on a person.'
'Good actors are supposed to be guys who wear kurta-pajama and look soft and nice.' 'People like me are not in that category.'
'Whatever scrapings are left is dished out to people like me.'
'If you are dark, you can't be a hero.' 'If you have curly hair, you can't be a hero.' 'If you were muscular, you had to become a fighter.' 'Today if you are muscular, you can be a hero.' 'Salman Khan made being muscular fashionable.'
"You have an MBA from IIM-Ahmedabad. You worked in a bank in New York. What made you give up all that and pursue acting?" 'A little bit of courage and a lot of stupidity.'
'No one's comparing and everyone's taking the song as mine... that's a battle won.'
'When I meet Raj and DK next, I will force them to tell me!'
'Reenaji said they would be giving Rs 1.5 lakh to everyone, as the budget was very low.' 'So I blurted out, "Madam, do lakh toh hone chahiye".'
An encounter with movie veteran Chandrashekhar.
'I haven't experienced such a thing ever. It was beautiful.'
'As an actor, it gave me such a great role that after that whatever, work I was offered, it was never fulfilling.'
'After the shoot, I was like, "Yeh maine kiya hai?"'
'Directors like Buddhada don't tell you, "Do this, do that." They just guide you and you get it right.'
'Buddhada became such a confidante, friend, philosopher and guide in my life.'
'I wanted to know whether I should stay in Paris or do something else, and in less than a week, I got the call for The Last Hour.'
'...it didn't make sense to me.' 'If the character was not adding (to the story), I wasn't interested.' 'The reason why I chose to act is because of the way it makes me feel when I'm acting, not for the fame and money.'
'I come from a small town and I never thought I would ever sing professionally or become a playback singer.' 'But I made a career here.'
'Somewhere, I have to be true to myself. At this point in life, I am more interested in human drama.'
'The first one has done what it needs to do.' 'I'm sure there's going to be a stronger wave.' 'Anybody who thinks #MeToo has gone and they are off the hook are fooling themselves'
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