'I asked him once, 'You are such a big superstar, why are you always on time? I don't see the other stars being on time.' 'He said, 'If you learn how to respect time, time will respect you. Time will never wait for you and you will regret it'.'
'You become a critic because the job entails watching a 100 films a year, out of which there will be five or six good films.' 'It's really a glutton for punishment, but you're also optimistic and want to see exciting things.'
'Who can forget that a superstar made me comfortable?'
'Salman was unique back then. He was a fun-loving guy, who was always in a nice mood.' 'Aamir was a thinking guy. He would analyse everything. He would think about what he had to do on screen.' 'Akshay was so much fun but he was so hard working and punctual.'
'I probably will have to give up on taboo subjects for a while. but I can't give up on quirks.'
'People are talking about my character and about my performance. That is overwhelming for me.'
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'I didn't expect much from him when he came on set.' 'But he was just jumping and flying around and I couldn't tell that this was his first action film!'
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'Sanjayji is so spontaneous that you come to know immediately whether the dialogue or the script has touched him or not.'
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'After many years of having to find new adjectives to say horrible, I realised I would rather write about things I want to write about.'
'Nayanthara's Koko is so different from Janhvi's Jerry. Janhvi is a newcomer, just four films old.'
'I was very scared as I was a first-time director. 'Janhvi is a star and a star kid. But the moment she asked me if she was capable of playing the role, we became equals.'
'Social media became a place to lash out in the pandemic.'
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'The mother-daughter relationship is a unique one.' 'There is love, there is anger, taken for grantedness, so many different things.'
'Ranveer Singh is very lively on the sets. You don't feel the pressure when he's there.'
'The young generation doesn't want to work with old hats like me.' 'They don't understand that we are brighter and wiser because of our experience.' 'We can take them on the right path, but they should keep their ears open.'
'When you sing, you have to be in the song. You have to feel it or else, don't do the song.' 'That's why I haven't delivered a bad song in my career.'
'Buddhada became such a confidante, friend, philosopher and guide in my life.'
'She is not only concerned about her own performance or how she is looking, but also about others.'
'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.'
'I don't let it affect my life because otherwise, we will go mad.'
'There will be other innovations coming, but, at the moment, this combination of the mobile phone and the Internet is such a disruptive way to deliver content.'
'Huma is one of those actors who makes acting seem effortless.' 'But that happens because she has put in a certain amount of preparation.' 'She has a certain confidence that allows her to let go.'
'I always feel that to shake up human beings, you have to go a little extreme.'
'Once in a while if there is a great show, why not do it on OTT?'
'T-Series is doing 40 films and I am doing only one. There lies the answer.'
'The filmi keeda was always there.' 'I hope I can get even five percent of the love that audiences gave my mother.' 'But I'm here to make my own identity.'
'We were not trying to outshine each other, we were just trying to be sincere and honest to what was given.' 'We spent quality time with each other, so there was no room for any negativity or insecurity.'
'They (the characters) are not bad people; they are good people, who make bad choices.' 'The idea was to show that when people are put in a situation, which side of the moral spectrum do they fall on?'
'Directors like Buddhada don't tell you, "Do this, do that." They just guide you and you get it right.'
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