Irrfan Khan Quotes
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I want to entertain people, but with some substance.
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Language does not make one an elite.
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In India, therapy is not part of the culture; it has not become such a big need.
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For me, acting is becoming naked in front of people, you know? And when you know in the back of your mind somebody is testing you, you cannot really bare yourself. That's a feeling I always have when I'm auditioning.
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Our Bollywood stars who talk of being part of 100 crore films, I think I belong to the 1,000 crore club.
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Maybe to become famous is to reassure yourself that whatever you're lacking inside, you've fulfilled that.
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Parsi theater was known for melodrama.
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Cinema is changing every week, and multiplex audiences are demanding every week.
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You cannot reduce the power of story with the tag of money because it's not a share market. So you must know the seriousness of the power of storytelling.
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I am lucky that the Western world chooses me to play roles in their movies an television, whatever language it may be.
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I've played many characters that have consumed me and owned me.
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I will only do a Hollywood film when there is something special offered to me.
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I am not ready to fit into the mould of commercial cinema.
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I can't think of a more pathetic situation for an actor than to do a film and not connect to it. And I pray to God that I never face that situation.
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It's always an inner wish of every actor to reach out to maximum audiences.
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What happens with every role, you have to trick yourself, you have to creatively find ways to explore the mental state of your character.
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I've realized that my... let me call it 'destiny' or some force that has pushed me to identify looking for your comfort zone as a kind of limitation. And everybody has a tendency to fall into the comfort zone. I did that in the early stage of my career.
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The sign of a good society is where talent is respected.
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Hollywood isn't ready for an Indian leading man.
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I cannot live anywhere else except India.
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I was going through a crisis once, so I went to therapy because I was so unbearable for myself.
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I'm trying to strike a balance between Bollywood and Hollywood.
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A film engages you emotionally and intellectually.
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We don't have a culture of realistic acting in India.