I don't think there's anything like love at first sight. What happens is actually lust at first sight.
In Indian cinema there are no professional voice trainers.
In real life I don't chant. Nor do I believe in idol worship.
It is definitely hard when you're going against the tide. Of course, it is tough. But does that mean you can't do it? No, it depends on your strength, stamina and ability to take so much power against you.
I want to do different roles and not get stuck in a rut and 'Shanghai' will be one film I'm absolutely looking forward to.
When you do films after films, you don't let life happen. At least, in my case, I end up relying too much on emotions, which aren't raw enough. Travel helps me to get a renewed approach towards things.
I'm not cut out to play a filmi hero. I don't look like a hero.
I enjoy films like 'American Beauty' and want to do similar films that reflect our culture.
There should be a tacit code or understanding among privileged people not to endorse things that give others an inferiority complex.
I'm more comfortable watching 'Dev D' with my mom than a film that makes a woman an object whose only purpose is to dance provocatively.
I am trying to be true to the work that I want to do and be allowed to make the choices that I want to make.
I feel my advantage of coming from a film family is - having seen fame up close, having seen the industry so close and how it works, I was not enamored by fame.
I wasn't looking to be a star, I just happened to love acting, I was a reluctant actor.
The reaction to 'Dev D' success wasn't a balanced one from my end. I ran away! I should have stayed around and seen how I could balance things. But I wasn't capable of that.
Maybe I didn't take the advantage and become a star and get all the brands so that I could solidify my space in the world.
I was termed 'choosy' because when an actor decides to go against the wind and takes on only non-formula films, he is not left with much choice.
I have family in America and I lived with them for a while. Every few years, I feel the need to disassociate myself from what I do. It really helps the actor within me.
Even as a kid, classmates asked pointed personal questions about my family. I have conditioned myself to handle it with maturity.
I don't see myself being perceived as a Bollywood star and I wouldn't want to be that either.
I always wanted my work to speak for itself but I realized you have to show people a little bit of yourself and interact with them, especially before your film releases.
