I have a great connect with the city, and I know the streets of Pune by heart. As a college student, I came down to visit friends. It is a great place to chill and hang out.
Theatre is like an actor's nectar, like how cinema is a director's medium.
Doing less films is sometimes intentional, but sometimes things just don't work out.
I think it's fun to own a wardrobe and have loads of clothes.
I got a chance to work with so many stalwarts from British cinema. Judi Dench, of course, who is a legend. Then there was my director Stephen Frears. He is the man who made some of British cinema's salient trendsetters.
Tom Hanks is one of my favourite actors... I definitely want to work with him.
The first thing that I see in a woman are her eyes. Sorry, it sounds shallow, but eyes say a lot about a person.
I didn't know I had a fan base on the other side of the border. I thought that since actor Ali Zafar is from Pakistan, the fans might have mistaken me for him. Eventually, I realised that they have liked my work, and that feeling sunk in.
'Fast & Furious' is Hollywood's 'Dabangg.' It is that big there, so it obviously feels amazing to have played a part in it. The role is small but very interesting. People will see me in full Hollywood accent, and the character is not like typical Indian character.
When you first meet someone, it's always about one-upmanship. The couple tries to impress each other.
I am a diehard romantic, and I shamelessly accept that. I love writing letters.
I was doing theatre when somebody noticed me and referred me to Raju Hirani. And Raju saw me on camera, and there, I was a heavy guy with long hair. But I got selected for the role of Joy in '3 Idiots.'
I'm living my dream.
Any actor who says he does not like so many people shouting his name would be lying.
Cinema has evolved, and it is high time we stop policing it so rigorously.
In Bollywood, the film's stakes are as high as the actor. In Hollywood, they are way above, and the day we realise this in our industry, we will start appreciating actors.
I see myself and my contemporaries being part of some good work in Bollywood.
I love 'My Beautiful Laundrette' and 'Dangerous Liaisons.'
I return to the stage time and again to see if I am worth anything.
People think that theatre helps, but in my case, it slowed me down. I had to unlearn everything when I went on to a film set.
