I never go to film festivals. I am allergic to them.
The magic of theatre is how much can you stimulate the mind of the audience, not how many illusions you can create.
There was a time when I only wanted to show off, but as I've grown older, I've realised that acting isn't an end in itself. You act to communicate something, and if you have to use an accent or become thin or fat, that's part of your job.
I can say with pride that I have a brother who served with distinction in the Indian Army.
I have the highest regard for the police forces.
I was lucky to land up in Mumbai when serious cinema was just beginning to flower.
One would marvel on the screen the way Shammi Kapoor walked, Dilip Kumar cried, or seeing Dev Anand's style. And then, one day, you are in the same space with them. It's very unreal.
When I see an emotion being enacted by a great actor, I always feel I can never do that.
People think I am joking when I say my favourite actors are Shammi Kapoor and Dara Singh.
There are some movies that you feel like doing because of the script. Some because it sounds like fun, some because that's the director you want to work with, some because it's a project that you want to be involved with, and some because you will be paid lots of money. But the bottom line is I must feel like doing it.
'Bombay Boys' is among my favourite movies and my favourite performance of myself.
Finally, I have realised that it is important to look good.
I have gone into every project with the same enthusiasm and the same hope, but some have worked out, and some haven't.
My dad occupied a government position, deputy collector, in a city called Nainital, so we had access to the cinemas at any time. I saw my first movies when I was very young.
Somehow, Hindi movies never took me in the same way Hollywood films did. Even at the age of five or six, I could see the difference in the quality of execution.
What drew me into being an actor was that I never got cast in the school plays - and it used to kill me.
I've always found people with physical disabilities interesting to watch: how the dynamics of their body work, what makes them move this way or that.
'Macbeth,' I am ambivalent about. I don't like that play, in fact.
Playing the good guy is boring. I love twisted, flawed characters.
I do enjoy thinking about the past.
