1. I'm
too shy to do kissing scenes.
2. There
is no right time and right place for love it can happen any time.
3. I
truly believe my job is to make sure people smile.
4. I
don't teach my children what is Hindu and what is Muslim.
5. Success
is not a good teacher, failure makes you humble.
6. Whenever
I start feeling too arrogant about myself, I always take a trip to the U.S. The
immigration guys kick the star out of my stardom.
7. I
talk to Allah, I pray to him.
8. I
do have a close circle of friends and I am very fortunate to have them as
friends. I feel very close to them I think friends are everything in life after
your family. You come across lots of people all the time but you only make very
few friends and you have to be true to them otherwise what the point in life is?
9. Whether
people like it or not, my marketing thought is if you keep something in front
of people for too long, they get used to it.
10. Cinema
in India is like brushing your teeth in the morning. You can't escape it.
11. I
think love can happen at any age... it has no age.
12. Everyone
has their own way of expressing happiness.
13. Whenever
I fail as a father or husband... a toy and a diamond always works.
14. Success
and failure are both part of life. Both are not permanent.
15. I
could lie and say my wife cooks for me, but she doesn't. My wife has never
learnt cooking but she has great cooks at home.
16. As
far as the public is concerned, India is amazingly secular.
17. Even
though I am fantastic looking, I am still quite intelligent.
18. I
personally believe the film turns out better when shot in one short schedule,
plus it doesn't stress the actors.
19. I
don't like the trappings of stardom. I wear the shoes and the Dolce &
Gabbana, because I'm told to. But I'm not trapped by it.
20. When
people call me God, I say, no, I'm still an angel or saint of acting. I still
have a long way to go.
21. Without
hurting anybody, we all tend to laugh at others' discomfort. When someone slips
on a banana skin and falls it's funny.
22. For
someone who doesn't even like love stories, I've played an awful lot of lovers.
23. I
don't kiss on screen. Period.
24. I
love being recognized, I love people liking me, I love the fact that people
scream when I go out. I think I'll miss all that when it's taken away.
25. I
know it's very idealistic and Utopian, but I believe we need to just let
everyone not be judged in terms of religion, groups or nations or region.
26. I
work hard, like I'm sure everyone else does, and I'm very honest with the work
I do.
27. It
is stupid on my part to think of banning the media.
28. You
know, I think we Indians are afraid to show and celebrate our happiness, lest
things change around. But I feel that it's okay to be sad and okay to show when
you are happy.
29. I
am like a kid. I tell my family and friends I'm like a kid.
30. I
have no self-centeredness or ego about being a movie star.
31. I've
won many awards and I want more. If you want to call it hunger then I'm hungry
for awards.
32. Sometimes
a lot of us men think we are doing everything for the woman we love, but there
is an aspect of a woman a man doesn't understand.
33. Youngsters
are the most discerning audience. They want entertainment, they want issues.
34. As
a matter of fact, I find the Western cinema very fantastic.
35. I
am very clear that when I work with a director what he or she says is the last
word.
36. I
have lived in Mumbai for more than 20 years; have my domicile here, my home and
family here.
37. I'm
an actor, I'm not a politician.
38. If
I talk to a girl, it's assumed that I'm having a scene with her. If I don't,
then it's assumed that I'm gay.
39. In
India, the films are not looked upon just as entertainment. They're a way of
life.
40. Just
be nice to me while I am doing the scene; that is all. I don't want big cars; I
don't want big hotel rooms.
41. I
have never claimed to do the right kind of things and make politically correct
statements.
42. I
want people to know that movie stars live a normal, middle-class life.
43. My
favourite dish is tandoori chicken.
44. People
talk about Bollywood being very kitsch, and just songs and dances, and over the
top and colourful.
45. Sometimes,
I feel the reason I have become a star beyond my films is that I am politically
incorrect.
46. The
line between what I really am, and what I am on reel, is slowly diminishing.
47. There's
a personal me, there's an actor me and there's a star me.
48. Yes
I have made a lot of money and I have a lot of respect, my films have done
well, and I know there are loads of loads of people who look up to me and
really love me. I really just thought this is like a strange dream. I have
never thought this is a success - I don't have a standard.
49. Some
people say ,'Shah Rukh, you work so hard. Why don't you sit back with a glass
of red wine or go out on the terrace for a smoke?' But that's not me.
50. I
don't really have much to prove. I can easily go in a comfort zone, make two
films a year, hype them because I've signed them as a star, make them cheap and
they will be big hits.
51. I
think the way the audience takes the Indian film-star is a little different
from the way the audience takes the Western star there. We are considered like
demi-gods here, and the reason is not because we are better or good, but
because there is no other mode of entertainment in India.
52. More
than an actor, I am a performer... I'm a great believer - honestly so, shamelessly
so, vulgarly so - that cinema is for entertainment. If you want to send
messages, there's the postal service.
53. There's
a whole form of literature in India which talks about the quest for the perfect
man by a woman, where every woman looks for a perfect man but only ends up with
half that.
54. When
I think back on it, of course I got lucky and got great directors and good
breaks but all that was the physical part. But what made me a star was that I
could take a chance and not have anything to worry about in terms of losing.
55. My
life may seem glamorous from the outside but off screen it's as ordinary as
anyone else's.
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