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" Acting ceases to be work because I enjoy it. But it feels like working when I do bad work, especially when I know it is bad. "

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" I am opposed to autobiographies, mainly because most autobiographies lie. "

" I am not the opposite of theism. I am right in the middle of those non-believers and believers. It's not even about being agnostic or nastik. Why would I take a name given to me by my opposition? I am just a rationalist. "

" Since I was 20, I wanted to make a short film and send it to international short film festivals. It never happened. I became too big a star to indulge in those things. "

" Once you attain stardom, you lose that finer touch with society. When you are a man on the street, you get to know every vibration. But once you attain this status, more than you, people become self-conscious by your presence. "

" Sometimes we equate anger to destructive physical violence, but anger need not be martial. "

" All stars are businessmen. Once you decide to become a star, you are talking about money, fame, and being successful. "

" Happiness is perhaps painlessness, a state one rarely appreciates. Happiness, then, is very much like a great talent. It rarely gets appreciated and is taken for granted. "

" We are not exercising our democratic rights properly. We need to stop looking for solutions in others. "

" There is a buffet of ideologies for me to choose from. I've been a fan of certain communist and socialist ideals. Some have failed, some have succeeded. I've lived long enough to understand where all they failed. "

" You have to appreciate the finer points of your work; criticise, too, if needed. I am also my own worst and most honest critic. I can say things which nobody will ever dare say. Even the best of friends will stop at a point, whereas I can go beyond. "

" The box office is a black money laundry shop. No business is straight. "

" When I was 16, I felt I might be left with some effeminacy because of all the dancing. I was so full of classical dance that I wanted to get away and do something else. "

" If you ask my opinion, I don't look at a film according to its box office collection. "

" I audition for almost every role. I get into auditions even when I am just producing a film. Not that someone would fire me, but I keep trying various tests and keep working till I learn the job. "

" There is a lot to be learnt, and I am always dissatisfied. I am happy but not content. "

" Even if the country is run by a Mussolini, free speech will find its way. "

" We got to go one step further than even 'Make in India.' Let's make India itself - India 2.0, the updated version. "

" Acceptance is the only thing you should teach. Be it Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Dalit, you must inculcate acceptance, not tolerance. "

" I have been vociferous against government on things like beef. I used to eat beef, but I've stopped. That doesn't mean others shouldn't eat beef. "

" A political party is about an ideology. And I don't think my goals in politics can match the ideology of any political party. "

" The fact that I've lived this long is not really an achievement. Time passes; we age... it's natural. This is why it annoys me when a person watches a movie and tells me that it was 'time pass.' Would time not have passed if he hadn't watched the film? "

" I've entered politics the moment I marked my finger with the electoral voting mark. So I've entered politics, but I am not a politician. I am doing my duty as a citizen of India. "

" Would I get into politics? I'll just say what I tell people when they ask me this: Pray that everyday citizens like me aren't pushed to that corner. "

" Tell me, when do you become a respectable person in society? When you start respecting yourself. That is when you take care of yourself, that is when you comb your hair, groom yourself, and cleanse your body. You do all this because you respect yourself. "

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" If it doesn't reach the last poor man, your constitution is wrong. "