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" I am very proud to be a part of '3 Idiots,' and happy that the character has worked in a big way. "
Boman Irani
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" I still reject lead roles, as I don't accept any role if I don't find it challenging enough. I am very careful while making selections. "
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" There's a great charm in theatre; I enjoyed doing it for twelve years and did lots of plays. At this chapter of my life, I am a cinema actor, and I would like to continue to be so, and at some point I would return to the theatre. "
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" Fear is one thing that can ruin everything. It's the greatest problem. "
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" I used to follow celebrities, and I remember I watched Sanjay Dutt and Pooja Bhatt shooting for 'Sadak'. I was standing on the road at three in the night, but little did I know that I would be making a film with Sanjay at some point in my career. "
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" I was overjoyed when I was offered the title role in 'Well Done Abba.' I was ready for the role even before I heard the story because you don't ask questions when it is Shyam Benegal's film. It is the chance of a lifetime. "
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" I don't have a father, but my kids tell me every day that they love me... even when I am not in my best mood. "
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" My theory is children don't do what you tell them to do, they do what you do. You have to always do the right thing because they follow you. "
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" I just love to work and spend time with my family. And that's the reason I don't look at the length of the role, but what it has to offer me. "
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" I get scared when I think I'm going to miss my flight. I get obsessed when I actually miss a flight. "
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" Nothing was planned in my career. I just went with the flow and took everything that came to me. Selling potato chips was obvious, as it was a family business. When friends suggested I should try theatre, I gave it a shot. Then I did a lot of advertisements, and then movies happened. "
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" To find one's calling is perhaps not the easiest thing in the world, but probably the most important. "
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" It used to bug me that I couldn't even afford to take my family for a proper holiday. I didn't have any professional knowledge, and getting a photographer's job in a magazine was out of the question. So, armed with a Pentax K1000, I started going to various maidans of Mumbai, looking for subjects. "
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" For me, a director is a director immaterial of the gender. At the end of the day, the audience is only interested in watching a good film. "
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" I like the cold; I don't have problem with cold, and I don't have problem with rain either, as long as people are smiling. You know, early in my career, I used to wonder about this fan frenzy, but now I realize that there is genuine love, respect and affection, which makes me very proud to be an actor. "
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" Once, Naseeruddin Shah told me that the wafer shop was the best acting school that I could have attended. And I completely agree. I observed every customer very minutely and picked up some quirk or the other. Later, I used those experiences while playing different characters. "
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" Sometime you go out and you wonder why these people are standing in the rain, and then you realize that years ago you were a fan, too. I, too, was chased by cops for watching my favourite celebrities. "
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" Very few movies remain in public memory as landmark films, and I want to see whether '3 Idiots' will be up there with some of the wonderful films that have come out of this country... Hopefully, we'll come to know in a few years whether it can become one of the great films. "
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" I'm an actor, and I don't look at myself as providing comic relief. I have done diverse and dark roles such as a psycho, murderer, and others in films such as 'Don', 'Eklavya' and '3 Idiots.' "
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" When I was child, I never spoke. Teacher used to write remarks on my note book. My mom sent me to a trainer. I started talking, and it gave me confidence. "
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