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" I don't know which other actor has done as many hot scenes as I have. I pretty much have the monopoly in the bed scene market in Bollywood. "
Emraan Hashmi
Actor
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" I was never really interested in studies and was hot-headed and rebellious in college, as I was totally confused and insecure but was not coming to terms with it. "
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College
Rebellious
Never
" The effort always remains that my new film outdoes my last in terms of performance and gets better box office success. Box office is the sole reason why I do films. "
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Better
Effort
" Sometimes, I feel promoting a film is a more difficult task than acting! "
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Film
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" The 'serial kisser' tag that has been thrust on to me is a lame stereotype. It irritates me. Yes, there is sexual content in my movies, and I have never been apologetic about doing bold scenes. But it's not fair to tag me this way because that can be very stifling. "
Emraan Hashmi
Bold
Me
Movies
" Somewhere after you have few successful films, there is a fear of losing what you have got. It is very easy in the beginning, as you are a risk taker, have nothing to lose, and there is no perception about you. "
Emraan Hashmi
Losing
Fear
Beginning
" I tried to dance in my earlier films, but it was more like struggling to stay afloat once you are thrown into the water. "
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You
Dance
Like
" I am not doing comedy because the genre is successful. If that was the case, I would have done a run-of-the-mill comedy film. I set my own trends. I like to give something new and different to my audiences. I want to do the kind of comedy that has been missing till now. "
Emraan Hashmi
Comedy
Doing
Done
" I'm not meant to run around trees. I can't throw my arms in the air and sing, I find that boring and irritating. Sweet romcoms are not my cup of tea. The film has to be a little twisted and quirky. "
Emraan Hashmi
Find
Run
Sweet
" I don't know the definition of a star; I am just an actor. I prefer doing hard work, as I feel luck can't do much in absence of hard work. I am a lazy person - when I entered into this industry, I thought it was a cakewalk, but I have realised it needs a lot of patience and hard work. "
Emraan Hashmi
Hard Work
Luck
Patience
" If I am told to be at a shoot at 10 A.M., I am ready on time. By 11:30, I lose my patience. After that, I keep threatening to leave the sets if they don't begin soon. It works sometimes. "
Emraan Hashmi
Lose
Sometimes
I Am
" An Emraan Hashmi film has come to guarantee certain ingredients: An intense, grey central character, a beautiful girl - if he gets lucky, then two - couple of kisses, a few bold scenes, fabulous music and a climatic twist. "
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Music
Girl
Beautiful
" When in college, I would hardly attend classes. In fact, we would go to other colleges and hang out there. Every six months, my friends and I would hit the roads and go to Goa. We weren't rich kids, and our trips were on shoestring budgets. But, we hardly cut down on the fun. "
Emraan Hashmi
Friends
Down
College
" Every married man who wants peace in the relationship, should learn the trick to avoid that one question - 'How is the food?' "
Emraan Hashmi
Peace
Food
Learn
" I don't want awards. I am not saying this like it's a case of sour grapes. It isn't. I have been to a couple of award functions, and I soon realised that it doesn't give me the kick that it does to others. "
Emraan Hashmi
I Am
Me
Saying
" As an actor, I was not accepted for the longest time. But it did not deter me, as the audience had accepted me. I never compared myself with any other actors. I never had any game plan and took whatever came my way. "
Emraan Hashmi
Myself
Plan
Me
" I generally like grey roles. My interpretation of drama is different from the popular perception. Acting, for me, is not about overplaying, it is about concealing. I like flawed characters that people relate to. I would never do a romcom. "
Emraan Hashmi
Me
People
Perception
" Even as a child, when kids my age would watch cartoons, I preferred watching horror flicks. I had watched some Hollywood horror flicks and even films made by the Ramsay brothers by the time I was six! I have always been biased towards that genre. "
Emraan Hashmi
Age
Child
Time
" I never wanted to be in the show business. I wanted to do special effects. "
Emraan Hashmi
Show
Never
Business
" I burned down my backyard as a seven-year-old. I poured kerosene over dried leaves and set the whole place on fire, just for fun. Yeah, not a very normal thing to do. "
Emraan Hashmi
Down
Fire
Fun
" My hectic work schedule does not often permit me time to visit temples, but my conversations with God don't depend on idol worship. Inside my heart, I have developed and sustained a direct communication with Him. "
Emraan Hashmi
God
Communication
Work
" I have kissed in almost all the films except in 'Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai.' I'm not sure if my kissing on screen has anything to do with the success of a film, but producers make sure to put a kissing scene or two. They feel my kissing scenes are my lucky streak. "
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Success
Film
Feel
" I used to do films for money earlier. I never knew what perception meant. I didn't give too much attention to scripts. It was either to buy a house or to buy a car. There was a certain frivolity to the way I used to pick up things. I wasn't taking my career seriously. "
Emraan Hashmi
Perception
Money
Attention
" You never compete with the people in your crew; you have your own team. Competition is only with those people whose film is releasing alongside on Friday and never with one's own team. "
Emraan Hashmi
Friday
You
Team
" As for my looks, if I didn't look the way I do, I would probably be one of those many faces doing a romcom, which I detest. The way I look has somewhere defined the characters I played. My weakness has become my strength. "
Emraan Hashmi
Doing
Strength
Weakness
" I think it is rather 'unsexy' to go under the knife and modify your appearance. "
Emraan Hashmi
Appearance
Go
Knife
" I am a bit difficult to be around sometimes. I can be stubborn on a lot of things, and I'm set, but I can also adapt in a conflict situation and don't hold on to an ego. I end up seeing the larger good and adapt to it, provided it benefits me. I may come across as a cold person, but I am extremely sentimental. "
Emraan Hashmi
Me
Good
I Am
" Just be yourself. Be honest, work towards a goal, and you'll achieve it. "
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Yourself
Work
Goal
" I wanted to make money very fast, and I was completely confused after college. I didn't know what career options I had. And then I had this entry point in the film industry, and I thought, 'If this is where the fast money is going to come from, let's see how it goes.' "
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Money
Confused
College
" I've always been into visual effects. It was something I took keen interest in before films happened. Ironically, I am a part of 'Raaz 3,' a film that is shot entirely on 3D. It has encouraged me to pursue my dream. Hopefully, if time permits, I will travel to the United States and attend a crash course in visual graphics and animation. "
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Me
Travel
Time
" Everyone who means well gives advice based on his or her perception. I have realized that while it's important to hear the suggestions, one should only listen to oneself. "
Emraan Hashmi
Important
Advice
Perception