As an actor, I am meant to dabble with different themes and genres.

I keep the bad-boy image just to make my fans happy.

I have lost 18 kg. Now if I lose anymore weight, I will vanish.

Kolkata is the relatively unexplored part of India as far as Hindi films are concerned.

As a person, I'm pretty much the same except that I've come to terms with who my real friends and supporters are. I don't get particularly friendly with new people at first go.

Passion gives me emotional strength... Passion means power!

I have this huge lion tattoo embossed on my arm. I was a little worried as to how we would cover it up. But my makeup man covered the tattoo with makeup. It took close to two hours.

Parineeta is a classic love story.

As an actor, I've grown considerably. It's taken me years to get comfortable doing a romantic scene and dancing on stage in front of a live audience. I've really opened up a lot.

A good script and a good brief from the director is enough to let me know what is expected of me.

The film industry is a lovely family and I respect it.

Never chase a person that doesn't know your worth because the moment you catch him you will always feel you were never good enough.

The world is not ideal, and the only weapon we can give our children is information. Information which is not pretty, but honest.

I met Tiger Woods, and I looked in his eyes - and I saw Derek Jeter. They don't have to tell people they're good. They just prove it by the way they love the competition.

True art can only spring from the intimate linking of the serious and the playful.

All of my decisions I made when I was a kid were decisions, would my mother and father be proud of.

Only in Washington does a decrease in the proposed increase equal a spending cut.

I've talked to biblical cats, and Neanderthals who been here since day one. No one here has even seen the Big Boss. Ever.

It's a real challenge to complete a story arc and end up with a cool punchline in 120 characters.

[Before each of numerous portrait sittings:] Now then, with teeth or without?

I'd rather take risks than make something that's cookie cutter.