Life is bigger than cinema. Cinema is just a part of life, so I never take success or failure seriously.

To live greatly, you have to risk greatly.

Nature, philosophy and social issues are the three things that always occupy my mind. You do not have any power over others but can only change yourself.

If I do not respond to some situation, my conscience kills me. I believe in permissible violence, not necessarily non-violence.

I never wanted to become an actor. I always wanted to be a farmer and dreamt of owning half an acre of agriculture land.

I have always wanted to be a gardener, and I love the time I spend in my garden.

It's destiny that pushed me towards showbiz. I wanted to start off as a technician, but out of compulsion, I became an actor.

I have been a depressed kid. I wanted to lead a quiet life, never wanted to be an actor.

Politics organizes our lives. We can't disregard it. Politics has lot of muck, lot of dirt. But that doesn't mean you have to be away from it. It's ubiquitous.

I went on a Hot Pocket diet where I ate two Hot Pockets every four hours. I only had the pepperoni pizza flavour. I didn't go anywhere near the cheeseburger macaroni.

Another day in paradise' was his inevitable pronouncement when he settled his head on his pillow. Now I understand what that meant: the uneventful day was a precious gift.

You can go one block to the next in San Francisco and get a completely different opinion of what the issue is.

As someone who played a team sport, I feel a bit uncomfortable being ranked as an individual so high.

I'm curious about life, period.

Peace is unattained by part performance of conditions, even as a chemical combination is impossible without complete fulfillment of the conditions of attainment thereof.

Look well into thyself; there is a source of strength which will always spring up if thou wilt always look.

Bad company ruins good morals.

Whenever you undertake to do something, do it thoroughly or not at all.

Libraries never let us forget who we are, for their worth stands by the knowledge they keep and save for us.