Quotes

People in the South want heroes to be their own, whereas it is easier for them to accept a villain who hails from another state.

The first thing that strikes a person when it comes to Southern film industries is the hard work, professionalism and the punctuality that people religiously adhere to.

In Bollywood, it is common for shoots to have unexpected delays and go well into the night, but shoot schedules in the South are mostly wrapped up by evening, unless absolutely required.

Acting in different languages doesn't stop you from growing; on the contrary, for an artiste, it helps a lot.

There is no such thing as playing someone else's character. Every actor takes a character and makes it his/her own while enacting it on screen.

Even though I have been receiving offers left, right and centre, I have been a little choosy about my projects.

A run-of-the-mill bad guy role does not satisfy me creatively.

As a boy from Patna, I've always dreamt of a chance to showcase my talent.

The first two days that I rode a horse, I had someone controlling it with a rope around its neck.

It's not easy trying to get into the psyche and behaviour patterns, which are far removed from one's own personality. Some intense characters linger long after it's over on screen.

Acting gives you freedom to express your thoughts.

In 'Rakht Charitra,' I had equal screen space to that of the lead.

People in the South are very organised and are thorough professionals besides being good paymasters. They are very disciplined and start and wrap up work on time.

Mythologicals and historicals have always found takers in India. The audience identifies with them and they make for good family viewing.

I can't begin to tell you what a pleasure it was to work with Vikram. He is such a brilliant actor and so hassle-free.

Rohit Shetty liked my acting in the movie 'Theeran,' which released in 2017. He believed that I would justify the role of a baddie in 'Sooryavanshi.'

The first eight years in Mumbai were specially tough. I knew during the first two months of my stay that there's no point waiting for hours to meet producers. They won't meet you and definitely won't give you a role.

I decided to do theatre intensely. I joined Makarand Deshpande's group Ansh. He became my guru. That's where I met Anurag Kashyap and Kay Kay Menon. These were the people who supported and inspired me.

More than anything else it pleases me to know I've made people back home in Bihar proud of me.

When you work with Vikram, you give your best. It brought out the best in me.

My life's attitude is simple: 'Make the best of what you have got. And move to the next. Thank God for what is coming my way and enjoy it completely.'

The ability to endure and accept hardships became my mantra.

Once we take care of wellbeing of an athlete then performance will automatically come.

It's ironic my biggest mental crisis in life came when I actually succeeded. A lot of people talked about dealing with failure, but for me, dealing with success was probably the hardest time in my life.

When you go to a shooting competition, you don't know what medal you're going to finish with.