Quotes

But I'm never gonna get to a point in my life where what it costs to shoot a movie is going to determine what it is. The limits of my imagination is the only thing that's gonna stop me.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 laid the foundation for the Voting Rights Act of 1965, but it also addressed nearly every other aspect of daily life in a would-be free democratic society.

The political, social, and spiritual impact of the life example set by Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela might be measured in part by the profound and unique gestures made by people in different countries to honor his life upon learning of his death.

I was always looking for relatability, because I am not someone cut out for larger than life roles.

The craziest thing I've done for love? Put my life on hold.

When you do films after films, you don't let life happen. At least, in my case, I end up relying too much on emotions, which aren't raw enough. Travel helps me to get a renewed approach towards things.

In real life I don't chant. Nor do I believe in idol worship.

Larger-than-life roles have never excited me. I'd rather play someone real who goes through obstacles and becomes a hero.

We are always larger than life because we come from this mentality that since we are a very poor nation, we need an escapist cinema to take us out of our miseries. And that's where Bollywood comes from.

At my parents house, there are three dogs. I've grown up with these four-legged creatures all my life.

We all have to find a cause we believe in and pursue it. Sometimes it may cost you your job, your personal life, your love life, etc.

I am most attracted to characters and stories that I can relate to. The traditional formula of 'larger than life' I never found attractive.

Even Milton Friedman - doyen of radical free market thought - was willing to consider some government intervention into primary education on the grounds that it is unfair for children to not get a chance in life because they were born to poor parents.

If you happen to be mostly depressed about the state of your life, I don't know whether you feel like doing impulse control.

I think it is a very important point for India to create a bureaucracy that lives on the ground and gets its stimulus from how life is on the ground.

When you compare individuals, rather than countries, you find that education improves both income and the quality of life.

It is possible that Modi sees his life as evidence that hard physical work can triumph over every disadvantage, but if so, most of us Indians do not share his faith.

Most farmers know that their children's future will probably not be in agriculture, but they have a hard time imagining a different life.

Our democratic culture does not prioritise protecting an individual's right to live life her way, especially if that is not our way or the way of the community.

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.'

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.

Up until Beijing where I had my greatest victory, I had trained for 16 years of life with a singular goal and singular obsession that I wanted to win gold medal at the Olympics.

The beauty of having goals in life is that it drives you and when that is lost you lose a lot of meaning in life.

It took a lot out of me to win. But more than anything, when you are goalless, you are listless in your life.

I'm quite a loser. I've done nothing in my life for the past 12 years. I'd just eat, sleep, run and do nothing except shooting.