Everyone starts from a raw stage at some point of time.
Padam Kumar is a technically sound director, very contemporary.
In many households today, the woman is also a bread winner and with this financial independence comes the power of making choices.
I had a good experience while shooting for 'Mahanayak.'
My wife was an excellent mother, her loss has left a big void in my son's life, and those are shoes that I cannot fill. The loss of a parent has not been easy on him.
I do not adhere to any strict diet plans as I feel they do more harm.
I wanted to pursue my passion for cricket, but after school, I got into an engineering college.
A film career is a natural progression for any model and i'm sure this trend will continue.
Supari' is about four friends, each one chasing a different dream.
I am happy that Delhi is now catching up fast on the nightlife circuit. The city has a rocking night life.
I have done many movies. Some simultaneously and others after taking a break.
I was nominated as one of the most promising entrepreneurs by a business magazine a long time back. I worked in Telco way back in 1993 and then started my leather business.
I have done some 104 films across languages, most of which had action.
When I joined the industry, people were not very appreciative of models turning to acting.
I want to act in a film like 'The Pianist.'
It's when you begin to deal with stress mentally, physically and emotionally, that you can be truly fit.
I'm not a great father and there have been many occasions, when I fall short, but I'm genuinely trying.
I have a very close relationship with God. I even fight with Him at times.
I believe 'Takkari Donga' didn't do too well. But I had a blast doing the film.
As parents, it's easy to not give the child enough credit and not spend enough time together.
I would wonder why I was gaining weight even after playing and exercising so much. It was only after I grew up that I got to know that the paranthas were called baldaar because of the amount of cream and ghee that went into making them.
I am so tied up with my Bollywood projects that I have no time for fashion shows.
If you look around, 90 percent of marriages are cliches - people aren't genuinely happy even if they look happy together.
I was the first guy from a modelling background to successfully venture into films.
When I look at character artistes, they begin after 40. For instance, Boman Irani took up his first film after he was 40. Since I too, am in my 40s, I think I am finally getting to be in my zone.
One of the biggest lessons I've learnt is patience. It's critical when raising a child.
I never bunked school. School was always the most special place for me.
My heroes were people like Arnold Schwarzenegger.
There is immense pressure of being caught in the rat race. At such times, I'm glad I have just one child.
The problem with the film industry is that once one starts out as a villain, subsequent offers are those of similar roles.
I was the first Indian to be featured in the London edition of 'GQ' magazine and it was a six page story.
I believe that destiny has a big role to play in everyone's life.
Siddhant has received a perfect upbringing from his mother and it's up to me now to continue on the same track. But I must say that it's definitely not possible for a father to play the role of a dad and mom simultaneously.
After a level, it does not matter if you are capable to do 100 push-ups, but how to take action in a do-or-die situation - saving your country while on mission.
I never wanted to act. I never participated in school plays.
After 'Champion,' I got like 20,000 psychopath roles! And they wanted me to strip and show my body in every film. But I have tried to balance my roles.
I think you should love your body. Train it properly because the result is always amazing.
I was told that television will be very difficult. But I think everyone just hypes it.
I saw Adrien Brody's Oscar speech and was moved to tears.
Bigg Boss' has given me a more mature audience.
You can never write off a good actor, look at Arshad Warsi, one 'Munna Bhai' and he's back in business.
I realise that surviving in the film industry is not an easy job, but if one puts one's heart and soul into one's work, anything is possible.
Female directors are slightly less vociferous.
If we think about physical strength and that women lack in it, we must understand that in a tough situation, mental strength is more important than physical power. So, women are equally strong for combat roles.
I can't be the villain that I play in the movies.
It's fantastic to be associated with television.
I am open to doing cinema as long as I find the script right.
The sun is the supreme life source and I receive all my good vibrations from it.
Frankly speaking, I don't want to be typecast as someone who only does negative roles.
Kids have a tendency to switch off if their parents are multitasking.
Yes, I have done many roles with negative shades, such as 'Awara Paagal Deewana' and 'Champion.' But in 'Ashoka,' I played a positive character.
I'm astonished at the speed of social media as it can get things done really fast.
I used to come to school with my school bag hanging on one shoulder and the cricket kit on the other. It was pretty cool and I felt special.
I don't believe in being loud. I find that stupid. Understated things work much better.
I know that I don't have the image of a lover boy.
I gave importance to parenting over everything else and went back to Delhi. Now, when I had to make a comeback, 'Bigg Boss' was the best platform to give me that visibility.
To be successful in Bollywood, one needs a certain body type.
My father was a cop.
I am an introvert.
Every time I watched 'K3G,' I buried my face in my hands and wept.