Quotes Imran's personal quotes, about life, film and beyond
You can't rank it as one-two-three, it's a triangle and you need all these three parts(script, director, producer) of it.
I am a shameless, fearless actor.
As an actor I need to be a pillar of strength to my director.
When it's long-term commitment it's the small things that matter, you need to communicate, invest and nourish a relationship.
I genuinely don't think that a person's personal life can have an effect on his professional one. It's the quality of work that speaks and not the relationship status.
I am a very reserved person, I like being on my own.
I watched Aamir's films but even as a kid I could tell the film industry then dished out escapist fare, veering towards 'trends' than stories really. I'm lucky to be part of the industry where unusual scripts are getting made and getting accepted too.
I believe in commercial films. But today commercial is synonymous with brainless and intelligent is synonymous with boring.
There are two things they say about films and broadcast journalism. They say it's not a job, it's a junoon. It's your calling. So there is something inside that screams and you can't do anything about it. It's out of your control. So ya, it was never really a choice.
I will be ignored as Aamir despises award ceremonies and the organisers are going to settle scores by not giving me any (talking about awards)
I don't want to condemn dancing at parties or at award functions… It feels wrong to me… Walk the ramp for designers… I can't do it. But films, as long as I find it interesting, I will do it.
No female fan has landed at my house; nobody has proposed marriage to me, nobody has sent me underwear. Even in Mumbai, just about 20 girls wave at me when I'm driving on the roads. I'm disappointed.
Some day, I would definitely direct a film. But I don't know when that will happen.
I'm not much of a fun-loving guy. I'm uptight.
Now I have to build biceps. As you know, it's impossible to have a successful career in Bollywood unless you have very, very big biceps! I'm joking, I personally don't think you need to have an amazingly big body or big muscles to be an actor. An actor is about the acting.
I don't like to go to most gyms as they are nice, comfortable, five-star air conditioned gyms. You don't sweat, you don't really feel you are working, and they are always blasting music as though it's a night club or something!
I find it very distracting. I don't listen to an iPod, I don't play music, I don't watch TV..nothing. I really like to focus on the workout. That's my taste, I guess a lot of people would disagree with me.
The first day, I remember, I was very nervous. My hand was shaking in the scene where I had to point a gun at him. I was not being able to deliver. I told him that I was too anxious to deliver a good performance. He looked at me for a couple of seconds and then hugged me and all my tension went away. (about shooting with Sanjay Dutt for Kidnap)
The viewers pay for the ticket, and expect to get entertained well. Controversies and gossips don't affect the real viewer. Only work counts.
I always tell the truth. No I don't lie, and so journos say that I am blunt, but I am truthful.
My sense of humour is indeed very dry and deadpan. That's why I keep saying I'm going to get into trouble one of these days. Honestly, most people have no clue when I'm joking.
The highs and lows are all part of the business, you can't take it to heart. You pick yourself up, and keep on going.
I don't like the whole 'camp' thing, I think it ensures that you work for the wrong reasons. You should be a part of a film because it interests you, not because your buddy's making it.
Simple rule of thumb; if you read something and go "wait, that doesn't sound right...", it isn't. "Imran demands 50 crores for next film!" Not true. "Imran kicks director out, says he will direct himself!" Not true. "Imran goes nuts, punches journalist in the nose!"... well maybe that last one isn't such a stretch. But if that happens, trust me, the guy had it coming.
I didn't give that interview about being ready to sexplode. Sexploding just doesn't sound like much fun...
As to acting making me a different person, I think it has. I do feel like I'm a lot more comfortable in my skin than I used to be. I also feel like I've grown up and matured over the course of making these films much like Jai did through JT.
"As actors, we all want our audience to like our work; so even if you ask me this question after five years I will say yes I want to work harder and harder to be loved by my audience."
~ Imran Khan
You can't rank it as one-two-three, it's a triangle and you need all these three parts(script, director, producer) of it. 
