A man with a silver spoon may get his share of supporters, but he can never be an inspiration for somebody! Patience and hard work are the key to every man's success.

Don't take things too seriously, and just chill.

For us Indians, I don't think English can ever exude that magic of emotions which our mother tongue can.

My inspiration comes from the common man and nature.

When the audience enjoys your performance, you feel like a magician who is doing magic. It's a great feeling!

My real guru are my experiences in life - the realisation that you are alone in this world came very early to me.

We are all souls, and what I have learnt so far is that while God is male, the souls created by Him are female, so I always had women as my theme, as they are dedicated to Him.

I've experienced many hardships‚ but mentally‚ I've always been older‚ and that reflects in my actions‚ too.

I am not a Ph.D. in economics or a doctorate in literature that I can afford to take my singing lightly. Even if I sing a jingle, I take it as seriously as oxygen.

A. R. Rahman is truly India's Mozart. His music is celebrated worldwide.

The worst affected from corruption is the common man.

Life teaches us that human thought almost never walks hand in hand with logic, and it is usually counterproductive to raise the point.

As to the whiskers, having never worn any, do you not think people would call it a piece of silly affectation if I were to begin it now?

In a democracy one must have the right to express oneself and that's what I do, even if it displeases.

I'm trying to illuminate how perilously narrow we draw the concepts of masculinity and sexuality in our male culture.

When I do a novel, I don't really use the script, I use the book; when I did Apocalypse Now, I used Heart of Darkness. Novels usually have so much rich material.

Democracy is mob rule with income taxes.

I suspect that the word (art) was invented by second-rate intelligences to describe the incomprehensible activities of their betters.

If you wanna help, inspire, uplift, don't point the blame and talk down.

Hold on to your friends. Resist - or move on Be mad, be rash Smoke and explode Sell all of your clothes Just bear in mind: There just might come a time When you need some friends