As an actor, I've grown considerably. It's taken me years to get comfortable doing a romantic scene and dancing on stage in front of a live audience. I've really opened up a lot.

I keep the bad-boy image just to make my fans happy.

I have lost 18 kg. Now if I lose anymore weight, I will vanish.

Kolkata is the relatively unexplored part of India as far as Hindi films are concerned.

As a person, I'm pretty much the same except that I've come to terms with who my real friends and supporters are. I don't get particularly friendly with new people at first go.

Passion gives me emotional strength... Passion means power!

I have this huge lion tattoo embossed on my arm. I was a little worried as to how we would cover it up. But my makeup man covered the tattoo with makeup. It took close to two hours.

Parineeta is a classic love story.

A good script and a good brief from the director is enough to let me know what is expected of me.

The film industry is a lovely family and I respect it.

As an actor, I am meant to dabble with different themes and genres.

Be compassionate ... and take responsibility for each other. If we only learned those lessons, this world would be a better place.

the first place smelled like work, so I took the second

The city has a way of reminding you how insignificant you are,

Flanked by his personal guardsmen, Emperor Gevalen walked toward me, never letting go of me with his eyes. It was thrilling and terrifying all at once.

WRATH, n. Anger of a superior quality and degree, appropriate to exalted characters and momentous occasions; as, "the wrath of God," "the day of wrath," etc. . . .

What would Chess be without silly mistakes?

I know fashion is a material thing, but we live in a material world and I love clothes.

They [The Soviet Union] are the focus of evil in the modern world.

Wishes, like castles in the air, are inexpensive and not taxable.

My mother's always looking for answers. She's always searching for new information. I think she has a thirst for hunger that very few possess innately.