Quotes from Salman Khan


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For me, acting comes straight from the heart. In that sense I don't act at all. I think that to feel the character's pain I have to be myself. Somewhere audiences see that.


I was close to getting married a long time ago. But it didn't happen, and since then it has not been happening. It is jinxed, and I am very happy. I hope this jinx continues.


Sometimes I feel I hope I am not taking advantage of my stardom.


Cinema should always be in touch with the soil of the country. My films celebrate the heartland of India.


The older you get, the better you have to look, the higher you have to kick, the harder you have to work.


If the film is a hit then everyone shares the success. If it is going to be a disaster then it might as well be because of me, not because of somebody else.


People are patronizing the theatres with renewed enthusiasm - there is an entire picnic-like attitude when families go out to see movies, which is a very good sign. They want to see larger-than-life characters on the big screen and not just watch movies on television or on DVDs.


I had just 15 days to work on my body for the climactic fight of 'Bodyguard.' And I would work on every muscle of my body two/three times a week. I would have developed a superb body if I had three months, but squeezing it into 15 days can be harmful. Also, as you grow older, your metabolic rate slows down.


I feel blessed that I haven't seen or felt real pain to be immune to it. But I am dreading the time it comes. I feel blessed to have everything going fine. My parents' health is good, my brothers are well-settled, I have a great brother-in-law and my own career is doing fine. I hope and pray that I am fit and fine always.


Being Human clothing was first launched in France, Belgium and Spain, where the brand's philosophy of look good, do good is connecting with people and not just Salman Khan.


I work with brands that I personally connect with or personally use. For example, I was already driving the Suzuki Hayabusa long before I started endorsing Suzuki.


Now at 47, 48 I am expected to do ten times better work that I did when I was 24.


I don't go out anywhere. I don't go to nightclubs, so meeting somebody in the nightclub is out of question.


I guess I don't take my stardom too seriously. I think I am one of the guys.


There are actors who can pull of a writer's lines; I am not competent enough to do that.


I enjoy the process of composing music. The first time I hear a song, it has to bring a smile to my lips. You have to tap your feet and be able to sing the song.


The day the producers aren't minting money, or the fans are done with me and, most of all, I as a person get bored of acting, I will stop and pursue my other interests. There is a lot to do: painting, writing, direction.


Style is something very individual, very personal, and in their own unique way, I believe everyone is stylish.


In life go straight and turn right.


People in the film industry always want to save for a rainy day. Many early actors died in small houses with no money, and so they are insecure. My advantage is I don't value money that much. It's an easy thing for me to let go.