Quotes from Irrfan Khan


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    I can't think of a more pathetic situation for an actor than to do a film and not connect to it. And I pray to God that I never face that situation.

    God | Situation | Face


    For me, acting is becoming naked in front of people, you know? And when you know in the back of your mind somebody is testing you, you cannot really bare yourself. That's a feeling I always have when I'm auditioning.

    Acting | Feeling | Testing


    When you come out of the theatre and you don't even talk about that film or remember it, then it disappoints me.

    Theatre | Remember | Talk


    Parsi theater was known for melodrama.

    Theater | Known | Melodrama


    Our Bollywood stars who talk of being part of 100 crore films, I think I belong to the 1,000 crore club.

    Stars | Talk | Club


    Maybe to become famous is to reassure yourself that whatever you're lacking inside, you've fulfilled that.

    Famous | Whatever | Inside


    In India, therapy is not part of the culture; it has not become such a big need.

    Culture | India | Therapy


    I will only do a Hollywood film when there is something special offered to me.

    Special | Hollywood | Offered


    I was going through a crisis once, so I went to therapy because I was so unbearable for myself.

    Crisis | Therapy | Unbearable


    I cannot live anywhere else except India.

    India | Cannot | Anywhere


    I can recite poetry, but I cannot write it.

    Poetry | Cannot | Recite


    I am not ready to fit into the mould of commercial cinema.

    Cinema | Ready | Commercial


    Language does not make one an elite.

    Language | Elite


    It's always an inner wish of every actor to reach out to maximum audiences.

    Wish | Reach | Inner


    I don't want to do romantic roles where I have to lip sync to a song. A role that explores romance on a new level would suit me.

    Romantic | Song | Romance


    I've played many characters that have consumed me and owned me.

    Characters | Consumed | Owned


    Hollywood isn't ready for an Indian leading man.

    Ready | Hollywood | Leading


    You cannot reduce the power of story with the tag of money because it's not a share market. So you must know the seriousness of the power of storytelling.

    Money | Power | Share


    Cinema is changing every week, and multiplex audiences are demanding every week.

    Week | Cinema | Changing


    A nation needs to know how to utilise talent.

    Talent | Nation | Needs


       

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