I know where I am headed and how will I evolve. There's nothing stopping you. I don't have a family background on films, and I will need to work for it.
Ali Fazal
People think that theatre helps, but in my case, it slowed me down. I had to unlearn everything when I went on to a film set.
In Bollywood, the film's stakes are as high as the actor. In Hollywood, they are way above, and the day we realise this in our industry, we will start appreciating actors.
I didn't know I had a fan base on the other side of the border. I thought that since actor Ali Zafar is from Pakistan, the fans might have mistaken me for him. Eventually, I realised that they have liked my work, and that feeling sunk in.
I am humbled at the fact that I always get great support and reviews from my critics, but it's the film that requires to be good enough for it to work.
The vibe of London as a city is captivating. It's both fast-paced and extremely rushed but still has the calmness that would attract any big-city person.
'Fast & Furious' is Hollywood's 'Dabangg.' It is that big there, so it obviously feels amazing to have played a part in it. The role is small but very interesting. People will see me in full Hollywood accent, and the character is not like typical Indian character.
'Fukrey' was a major turning point of my career because it was post this film that I started getting lead roles in films like 'Bobby Jasoos.'
Goa isn't just about tourism and happy faces.
I return to the stage time and again to see if I am worth anything.
I think every filmmaker has his way of working, and I respect that.
My grandfather was a civil servant. He was honest, so it would be unfair to say we enjoyed the perils of richness.
I have always felt that just to show love, you don't have to make two people do intimate scenes. That is not the idea of 'I love you.'
I want to settle down.
'Victoria and Abdul' will surely tickle the hearts of many and prove that love has no definition. It can be pure and priceless.
I love the kind of work I am bringing to the table.
I am really excited to be signed on by Julian Belfrage Associates, who manage some of the best talent out there, and I am really excited for this new dimension and beginning.
Kurt Russell... he is a bloody legend. I have idolised him, and to chill with him on the sets while shooting was an incredible experience.
I think, in all this race and competition, we actors forget how to have fun.
While everyone usually turns up late at Bollywood parties, I always reach these places on time and end up making a fool of myself.
I have stepped into a bigger league with 'Khamoshiyaan,' and I am grateful to Mahesh Bhatt sir. I am also grateful to myself for being patient.
Actors are dumb when they get insecure of their co-stars. A lot of actors do. When there is a good actor, they're like, 'Oh, he's eating up the part.' That's stupid.
The cast of 'Fukrey' will remain the same in the sequel. But the story is more of a fresh one.
I got a chance to work with so many stalwarts from British cinema. Judi Dench, of course, who is a legend. Then there was my director Stephen Frears. He is the man who made some of British cinema's salient trendsetters.
Robert De Niro... I had a chance to meet him, and I hope to get to work with him one day.
'Fast And Furious 7' was quite random. I remember that it was the first holiday that I took in the entire year. I was in Mussoorie for two days with my friends when I got a call from my international PRs asking me to audition for 'Fast And Furious 7.'
Any actor who says he does not like so many people shouting his name would be lying.
I am in love with stories of underdogs.
Theatre gives me a different high.
Actors have a social responsibility.
Maybe one day, I will go to Pakistan and meet these fans who like me and my work. At the end of the day, we are all the same, and meeting my fans there is something that I have on my mind.
For someone who works in theatre, the rehearsal is where you discover everything. It is where magic happens, where the script enters you and becomes part of you.
I am the first one in my family to become a part of Bollywood.
With every project, I have to grow.
I was shooting for 'Bobby Jasoos' when I was offered 'Khamoshiyan.'
I am not going to disconnect from Bollywood or sacrifice my career in the industry for international projects. Everything began here, and I respect that.
Every frame of every film is from a particular time. So, if you make a film in 2017, the times can't not have a bearing.
Theatre is like an actor's nectar, like how cinema is a director's medium.
Playing a real-life character is a challenge and a huge responsibility.
I have never really had a goal to be a true blue movie star, unlike a lot of my colleagues.
My first preference is Bollywood and will always be.
A film can reach only the places which the distributor has promised you. Several films are not released internationally, and Web has that wide reach.
I don't think stardom will ever go to my head.
I am a diehard romantic, and I shamelessly accept that. I love writing letters.
I was offered a role in the series 'Homeland,' which I couldn't do because the dates clashed with my film with the Bhatts - 'Khamoshiyan.' But I wish I had done it. Look at how much notice the series got Nimrat Kaur.
I think it's fun to own a wardrobe and have loads of clothes.
In the beginning, I was doing whatever came my way. But that's how life is. I am not sitting around calling a 'daddy' to make a movie for me.
Hollywood has got technology, method, and discipline.
Mahesh Bhatt has changed me a lot. I used to be very held back with my words. He has made me open up. He has taught me how to say what comes to my mind, just as he does.
I like to mix things up.
