It's a great feeling to be admired... what can I say? It's a warm, gooey feeling.

I may have played romantic roles, but each character has been different, with his own personality.

The pressure is always there to do my best. I feel happy that I have an audience that looks forward to my next project. I have to make sure that I deliver.

Whatever appreciation I've got despite the limited work I have done has been great. People have been receptive, and I think it's a privilege to have earned this respect.

I proudly represent Pakistan in India, and I hope that many more actors from there come and work here.

The film's content is the king.

I was part of a metal and rock band, and I performed in front of 3000 to 4000 people for many years. I was the loudest mouth up there on stage. We would be screaming, head-banging and mass venting. We would all vent our feelings together, which is ideal as compared to participating in political and social forums, and I never felt any restrictions.

I was diagnosed with diabetes mellitus Type 1.

I think I lost too much weight during 'Khubsoorat.'

I want to play around with my looks. It's very boring to appear the same in all your films. Then people are looking not at the character but at the actor.

I think there comes a time when you start dropping expectations. Because the world doesn't owe you anything, and you don't owe the world anything in return. Things, feelings, are a very simple transaction. If you get it, be grateful. If you don't, be alright with it.

I'd rather speak less because I don't consider myself a very intelligent person.

If I get into something, I get into it for the pure joy of it.

I've been watching the 'Richard Pryor Show' for NBC made during the '70s. I'm a big fan of his work.

My kids are the light of my life.

I am always scared when I start something new. That hasn't changed.

From the time I've landed in India and wherever I've travelled, I've only experienced politeness and courtesy. There has been no hatred whatsoever. But I strongly feel every country has its formalities and rules that one has to abide by. I believe in respecting that, as it is in the best interests of everyone.

When I started doing television, I had no idea that people were watching it. But then things opened up for television in such a way that it's no more 'small' screen, as it is called.

Television is a big platform for actors, and so many actors have made it to films from there. And for me, too, it has been a great transition from the small screen to the big screen.

Whenever you move to a new atmosphere, the first few days are difficult. But I always felt that an actor needs to move out of his comfort zone and experience different working environments. And that's why I was looking at moving out of my own comfort zones and work with different kinds of people. It helps you grow as an actor.

If there is place for music that I do in Bollywood, then I would surely like to sing a song in a Hindi film.

I stumbled into acting because a friend persuaded me to leave my 9 to 5 job and get into acting.

Bollywood was never on my to-do list. It just happened.

I believe you can do a lot even if you have a 15-minute part in a project.

In Bollywood, they've got their systems in place. It's a monster machine that's churning out, like, 400 films a year, consistently. They're able to efficiently process things.

My way of deciding whether a film is worth doing is if you can get through it all in the first read.

I've grown up watching cinema from around the world, and there are films that have scenes that are far steamier than what we are required to do on screen.

It's always a surprise to me when someone comes up to me and appreciates my work. I have a very limited body of work, so I feel very lucky to have gathered such an audience. I'm very thankful to them. I'm extremely grateful to them for showing such love.

I wanted to do animation, so for lack of available career counselling, took up Bachelor's in Computer Science, but managed to get only C grades.

'Khoobsurat' was an eye-opener in many ways. Cinema is a colossal money-churning business in India, and working in that environment offered me quite an incredible learning experience.

You learn a lot about people when you live together.

I have the gift of the gab, can talk and perform, but so can others. I can only attribute it to the fact that somebody up there likes me: it's remote-controlled by God.

There's a strong bond I feel with my wife. It's not that I haven't come across other attractive people in my life, but no one else was willing to put up with me.

Old-world romance underlines my relationships, even with my son and the dog.

As any professional, you go where your work takes you.

I've expanded my skill-set through a very limited number of projects and been very lucky with the outcomes most of the time.

As an individual, I've learnt a lot about life - some things that proved to be helpful and some things I wish I never knew.

There is so much to learn that I find the entire debate that Pakistani actors shouldn't work elsewhere senseless. By working in other countries, we're able to move out of our comfort zones, learn more, and bring that back to our own industry.

I am genuinely happy that other actors are entering the industry and gaining popularity. There are enough opportunities in the business for everybody.

Men are naturally barbarians, and that will remain forever. The passion, the love, and the lust is intensifying with time.

I'm married to the only woman I've loved, and I'm happy.

TV needs to be the medium for progress, not degeneration. There needs to be more programming for children. Plays need to become more responsible.

Television has the power to push for change. We need to push it in that direction.

I like playing characters in the real world.

I wish to direct someday.

'Khoobsurat' introduced me to this huge, amazing audience so close to my home. In a lot of ways, it has changed my life, but the game keeps changing.

My character has to be alive. It can't be a mere prop, and it has to have a life of its own. I need to have that space to play around and the scope to interact with the people around me. That freedom would give me a lot of margin to improvise with.

I have always been the black sheep of the family. I am the middle child, with an older and a younger sister.

I was 17 when I first acted on stage. I was a part of an Urdu adaptation of 'Spartacus' in the titular role.

After I was cast in the acclaimed film 'Khuda Ke Liye,' I thought it would open up film avenues for me in Pakistan and, maybe, even internationally. When that didn't happen, I decided to use TV as a means of polishing my craft.