The best vocalists I can think of are female. There is no singer I can think of who can touch Ella Fitzgerald. And when Billie Holiday sings, she's merciless about it. Her voice has just this immaculate sadness - even in happy songs, there was something that was so broken about it.

Much of social media can be seen as the 'News of me.' It's not so much a platform for connecting and sharing as it is a platform for advertising the idea of yourself you want to portray to others: the image of yourself you want to project.

By nature, I'm an awkward person; I'm a gangly introvert.

I think marriage is a scary concept. It's a scary concept for anybody. I'm not sure where I sit with that.

I'm not cross about the idea of baptism; I just think the idea that when a child is born it is inherently sinful and carries sin and needs to be cleaned in order for it to be all right and all good with its creator, I just think that's an absurd notion.

One of my favorite books is 'Nineteen Eighty-Four' by George Orwell, and 'Catcher in the Rye,' obviously, is a big influence and is one of my favorites.

I found the experience of falling in love or being in love was a death: a death of everything. You kind of watch yourself die in a wonderful way, and you experience for the briefest moment - if you see yourself for a moment through their eyes - everything you believed about yourself gone. In a death-and-rebirth sense.

I am neither hurt nor disturbed by the occasional backbiting and criticism from my colleagues. By and large, the music industry has been very supportive.

Before I got the desired effect in my voice, I trained in classical music under my father for several years.

Comedy is one genre that I really want to come my way because I was loved for my funny character in 'Khiladi 786.' So, if approached with a good script and good songs, I will certainly take it up.

I love challenges, as it breaks the monotony and takes me out of my comfort zone.

I had never dreamt of acting.

Just praise is not enough; you've got to get work to survive.

I eat four times a day. The evening snacks are a must.

This whole game of hit and flops will always be there and I have survived because I am hit. I think industry works on hit and flop.

When my films didn't work, I wondered what was wrong in my acting graph, and then I realised the dedication I had for music, I didn't have the same for acting.

I know kids who participated in reality shows and became a superstar over time without singing for films, because the opportunities are wider besides films.

Nowadays, everyone is sporting a tattoo, so the uniqueness of having one is gone unless you have an original tattoo.

Never take your critics lightly. You must always try to win them over by your hard work. Don't brush them off.

Your mind and soul must be completely involved in your work all the time. This is how you will achieve success.

It was a little difficult for me to get six pack abs because I wanted to get them naturally without taking any supplements, and thus it took about three times the usual time.

I don't have the temperament of being a director.

I love Bollywood, I love films, and I like to push myself, which motivates me to work harder.

I took advice from Salman Khan, getting health tips because he is my mentor, and I take his advice for everything I do from Salman bhai. He has given me a lot of tips on body building because he was the first person to start the trend of fitness in the country.