PK' is a very unique story. There are no benchmarks in Hindi cinema to give you an idea about 'PK.'

Most biopics are stories of people who achieve something. It's an easier graph, a rags-to-riches story, or wanting something and reaching that. Sanju's life is not actually a case like that.

Writing a script consumes so much of time.

I spent five years after '3 Idiots' making my next film. I didn't see a single penny in those five years.

There's a big time influence Hrishikesh Mukherjee has always had on my work. I can watch 'Anand,' 'Golmaal' or 'Chupke Chupke' as many times as possible. I just really admire his kind of cinema.

I would love to make more films.

When your first movie releases, in my case it was 'Munnabhai MBBS,' I was just relieved that it was out there. Just that sheer thought makes you happy.

I think in any work of art, there always will be randomness about what is good, what is bad.

I read till I fall asleep. Daytime actually I feel guilty reading - I always feel I should be doing something else!

Someday I want to really talk about religion and blind faith. I explored astrologers, palmistry etcetra at length till I believed it was a scam. Even in '3 Idiots' I take a dig at them.

The longest break I have taken in my life was 14 days. On the 15th day, I started getting impatient to start work again.

I don't understand why we learn what we do for most of it is of no use to us in our careers. To get a grade, students learn just about everything and later none of this is relevant. Grades become more important than learning.

I prefer to be a director and a narrator rather than a writer.

I love 'Rang De Basanti.'

I get so many scripts a day but none of them inspires me. If I get a good inspiring script, then I will be most happy to make it into a film.

To preach is very boring, and nobody wants free advice. But if it's entertainment, then this changes. If you explain something to a kid through an interesting story, he'll be hooked.

Editing is a meditative process. I enjoy it the most. I am not dealing with 200 people.

I have a terrible reputation for being nervous.

I'm a filmmaker first, nothing else matters.

Vidhu Vinod Chopra is the only man I see around who makes films because he thinks 'this is a story that needs to be told, so let's tell it.'

You need to have a liberal point of view for a society to grow.

It is impossible to know what people will like. No market research, formulas will help, it's best to stop guessing.

Any holiday seems like a guilt trip.

I like Ranbir Kapoor, Ranveer Singh and Hrithik Roshan. I would love to work with them all.