There have been actors who have been extremely successful by doing just about everything that came their way. But I do what I like doing and give it a certain time.

I don't want to do films where I'm just there with nothing much to do.

As long as the character is interesting and I have something to do as an actor, there is no reason to turn it down.

I've been saying yes to almost every interesting script that comes my way.

I feel you need to treat children as equals instead of giving them a complex - you are young, you are small, you don't know.'

I don't think that a film that has children in it necessarily needs to be a children's film.

I have loved playing every character that I essayed.

When you ask me why I do one film a year, it is not my fault. I've chosen what I liked from whatever work came my way.

Creativity should be balanced with commercial interests.

The least anyone can do is pay attention to their parents and people who are elder to them.

We've not given any attention to the people in their 50s and 60s, who need attention, education and engagement, in terms of the society and in terms of their identity as human beings.

Different kind of cinema is being created, people are coming up with different kind of scripts, they are able to come up with scripts that work with the audiences and also scripts which will have something to say to the audience, which is a heart-warming thing.

Women do have better roles to play, more characters are being written. For instance, Surpriya Pathak's character in 'Ram Leela' or Neena Gupta's part in 'Badhaai Ho'.'

Living my early years in Ludhiana, the Halwara base of the Indian Air Force was very close to our house. I would see jets cruise over my head.

As far as I am concerned the best thing that any person can have, and which I think my son has, is commitment to work and also the attitude towards it.

I wanted to understand the whole medium and that is when I decided to do television. Once I thought that, I was confident about making a film.

In theatre there is a certain discipline that you have to follow, and you have to be experienced to be performing in front of a live audience. It is satisfying to me.

I enjoy playing different kind of people.

There are millions of people in the world, I have only played a few of them.

We have had examples in our industry of people working for 30-40 years because of their ability to act. Your looks leave you after a point, you don't look the same way you did when you were in your 20s or 30s. After that you have only your ability to show.

When an actor gets an opportunity to do things, only then can he prove his mettle.

I feel that God has been amazingly kind to me. How many actors get to stay for 30 years and play the kind of roles that I have done?

I am human and get insecure because I am a middle class man and I need to feed my family and acting is the only job I know.

Many people from the industry come up to me and say 'We don't see you onscreen much.' But where are the scripts? Do you think I am not sitting in my office and waiting for something like 'Matru' to happen to me? I would love to do four such films in a year.