No, there is no 'need' for me to do a social cinema.

I came into films when there was action. When I retired, it was romantic period.

What I admire about Ranbir is his choice of films. Sometimes he will be bad; sometimes he will be good.

Some films will work, some won't.

I always wanted to be an actor.

Though sometimes you hit, sometimes you don't get the kind of roles you should get, but sometimes you get the role.

There would be no 'Sholay' without Dharmendra, no 'Amar Akbar Anthony' without Vinod Khanna and Rishi Kapoor, no 'Deewar' without Shashi Kapoor, and no 'Dostana' without Shatrughan Sinha.

I have played all generations in reel and real life - grandson, son, father, and grandfather - and each relationship has taught me something.

Passion for work is very important.

Every one has right to express his views on any subject, and I am a common man, a tax payer, and part of the society.

I am not stagnating in one kind of an image.

I am a natural actor. I try to keep it spontaneous as far as possible. That is my mantra.

I don't know why all these actors think going to a gym or riding horses or learning how to fight are the steps to becoming an actor.

I am observing that to become an actor, people say, they want to join gym. Why join a gym? Why don't you join an institute where they teach you how to act?

There is no nepotism in the Hindi film industry.

The first song I ever did on screen was 'Main Shaayar To Nahi.'

As is the case with politicians, actors are chosen by people.

The reality is that some Kapoors did reach the marquee; others did not.

Give me meaty roles, and I'll sink my teeth into them!

There is no way one can remake 'Mughal-e-Azam.' What my grandfather did, we cannot even think of emulating. The film is a legend, and we should leave it at that.

Pransaab was a great character actor. What he has achieved as an actor, I cannot think of achieving even a part of it.

In acting, the basic tool is observation. Whenever you see something, you store it in your head, and when you come across a character that reminds you of that instance, you incorporate it.

I can barely sit in one place for five minutes.

It's my life - acting.