I never want to give up stand-up. Because I still get a thrill out of it.

I didn't want to have to follow 'Everybody Loves Raymond' with another sitcom. Let it be my sitcom legacy, and leave it at that.

My career has been my craziest adventure.

My kids are growing up and it's hard to accept they are their own person and they're independent.

I can't complain about my career, that's for sure.

You know, a TV show is a slow build.

I do still get intimidated by certain things.

The successful golfers - they're like astronauts or pilots. They have that demeanor that they can focus and stay within that one moment and nothing distracts them. That's not me.

After 'Raymond,' there was this big feeling of, 'What do I do next?'

You have to join politics to reach out to the masses. As a filmstar I can reach out to 40-50 thousand followers but not 20 lakh people.

I had a fear of heights but I overcame that while shooting for 'Luck.' I jumped from a height of 2,000 feet for one shot.

I've been flattered by being called the Amitabh Bachchan of Bhojpuri cinema.

The Bhojpuri industry in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh has made me a star. At the same time, I've also given the Bhojpuri industry a new lease of life. Surely, I need to be respected.

It is important for me to be comfortable with the people I am working with.

After doing films like 'Mukkabaaz,' I feel I am finally getting films that I deserve.

I had started with Bollywood and then I shifted to Bhojpuri films to create my own identity there.

I can be a versatile actor.

Bhojpuri cine fans watch good films. They watch Salman Khan's entertainers and can also watch 'Tanu Weds Manu' type of films too.

I only fear myself and my competition is with me. I have always been like this.

I feel good cinema, be it big or small, with small actor or big actor, it always works.

Yogi Adityanath is my Lord Krishna and I am his Arjuna. Under his leadership I will work to develop Gorakhpur as one of the best cities in north India.

Since 2007 I have been campaigning for the BJP pan-India.

Everybody wants the nation to progress and harmony between all communities. This has happened under the leadership of Modi ji and it will go on.

Nationalism is a major issue. If the country is safe, my children will be safe and so will be the future generations. We want a safe and strong nation so that no enemy country can stare us down.