Fatherhood does affect your work decisions.

Since I have become a father, I have kept a certain amount of time away for spending with my son. I don't want to miss out on his growing up years.

The entertainment business can't thrive without putting you in a box.

To be able to prove my credentials of a dramatic actor, I took up roles which were different and challenging. I've never repeated a role, even if it did well for me.

Actors who are super successful are the ones who thrive on the image by creating their forte.

It feels good to be tagged as a talented, versatile actor.

I used to think life would be easier to handle. But it is not.

I like considering myself as someone in the film business.

The tags in this business don't leave you... When I was a VJ, they called me VJ-turned-actor, then I turned into a comedian, and now I am a serious actor.

I try to do yoga whenever I can, even if it's 15 minutes during a break in shooting.

I believe in keeping mind and body both fit.

I believe in observing and absorbing life.

Though every film teaches me at least three new things, I don't subscribe to doing homework about a character's backstory unless it's a historical role or one that requires training in accent.

I don't plan my life or analyse things. Nothing can be predicted about the future, no one can put a finger on what's going to be the next big thing. Why bother?

The audience is sacrosanct for me. They put faith in me, trust me and I will try my best to live up to that.

I don't want people to expect too much out of me. I can only give them as much as I can.

Music is a big passion for me, and whenever we all friends get together we play guitar, sing songs and play games.

To be very honest, I don't think I have a fan following.

I think I'm known mostly for comedy because most of the work I've done is comedy and that is in turn because most of the work that is offered to me is comedy, so I end up doing more comic roles and therefore being known for them.

The way a Dibakar Banerjee conceptualizes a film is different from a David Dhawan! I've worked with both, since as an actor I am just a tool in the director's hands.

I don't dig the candy floss and rosy kind of film subjects. Give me anything dark and grey!

Nobody has a copyright on 'Emotional Atyachar,' other than Anurag Kashyap maybe!

If there's comfort factor, all the other differences can be bridged! But, it's difficult to work with those whom you can't stand personally!

I feel comfortable doing parts that I feel are great and that I can pull off.