I have not made any efforts to stay away from commercial films.

Trust is not about what you can or cannot do in the name of love but who you are and what you choose to reveal as things progress and evolve.

I would like to be known as one of the best actors in the world because that is something that I would have earned. And being sexiest would come from my genes... it is something I was born with and not earned it for myself.

I'm going to start a polo team with my friend, and we're trying to collect as many horses as we can. You have to find time for things you love.

I'm going to be acting all my life. But, while doing that, I will try to avoid the trappings of fame.

There is a sense of purity in theatre which always attracts me. Deep down, I feel I am more of an artist than a commodity, which Bollywood turns you into. I want to strike a balance.

Horses are in our DNA. We used them way before cars for commuting.

You can't get angry with a horse. They will get angry and frisky with you.

I feel very meditative when I ride. A horse does not know whether my movie is a hit or a flop or what is happening in my relationship.

Honestly, I find writing to be a very lonely job.

I would often take this bus and go to a nearby village where I had hordes of animal friends. I was hardly around four or five years old then. The conductor was so used to seeing me hop on to the bus and get down at the same place, that he never asked any questions. The strangest part is, he never asked for a ticket either!

I used to run away from school to my village. But later, I went to the U.S. for studies and lost touch.

I would really love to work with Clint Eastwood.

I have this soft spot for have-nots. So, I was really inclined to portray their pain and pathos in 'Highway.'

I never think about what others are doing. I do a film for myself, not others.

For very long, I wasn't able to find a place for myself in movies. After my initial success, I didn't know how to capitalise on it.

We had a great dramatics department in school, so I did a lot of plays and theatre there. Later, when I was the captain of our student's ward, I figured out that if you find something you really love to do, you don't have to work for the rest of your life! You can just have fun and still excel in it because you enjoy what you do.

I overhaul myself for my roles. Sooner or later, I will get my due.

I didn't allow failure to break my heart. So I wouldn't allow success to bloat my head.

In all of us, there is a struggle between the good and the bad. It makes it more palpable and real to play such people as an actor.

I don't play the role of a villain, really, but I like playing anti-hero kind of roles. I like characters where there's conflict, drama, and more personal investment than just being heroes.

Every actor's deepest desire is to reach a huge audience. So, I don't look down upon commercial cinema... there's a beauty in it that you understand sooner or later.

I believe in the institution of marriage; Other than cinema, it's the only way to be immortalised!

I think I'm the only professional horse rider from the movie industry. Strangely, I've seen no men from the industry at equestrian events. Though I've seen some ladies like Diya Mirza and Lara Dutta at the race course. Women, by the way, make superior horse riders.