"I am a better cook than actor."
"Cooking is like doing yoga. There is a lot of satisfaction in cooking food for others."
"My cooking style is exactly like my mother's."
"My mother is a very strong woman. We were seven kids; five of them passed away. My elder brother and I are alive. My mother lost five kids, her husband, her parents and siblings. But she is so strong, she is living for the people who are alive."
"I always do one film at a time."
"I would have loved to work with Satyajit Ray."
"I wouldn't say I have a bad temper."
"Bipasha is a very sincere and professional actor."
"That is my style. I work when I feel like working."
"When you serve the country selflessly, that is your greatest contribution to the country."
"The police and the army do their job honestly and sincerely. They are devoted to the country."
"When I don't feel like working, I don't."
"If you are serious about your work, honest and straight-forward, you are labelled eccentric."
"You shouldn't think about the fate of the films. The film might succeed or fail, but your performance must be good. You should work hard for every film."
"My role was very good and different in 'Khamoshi.'"
"I can't dance, but I have tried it in 'Kohram.'"
"Soldiers are the biggest heroes. No one can be a bigger hero than them."
"Pakistani actors and everything come later, but first comes my country. I don't know anyone apart from my country, and nor would I like to know anyone."
"Actors are bedbugs in front of the nation. We don't have any worth."
"I have always wanted to be an actor. I was just five when I started acting."
"Always let your work talk for yourself. No matter how much you give interviews or how much you are written about, it is always the performance which counts."
"When I was just 13 years old, I even painted cinema posters."
"People have been unkind to me, but I do not want to swear vengeance. I am a simple human being."
"More than anything else, I love to act and leave the rest to my director."
"I came from the theatre. I would prefer to spend more time there."