I would tell the world that Shahrukh is the better actor

I am not insecure enough to count the bouquets I receive on my birthday, I don't assess my popularity by the number of magazine covers I am on, I don't get worried if my song is on the seventh position on countdown charts.

The enigma of cinema is gone because of the focus on business. As soon as you attach numbers to a film, you limit it. Films are meant to be an escape from reality.

No one can have two viewpoints about terrorism. There is no religion of terrorism. I am often asked my viewpoint on this, maybe because i am very proud to be a Muslim

We are not supposed to have an opinion. If we have an opinion, it has to be controversial – that is how we are always projected. It is difficult.

I am like a Rolls- Royce. I can run without an engine, purely on reputation

Without hurting anybody, we all tend to laugh at others' discomfort. When someone slips on a banana skin and falls it's funny.

I am very shy. If I am flying British Airways and the airhostess asks me two questions, and I don't understand her accent - I will go hungry for the entire flight.

I am not someone who believes to doing a film just because it is off beat.

As far as the public is concerned, India is amazingly secular.

I am like a kid. I tell my family and friends I'm like a kid.

I don’t make my kids say I’m their favorite star.

Films are an art form which are sold after packaging in this commercial world

I have no self-centeredness or ego about being a movie star.

I am like a Rolls- Royce. I can run without an engine, purely on reputation.

For someone who doesn't even like love stories, I've played an awful lot of lovers.

I work hard, like I'm sure everyone else does, and I'm very honest with the work I do.

Even though I am fantastic looking, I am still quite intelligent.

When will you start asking different questions? Better questions?