I have lived in Mumbai for more than 20 years, have my domicile here, my home and family here.

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.

There’s a personal me, there’s an actor me and there’s a star me.

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

I could lie and say my wife cooks for me, but she doesn’t. My wife has never learnt cooking but she has great cooks at home.

I would want my children to grow up and do what they wish to in a field that they choose to step in. They should not have to use the shadow of their father’s name. I think that is a bit of a downer for a movie star’s children.

I truly believe my job is to make sure people smile.

More than an actor, I am a performer. I’m a great believer.

I want people to know that movie stars live a normal, middle-class life.

Just be nice to me while I am doing the scene; that is all. I don’t want big cars, I don’t want big hotel rooms.

My life may seem glamorous from the outside but off screen it’s as ordinary as anyone else’s.

Recently an actor asked me to teach him how to speak fast. Wasn’t I once criticised for speaking too fast? Now they’re doing it my way.

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.

I don’t write cheques anymore because I end up signing them “with love, shan rukh”

I’d like to believe there’s a little of Hitler and Napoleon in me. Even if I try, I can’t be as selfless as Mahatma Gandhi and Mother Teresa.

It’s not that I wear fantastic clothes, it’s just that clothes look fantastic on me.

I can’t say that only the citizens litter. I must say that I have also been wrong in doing this. We need to ban plastics and be a little careful with garbage.

My favorite dish is tandoori chicken.

Youngsters are the most discerning audience. They want entertainment, they want issues.

Cinema in India is like brushing your teeth in the morning. You can’t escape it.

Sometimes a lot of us men think we are doing everything for the woman we love, but there is an aspect of a woman a man doesn’t understand.

I don’t teach my children what is Hindu and what is Muslim.

I learnt very early in life that whenever there is a choice between peace of mind and piece of ass, go for the former.

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

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 don’t sit around complaining about the lack of good roles. I will play Raj 85 times and still make him different.

My biggest achievement is that I can make a lot of people smile just by my presence, even if it’s a Lux ad.

You know, I think we Indians are afraid to show and celebrate our happiness, lest things change around. But I feel that it’s okay to be sad and okay to show when you are happy.

Togetherness, passion, laughter, faith, trust, and jealousy are the essential ingredients of love.

I bring excitement on the sets. I’m an exciting actor, overrated, exaggerated. But I’m not an unexciting actor. I excite people. I never lose hope. If I feel that a film is going wrong somewhere, I do even better.

It’s easy to be ignorant but it’s very intricate to be aware.

Indian civilisation does not distinguish in terms of religion. We are an impossible achievement in the world and I’m very proud to be an Indian.

Whether people like it or not, my marketing thought is if you keep something in front of people for too long, they get used to it.

I thank God for happiness and sadness, If you are never sad you will never know how good happiness is.

I trust two people, myself and the other is not you, its God.

When will you start asking different questions? Better questions?

Everyone has their own way of expressing happiness.

I’m not bisexual, I’m tri-sexual. I try everything.

Im running in a race and people are on the other track, I’m running with myself.

Sometimes you need to let people feel important by disliking you. It’s their little happiness.

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

Don’t be negative. It shows on your face.

I talk to Allah, I pray to him.

If you want to become something, achieve something in life, then always listen to your heart.

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

I’d rather sink trying to be different, than stay afloat like everyone else.

Live now, live today don’t be bound by rules, live your own dream.

Study hard. Work hard. Play harder. Don’t be bound by rules, don’t hurt anybody and never ever live somebody else’s dream.

Walk on with hope in your heart, and you’ll never walk alone.

Don’t become a philosopher before you become rich.

Healing doesn’t mean the damage never existed. It means the damage no longer controls your life.

Success and failure are both part of life. Both are not permanent.

It’s OK to be confused. Confusion is the route to all the clarity in the world.

Live, laugh, love, every day to it’s fullest, for who knows, tomorrow, may not be.

Live life to the fullest tomorrow may never be.

You never win the silver, you only lose the gold.

If you don’t like something don’t do it, and if you’re doing something then you better like it. It is as simple as that.

Success is not a good teacher, failure makes you humble.

It is not special to be special, it’s special to be ordinary.

Stand by what you believe in. People who mind won’t matter and people who matter won’t mind it.

Life begins when we decide it’s going to begin for us.

If you like me, raise your hand. If you don’t, raise your standards.