I am pretty expressive with my emotions. I don't think something and say something else. I don't know if it's something I should be proud of or to watch out for. Maybe I am not politically correct. I don't know if that's a crime.

I would not say I was not interested in studies - it just wasn't there in me to pursue academics. I would open a page in the textbook and start thinking about everything under the sun except what was there in the book. I was more into extra-curricular activities and sports like NCC, rifle shooting, aero-modelling, bike racing, etc.

Filmmaking, I often like to say, is like Russian roulette. You never know what you'll get. The only thing you can do is find solace in the fact that, irrespective of the film's response, you work hard to make the money you do.

I think I have stopped being nervous about the outcome of a film. The five consecutive flops in 1997 and the five consecutive hits in 1999 have mellowed me in many ways.

I have a lot of respect for people, and I feel they are far more sensible and responsible than to ape or imitate somebody.

I have been offered obscene amounts to do commercials and stage shows abroad, but as a matter of principle, I am against them.

'Villain' succeeded because we were genuinely working towards a good film. We worked hard and with a lot of conviction.

As a child, I always wanted to be a race car pilot.

I wanted to be a professional motor racer. It was only due to lack of sponsors that I could not do it.

I know that there are people in the industry who praise me in person and then stab me in the back.