Amitabh Bachchan

Mr. Leonardo DiCaprio - he be soo gorgeous, no wonder all the ladies flockin' to him - He be Gatsby.

— Amitabh Bachchan

Dearest TV media and vans outside my home, please do not stress and work so hard.

— Amitabh Bachchan

If the modes are changing, one goes along with it, I guess.

— Amitabh Bachchan

I get up in the morning, have a job to do, go there, come home, be with the family, that's it.

— Amitabh Bachchan

My opening words to anybody I hire are, 'I'm an extremely vulnerable person.'

— Amitabh Bachchan

I had two surgeries during the early part of 2012, and I was advised to restrict my work load.

— Amitabh Bachchan

The best part about being a superstar is that you can wear the most outrageous of clothes and they say 'it's in!'

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I felt that for 20 years, I was wooing the people of my country and asking them to like me as an…

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I should only look back at moments that were disparaging, look down upon, negative for me - moments where I could learn…

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I just feel that sooner or later, the sheer potential of the demographics of India, which is 1.25 billion people, will eventually…

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I ended up in Parliament and soon discovered that emotion really doesn't have any place in politics. It's a much more intricate…

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These are rare moments in an actor's life, where you're put in an environment which is so natural, and you get natural…

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I'd like to believe that tomorrow is another challenge for me. I'm sure there is lots more for me to do, because…

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Kaizad Gustad is quite crazy, and he has weird ideas, and 'Boom' is one such idea. It's a crazy film by a…

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The select group of people who do make realistic cinema, who do make cinema perhaps a little more acceptable to the Western…

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I would rather be an aware citizen, and if an opportunity were to arise where I would have to make a statement,…

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You don't see Indians in Hollywood films around which a story can revolve. As soon as we have a social presence in…

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I am not in the least eloquent or fluent with languages. My writing on social media is quite pedestrian. But even if…

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I am a not exactly a gadget freak and have the regular phones. But I keep multiple phones because if there's a…

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Audiences change because life changes. Countries change geographically, climatically, socially and morally. Many things happen, and cinema, in a sense, reflects what's…

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You don't get time to meet your peers such as Dharmendra and Hema Malini very often. Award functions or other events are…

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The film industry is large enough and has many successful icons that have taken Indian cinema to shores beyond India. I think…

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I'm very thankful to directors and filmmakers who consider me in their films, and I hope I'm able to do justice to…

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Ram Gopal Varma is a most noteworthy talent and has given us some very valuable iconic films. I enjoy working with him.

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I don't spend much time looking back at what happened. I do remember it, but I don't see any purpose of wanting…

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Rajeev Gandhi was prime minister. We've had a long family relationship with them. He asked me to fight an election, and I…

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I think every actor would wish there is some challenge that is left. I would consider to be creatively dead if I…

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It's nothing really. It's the unique presentation that makes me look good in the action scenes. Why did I dare do them?…

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We must have song and dance in our lives; we've had it ever since the inception of cinema in India. Our stories…

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I am not as intelligent as Aamir Khan . I am barely managing to be in front of the camera. There are…

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Coming together should be considered something positive for people and communities. When thoughts come together, that can be more positive than an…

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Frankly I've never really subscribed to these adjectives tagging me as an 'icon', 'superstar', etc. I've always thought of myself as an…

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I feel that, particularly because of language, we are handicapped in getting a large world audience. But Hindi cinema has the same…

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I'm very fortunate to have spent so much time in the industry and to have lived through several generations of filmmakers, actors…

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I ask you, as a citizen, is it a crime to go to the temple? And if I am propagating superstition by…

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The Indian team does not need any best wishes - they are going to win anyway. I have been close to Sourav…

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We play many emotions in our careers, emotions that in real life we would perform just once. For example, my character has…

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We had forgotten the art of using silence to convey emotions in our films and that's what you seem to have mastered.…

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People ask me why it is that when I portray the 'angry young man' on screen, I really look angry. They reason…

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Personally, when a controversy erupts, we decide first whether it requires clarification and, secondly, if it receives notice from authorities and the…

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