I've told Kamal Haasan, Amitabh Bachchan, Naseeruddin Shah, Nana Patekar, I just want to touch you. They are the gods of acting. When people call me God, I say, no, I'm still an angel or saint of acting. I still have a long way to go.
Interpretation
Shahrukh Khan expresses humility despite his fame, recognizing the greatness of his peers in acting.
In this quote, Shahrukh Khan emphasizes his admiration for legendary actors, acknowledging their superior talent and contributions to the art of acting. He humbly rejects the notion of being a 'God' in the industry, instead seeing himself as still learning and growing, which highlights both his dedication to his craft and the respect he holds for his colleagues.
In practice
This quote can inspire aspiring actors during a workshop to maintain humility and respect for the craft.
No - Kajol can never go anywhere. Kajol is absolutely hearts and minds and memories and silloys for ever and ever. I think if I was to, I wouldn't be exaggerating I if say in our times of film-making she's a beautiful living legend.
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I am like a Rolls- Royce. I can run without an engine, purely on reputation
If you like me, raise your hand. If you don't, raise your standards
More than an actor, I am a performer... I'm a great believer - honestly so, shamelessly so, vulgarly so - that cinema is for entertainment. If you want to send messages, there's the postal service.
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I did documentary film for a long time, and I spent a lot of time behind the camera, fervently wishing that the reality I was filming would conform to my narrative propriety. But you can't control it.
The worst evil which can befall the artist is that his work should appear good in his own eyes.
I've been blessed with enough wealth that I can make a film myself up to a certain budget. So one way I thought I would reinvent myself was just to make these very small, personal films that I've financed myself.
People say that I could sing the phone book and make it sound good.
Truth for anyone is a very complex thing. For a writer, what you leave out says as much as those things you include. What lies beyond the margin of the text? The photographer frames the shot; writers frame their world.
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