Shah Rukh Khan Quotes

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

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

There's a whole form of literature in India which talks about the quest for the perfect man by a woman, where every woman looks for a perfect man but only ends up with half that.

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.

Laziness isn't merely a physical phenomenon,about being a couch potato,stuffing your face with fries and watching cricket all day. It's a mental thing, too, and that's the part I have never aspired for.

I'm too shy to do kissing scenes.

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

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

In the world of creativity, laziness translates into an inability to be rigorous enough to create fearlessly. It makes us plagiarise or water our creativity down to make it more acceptable to the public.

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.

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

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 didn't join films to become a great star. I wanted a change from my mother's memory. I started believing in God after my mother's death because then there is heaven and hell and I might meet her there. I think of her as a star.She is a solid point of reference in my life. And I figure if I'm in films, if I'm 70mm, it is easier for her to see me.

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

In India, the films are not looked upon just as entertainment. They're a way of life.

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

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.

Yes I have made a lot of money and I have a lot of respect, my films have done well, and I know there are loads of loads of people who look up to me and really love me. I really just thought this is like a strange dream. I have never thought this is a success - I don't have a standard.

Sometimes, I feel the reason I have become a star beyond my films is that I am politically incorrect.

It is stupid on my part to think of banning the media.

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

I talk to Allah, I pray to him.

I have never claimed to do the right kind of things and make politically correct statements.

I do have a close circle of friends and I am very fortunate to have them as friends. I feel very close to them I think friends are everything in life after your family. You come across lots of people all the time but you only make very few friends and you have to be true to them otherwise what's the point in life?

I don't kiss on screen. Period.

Those who do not need to provide or have not built the vehicles of their own sustenance can afford to be less hardworking and driven than those who carry the burden of necessity.

People talk about Bollywood being very kitsch, and just songs and dances, and over the top and colorful.

I personally believe the film turns out better when shot in one short schedule, plus it doesn't stress the actors.

I know it's very idealistic and utopian, but I believe we need to just let everyone not be judged in terms of religion, groups or nations or region.

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

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

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

I've won many awards and I want more. If you want to call it hunger then I'm hungry for awards.

If I talk to a girl, it's assumed that I'm having a scene with her. If I don't, then it's assumed that I'm gay.

My favorite dish is tandoori chicken.

Some people say, 'Shah Rukh, you work so hard. Why don't you sit back with a glass of red wine or go out on the terrace for a smoke?' But that's not me.

When I think back on it, of course I got lucky and got great directors and good breaks but all that was the physical part. But what made me a star was that I could take a chance and not have anything to worry about in terms of losing.