Quotes By Shahrukh Khan

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

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

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.

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.

I'm too shy to do kissing scenes.

As a matter of fact, I find the Western cinema very fantastic.

My favorite dish is tandoori chicken.

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.

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

For someone who doesn't even like love stories, I've played an awful lot of lovers.

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

I am very clear that when I work with a director what he or she says is the last word.

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

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

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.

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

I talk to Allah, I pray to him.

Everyone has their own way of expressing happiness.

I don't really have much to prove. I can easily go in a comfort zone, make two films a year, hype them because I've signed them as a star, make them cheap and they will be big hits.

The line between what I really am, and what I am on reel, is slowly diminishing.

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.

Whenever I start feeling too arrogant about myself, I always take a trip to the U.S. The immigration guys kick the star out of my stardom.

I'm an actor, I'm not a politician.

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

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.

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

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

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