Quotes By Shahrukh Khan

I love being recognized, I love people liking me, I love the fact that people scream when I go out. I think I'll miss all that when it's taken away.

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

Whenever I fail as a father or husband... a toy and a diamond always works.

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

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.

I think the way the audience takes the Indian film-star is a little different from the way the audience takes the Western star there. We are considered like demi-gods here, and the reason is not because we are better or good, but because there is no other mode of entertainment in India.

Cinema in India is like brushing your teeth in the morning. You can't escape it.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

I don't kiss on screen. Period.

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

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.

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 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.

I'm too shy to do kissing scenes.

My favorite dish is tandoori chicken.

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

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.

Everyone has their own way of expressing happiness.

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

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.

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.

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.

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