Zitat des Tages von Shah Rukh Khan:
Youngsters are the most discerning audience. They want entertainment, they want issues.
I'm too shy to do kissing scenes.
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.
As far as the public is concerned, India is amazingly secular.
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.
It is stupid on my part to think of banning the media.
I have never claimed to do the right kind of things and make politically correct statements.
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.
I want people to know that movie stars live a normal, middle-class life.
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.
I am very clear that when I work with a director what he or she says is the last word.
I personally believe the film turns out better when shot in one short schedule, plus it doesn't stress the actors.
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.
I've won many awards and I want more. If you want to call it hunger then I'm hungry for awards.
The line between what I really am, and what I am on reel, is slowly diminishing.
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.
Success and failure are both part of life. Both are not permanent.
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.
I truly believe my job is to make sure people smile.
Sometimes, I feel the reason I have become a star beyond my films is that I am politically incorrect.
There's a personal me, there's an actor me and there's a star me.
People talk about Bollywood being very kitsch, and just songs and dances, and over the top and colorful.
My life may seem glamorous from the outside but off screen it's as ordinary as anyone else's.
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.
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.
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.
As a matter of fact, I find the Western cinema very fantastic.
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.
I think love can happen at any age... it has no age.
In India, the films are not looked upon just as entertainment. They're a way of life.
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.
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.
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.