Quotes from Saqib Saleem

I take time with my films and I want to work on every script properly before I move on to something else.

I learn from everybody on a film set.

I know whoever I'll work with, will open up different avenues for me, be it Imtiaz Ali or Rajkumar Hirani, the list is endless, the amount of talent we have in our country in terms of directors is insane.

Whenever people see me on screen, I want them to feel that I am making an effort and pushing the envelope.

Thank you Sachin Tendulkar. For teaching me and a million others how to be humble, how to keep fighting and above all how to be consistent in life. In whatever he does he is and always will be the man apart from my father who taught me about life. I love you.

I want the whole country to love me and I have no qualms in admitting it.

Ram is the best reel father. My mother was happy as she follows 'Bade Achhe Lagte Hain' and enjoys Ram's performance.

Huma has made her mark in the industry with films like 'Gangs of Wasseypur' and 'Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana.' I am happy for what she has achieved today because we belong to a non-film background.

For 'Rangbaaz,' I had put on weight to play the gangster and for '83,' I had to lose all that weight.

To find a good script is very important, because the chances and opportunities I would be getting will be very far and few.

Things happen overnight for some people, not everyone.

It is an absolute delight to work with Ranveer. He is a thorough professional and at the same time, he is such a cool guy.

I am not content at all. I am a very greedy actor, I just want to keep exploring myself.

Kabir sir is an extremely planned director. He knows how his film is going to look like and knows exactly what edits are to be made in the film. Thus, it helps the actor a lot when they work with somebody who is so planned.

People end up seeing actors hanging around with somebody and they link them together.

I am a kid who grew up watching mainstream Hindi films like 'Sholay,' 'Satte Pe Satta' and 'Mr India.'

In any field, people want to work with those who they know and trust. It's the same in the Hindi film industry.

I come from a family where two wheelers were not allowed. No seriously not even a tiny cycle around the compound.

Well, I would want 'Race 3' to change the course of my career, but whether that will happen is something which we will know only when the film releases.

Ever since I became an actor, I wanted my film to release on Eid.

One of the defining moments in my life was when I had the privilege to speak to him over the phone. I couldn't say anything - I was tongue tied. I just cried out of sheer happiness. That day I made a promise to myself; One day I will play for Sachin's team- I'll play for team India.

Besides acting, I have tons of plans but there is time for it.

Before 'Race 3,' I had not done a role which required me to do action.

When kids my age were crying over girls, my first heartbreak was not because of some silly school time crush but because I lost out on playing for Delhi's Under 14 team, even after I was selected in the playing eleven.