Quotes from Ayushmann Khurrana

I was very immature when I married.

Writers have always been very underrated.

Aparshakti has his own journey, and as a sibling, I can only wish him good luck. I would also love to work with him as an actor.

I was always bad with money, and I think most artistes are like that. They don't use both sides of the brain.

I think being able to juggle time and mind space comes with the trajectory of being an actor.

I always wanted to be known as an actor who sings and not a singer who acts.

The more you know about your country, your people, you invest better in your craft.

In 2012, when I left MTV, irregular income started.

If a film is entertaining, it will work irrespective of anything. It should be entertaining and engaging; otherwise, it becomes a documentary.

Nobody tells you that they don't believe in you. I had tremendous self-belief and faith in my sensibilities.

I don't consume alcohol or colas. But I don't judge people who do. People make their own decisions.

It is a conscious choice to go for content-driven scripts because that is the key for any film to work. There are no two ways about it, and I have always been attracted to great content.

I was a radio jockey after graduation. I was 22, the youngest RJ in Delhi at that time.

I believe in the fact that to portray a character convincingly, you need to live that character, own that character. You have to be earnest with every line that you deliver. However, it doesn't mean that you have to cut off your true self.

Nobody will tell you that you're typecast until your films aren't working; if it's working, they'll call it your 'zone.'

I'm glad I've established this as my zone: 'the taboo breaker.'

If I were a star kid, I wouldn't have tried so many things. I would have done theatre and directly joined movies. I did radio and TV shows because I had to carve my own way. Outsiders like me have to reach Bollywood through modelling, theatre, or radio.

My son had seen 'Dum Laga Ke Haisha,' but he wasn't happy about it because my father bullies me in the film.

I think cricket and cinema are two big entities in the country. If you are part of either, you are sorted.

People have a very short attention span when it comes to television, but nobody forgets the movie you do.

I couldn't be a conventional commercial actor without being a star-kid. That kind of a big film needs a certain mounting, a little paraphernalia around you. And nobody would give me that.

I think a film is made with each and every cast member. If the casting is strong, half our job is done. Then, even the mundane line is delivered in a great fashion.

I had an edge in 'Andhadhun' because, being a musician, I knew how to play a guitar, so it was not difficult for me to learn a musical instrument.

All I am looking for is a fine combination of critical and commercial acclaim. Whether conventional or unconventional - does not matter.