Quotes from Ayushmann Khurrana

I was very nervous as a child and had stage fright.

As an actor, I have always believed that content is the kin,g and I have always put my neck on the line to choose cinema that is off the beaten track.

For an artiste to grow, for a person to grow, you have to learn. A learner cannot afford to have an ego. Learning can never stop. If it does, then it is death.

There is no point in playing safe, because the audiences love different quirks: something that is crazy and out-of-the-box. I think that's what my space is, and if you are going to have your own space in the industry, this is where I want to be.

There is no point in taking yourself too seriously.

For me, novelty matters; uniqueness matters.

I wanted to work with Sriram Raghavan, the master of noir.

I don't watch a lot of movies. I watch theatre, read books, and observe life.

I learnt so much from all my films, successful or unsuccessful.

I've always believed that getting respect as an artiste is of utmost importance.

It's good to be an outsider.

I played Shylock in my school's staging of 'Merchant of Venice.'

I would love to do an action film. In college, I have played a lot of aggressive characters.

It happens in the West most of the time - the biggest of stars, they audition. That's how it should happen.

I am someone without an ego.

I have certain viewpoints that come out in certain shayaris.

I think I am filled with excitement when it comes to doing films.

If you are changing yourself with every film, you will be exhausted as an actor.