Quotes from Aamir Khan

I do what I feel is right. I am not scared to walk on the new path and take risk.

Our choices are quite different: what attracts Salman and Shah Rukh are, I think, quite different from what attracts me. So in that sense, we are quite different, but I think we are fortunate to have had the kind of success that we've had.

When I was new, I didn't know where my career will go. Initially, my films were not even successful, but then I learned a lot from my mistakes.

Box office figures are not something that can decide the success of a film on its own, but they are one of the many yardsticks that help me measure how well a film has been received.

Essentially, it is the director who is the creative head of a film. The final authority on all decisions lies with the director. That is how it should be. And then other team members can give their creative inputs.

The journey that I have undertaken, meeting people from all walks of life and learning from them, has been my biggest achievement.

I Am More Spiritual Than Religious; Besides I Am Not A Fanatic

If the role is challenging enough, I don't see why I shouldn't play an older man or a father figure. It is not about playing what you are in real life. We are called actors for a reason!

If 10 people see my movie and all ten really love it, then that means a lot to me, rather than ten million people go and see it and most of them hate it.

Badminton is like ballet dancing. It requires a lot of control, strength, mind play and measured movement

I have had unsuccessful films, but I learned a lot from those films. I give my failures as much importance as my success.

I am happy that I have entertained people and made them happy.

There must be a story within him/her that wants to come out. That's the reason why 'Dil Chahta Hai,' 'Lagaan,' and 'Rang De Basanti' worked so well: Ashutosh, Farhan, and Rakesh had a story inside them. It's very important that the director should have the fire in the belly to tell the story.

If a film has a social message, it is very important for me to know what the message is and how it's going to be delivered, but it's not something I look for all the time.

Losing someone we love, or the fear of losing someone we love one day is a difficult experience and we can all relate to it. None of us are an exception to this reality.

The truth is that no matter how many retakes you do, each will be different and that is the nature of any creative medium. There's no such thing as perfection.

I am not a perfectionist. Perfection doesn't exist in real life. It's a wrong title for me.

I feel that, in India, we have films that have tackled various issues over the years, but perhaps one of the issues that we've tackled less is the issue of caste-ism. That's an issue we've more or less stayed away from... although we touched on it briefly in some films like 'Lagaan.'

When material comes to me, I don't care where it's coming from. Japan, Singapore, China, Africa... it could be from everywhere. The material should excite me. It's not important where it's coming from.

For me, acting is not a job. It is something I love. I don't do these things for awards or rewards. I do them because I love challenges.

Our society covers these problems with a veil. All I want is an open discussion

I am raising my voice as a citizen of the country. I don?t want to enter politics.

If a script has that affect on me during a reading, then it is definitely a film I want to be part of.

When I am shooting a film, then everything goes soft focus. My family also complains that I don't give them time.