Quotes from Boman Irani

There's a great charm in theatre; I enjoyed doing it for twelve years and did lots of plays. At this chapter of my life, I am a cinema actor, and I would like to continue to be so, and at some point I would return to the theatre.

First, the newcomers are eager to come in front of the camera, and later they are like, 'No, sorry, sorry, no pictures'. What is this? I say fame is a very dangerous and bitter thing.

Our film industry as well as the audiences are now open to unconventional pairings and subjects, which has aided my journey greatly.

I get scared when I think I'm going to miss my flight. I get obsessed when I actually miss a flight.

I just love to work and spend time with my family. And that's the reason I don't look at the length of the role, but what it has to offer me.

I bask in the affection I get on the streets. I recently went into the kitchen of a restaurant to meet the cooks. They were people I didn't know, but what a joy it was meet them! Such experiences wouldn't happen if I were doing only one kind of cinema.

It used to bug me that I couldn't even afford to take my family for a proper holiday. I didn't have any professional knowledge, and getting a photographer's job in a magazine was out of the question. So, armed with a Pentax K1000, I started going to various maidans of Mumbai, looking for subjects.

Fear is one thing that can ruin everything. It's the greatest problem.