I believe that everyone has a right to have an opinion about things or people, and fortunately, I have been lucky to have heard usually good things about myself. However, I must admit that people can be quite critical about your role also.

I'm an actor, and it is not for me but for the writer to offer the best role to me. For me, essaying that role to the best of my ability is more important.

I have played both serious as well as lighter characters, also, and have been satisfied with both types.

I have been blessed with good genes, and that's why, irrespective of how much I eat, I still retain my lean look.

I think it is important not to scream from the rooftops to make yourself heard, I want my work to do the talking for me.

I believe that being honest to oneself and one's work is all that matters.

I find it so weird when the media calls me 'small screen super star.' I don't think I'm one!

My fans love me because I'm one of them.

My take is that every character requires a different character to be cast.

If a writer is good at what he does, it's not easy to do a good job every day... To invent something new is almost an impossible task.

Limited series ensure that we maintain the quality of the writing on the sets.

I am an emotional person.

I don't want to miss out on the good stuff. As long as the character is good and the show is good, the medium does not matter to me. There are a few makers that I have an enormous trust in and that I know will do an amazing job.

A lot of amazing films are happening, a lot amazing TV shows are happening, and people are not afraid to pick actors instead of stars.

My conscience won't allow me to do films I thought were bad but were going to make money.

People are usually scared of me because of the arrogant character I play. They stare at me with fear that I might just scold them and often run away from me.

I have never hidden my marital status.

My wife knows that I love her too much, so she is fine with the intimate scenes I do. She also knows that only if my role justifies such a scene will I do it. She understands my work as an actor.

I love my house and stay back home when I get time off shoots. I hardly party. I am not 19 anymore.

Everyone has a different life story. Things happen rapidly for someone, and things move slowly for others.

I didn't leave TV for films; I left it due to health issues. I wasn't keeping well, and I was losing weight due to the long working hours.

I signed 'Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon' only for a year. But the producer requested me to stay on, as the show had just started to make money. I carried on, and in the process, the character became very popular. When I finally gave up, changing the actor for that character was difficult, so the show ended.

The working hours are easy in films, while there is always an anxiety on television. So the energies are very different.

The working standards on television in our country are really bad. The sad part is that many actors take this deal because it gets them money and recognition.

As I had always said, it takes two people to work hard to create the chemistry.

I am not a judgemental kind of person.

Since the day I got married, I never got to plan my birthday.

I have been lucky to get so much love from everyone around me.

Hiding my age won't make me younger. It would be stupid to not accept the fact.

Not once in my life have I done theatre. Being on stage is not my thing.

As an actor, I think the experience and the portrayal of the character is exactly the same. It doesn't make any difference what camera is capturing it. You have to do it with the same passion.

I am a very simple guy. Of course, popularity matters a lot, but for me, my health and family come first.

One cannot forget that show business also deals with humans. Everything is not so superficial that this is rigged or planned. Sometimes people do fall in love with each other because they spend a lot of time on the sets so much so the set becomes your first home, and your actual home becomes your second home.

Directing is a very, very difficult job.

With respect to keeping your sanity, the more you are dedicated to your job, the more you think about it. And there is so much to think about for the director.

Plays are definitely the most difficult of them all. They are entirely a different category altogether. I don't have the courage to try out plays.

A lot of respect to people who do theatre, but I wouldn't make a good theatre actor is what I feel.

The cute thing about being in a relationship is that you always miss being around your partner. After marriage, the good part is that you've got them forever. You have everything you wanted, and there's nothing more to achieve.

As for adjustments, I think every relationship changes every day.

I don't believe in materialistic gifts and grand gestures.

I never went to college. I started working when I was 17.

I was very, very naughty in school.

My mom was practically in the vice principal's office all the time! Now I really feel sorry that my mom had to go through such embarrassment, but I was never a harmful person.

I always wanted to learn how to play the guitar.

I wouldn't call myself a recluse, but I am quiet and reserved.

I am not on social media, as I don't feel the need to communicate with the outside world. People who matter to me are just a call away.

My career choices aren't based on the popularity of my character; I have never intended to capitalise on my fan base.

I am a freelance artiste.

I am very bad at taking compliments. Even in school, when people told me that I look good, I could just manage an awkward thank you and a smile.

Fans love the image that they see on-screen. They simply admire you for whatever they see on TV shows without even knowing you as a person. That's such a pure thing. I'm thankful for the love they have showered on me.