Quotes by Boman Irani - Page 1

Chilli ice cream doesn't taste bad. But I wouldn't eat it again.
Boman Irani / Film Actor
Cream
Ice
Ice Cream
Taste
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Fear is one thing that can ruin everything. It's the greatest problem.
Boman Irani / Film Actor
One Thing
Problem
Ruins
Ruin
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One can understand a person by the way he removes his wallet and puts his hand to take out money.
Boman Irani / Film Actor
Hands
Wallets
Way
Hand
Puts
Wallet
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I am very proud to be a part of '3 Idiots,' and happy that the character has worked in a big way.
Boman Irani / Film Actor
Character
Proud
Way
Big Way
Idiots
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I get scared when I think I'm going to miss my flight. I get obsessed when I actually miss a flight.
Boman Irani / Film Actor
Flight
Missing
Scared
Thinking
Miss
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To find one's calling is perhaps not the easiest thing in the world, but probably the most important.
Boman Irani / Film Actor
Calling
Important
World
Easiest
Easiest Thing
Perhaps
The Most Important
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I don't have a father, but my kids tell me every day that they love me... even when I am not in my best mood.
Boman Irani / Film Actor
Kids
Father
Mood
Love Me
Love Best Father
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The moment you say, 'I want to do a role,' the story suffers. I don't set priorities in terms of roles or scripts.
Boman Irani / Film Actor
Priorities
Roles
Scripts
Suffering
Suffers
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Our film industry as well as the audiences are now open to unconventional pairings and subjects, which has aided my journey greatly.
Boman Irani / Film Actor
Journey
Film
Film Industry
My Journey
Subjects
Unconventional
Wells
Aided
Greatly
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The day we learn to allow an ambulance to pass through in traffic, might be the first step towards being a truly responsible society.
Boman Irani / Film Actor
Society
Firsts
Might
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I still reject lead roles, as I don't accept any role if I don't find it challenging enough. I am very careful while making selections.
Boman Irani / Film Actor
Challenges
Enough
Roles
Lead Roles
Reject
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For me, a director is a director immaterial of the gender. At the end of the day, the audience is only interested in watching a good film.
Boman Irani / Film Actor
Directors
Film
The End Of The Day
Good Me Day
End Of The Day
Good Film
Immaterial
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My theory is children don't do what you tell them to do, they do what you do. You have to always do the right thing because they follow you.
Boman Irani / Film Actor
Children
Right Thing
Theory
Do The Right Thing
The Right Thing
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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.
Boman Irani / Film Actor
Length
Looks
My Family
Roles
Love Family Work
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When I was child, I never spoke. Teacher used to write remarks on my note book. My mom sent me to a trainer. I started talking, and it gave me confidence.
Boman Irani / Film Actor
Mom
Teacher
Children
Remarks
Teacher Mom Me
Note
Sent
Spoke
Trainer
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I'm not a hero or a superstar. I'm an everyday guy. I feel happy when children approach me. I feel that something good is happening in life when little kids recognise me.
Boman Irani / Film Actor
Kids
Approach
Children
Everyday
Hero
Recognise
Superstar
Life Good Me
Life Good Hero
Happening
Little Kids
Something Good
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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.
Boman Irani / Film Actor
Bitter
Newcomers
Sorry
Eager
Pictures
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I'm an actor, and I don't look at myself as providing comic relief. I have done diverse and dark roles such as a psycho, murderer, and others in films such as 'Don', 'Eklavya' and '3 Idiots.'
Boman Irani / Film Actor
Actors
Comic
Dark
Diverse
Done
Providing
Psycho
Relief
Myself Done Look
Idiots
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No affairs for me. It is so wonderful to have a family to come home to, to sit with them, pull each other's legs... To lose all of that for what? Who's got the time? I'm having great fun working.
Boman Irani / Film Actor
Home
Fun
Legs
Time Family Home
Affairs
Family Time Home
Great Fun
Pull
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I don't mind being identified as any character as long as I'm doing a good job as an actor. I have done all kinds of roles - from an editor, judge, police officer, murderer to a corrupt businessman.
Boman Irani / Film Actor
Jobs
Character
Editors
Good Job
Police
Police Officer
Judge
Corrupt
Editor
Identified
Officer
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Sometime you go out and you wonder why these people are standing in the rain, and then you realize that years ago you were a fan, too. I, too, was chased by cops for watching my favourite celebrities.
Boman Irani / Film Actor
Favourite
Rain
Standing
Wonder
Years Ago
Fan
Celebrities
Chased
Cops
Realize
Sometime
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I usually go with roles that I find entertaining. But every once in a while, there comes along a film that has an important social message. As actors, we have a certain responsibility toward our audience.
Boman Irani / Film Actor
Entertaining
Important
Responsibility
Roles
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I was overjoyed when I was offered the title role in 'Well Done Abba.' I was ready for the role even before I heard the story because you don't ask questions when it is Shyam Benegal's film. It is the chance of a lifetime.
Boman Irani / Film Actor
Abba
Lifetime
Roles
Stories
Titles
Well Done
Offered
Title
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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.
Boman Irani / Film Actor
Cinema
Enjoyed
Play
Return
Theatre
Twelve
Years
Life Great I Am
Lots
Chapter
Plays
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I used to follow celebrities, and I remember I watched Sanjay Dutt and Pooja Bhatt shooting for 'Sadak'. I was standing on the road at three in the night, but little did I know that I would be making a film with Sanjay at some point in my career.
Boman Irani / Film Actor
Careers
Night
Shooting
Standing
Would Be
Watched
Celebrities
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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.
Boman Irani / Film Actor
Affection
Cinema
Cooks
Joy
Kitchen
People
Streets
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Remember, acting is not a business of glamour. It is science, craft and an art. Read about acting; don't do it for the sake of fun. Actors such as Paresh Rawal and Naseeruddin Shah are great examples; they are surviving only because they have read well.
Boman Irani / Film Actor
Art
Acting
Fun
Glamour
Sake
Surviving
Craft
Examples
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Very few movies remain in public memory as landmark films and I want to see whether 3 Idiots will be up there with some of the wonderful films that have come out of this country...Hopefully, we'll come to know in a few years whether it can become one of the great films.
Boman Irani / Film Actor
Country
Memories
Years
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Very few movies remain in public memory as landmark films, and I want to see whether '3 Idiots' will be up there with some of the wonderful films that have come out of this country... Hopefully, we'll come to know in a few years whether it can become one of the great films.
Boman Irani / Film Actor
Idiots
Landmark
Memory
Remain
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Once, Naseeruddin Shah told me that the wafer shop was the best acting school that I could have attended. And I completely agree. I observed every customer very minutely and picked up some quirk or the other. Later, I used those experiences while playing different characters.
Boman Irani / Film Actor
Agree
Different Characters
Acting School
Best Me School
Attended
Customer
Observed
Shop
Picked
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Nothing was planned in my career. I just went with the flow and took everything that came to me. Selling potato chips was obvious, as it was a family business. When friends suggested I should try theatre, I gave it a shot. Then I did a lot of advertisements, and then movies happened.
Boman Irani / Film Actor
Chips
Flow
Obvious
Selling
Advertisement
Family Business
Planned
Potato
Suggested
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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.
Boman Irani / Film Actor
Holiday
Mumbai
Photographer
Subjects
Afford
Armed
Bug
Magazine
Proper
Question
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I like the cold; I don't have problem with cold, and I don't have problem with rain either, as long as people are smiling. You know, early in my career, I used to wonder about this fan frenzy, but now I realize that there is genuine love, respect and affection, which makes me very proud to be an actor.
Boman Irani / Film Actor
Affection
Cold
Frenzy
Genuine
Rain
Love Respect Me
Smiling
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Shyam Benegal has found a lovely voice in this film. We've all seen the kind of cinema he's come up with over the years. His films like 'Mandi,' 'Manthan,' 'Sooraj Ka Saatvan Ghoda' all have revolutionised the face of Indian cinema. And in 'Well Done Abba,' he has once again found a relevant subject, which even youngsters can relate with.
Boman Irani / Film Actor
Abba
Cinema
Indian
Lovely
Relate
Well Done
Youngsters
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