Shah Rukh Khan

I truly believe my job is to make sure people smile.

When I think back on it, of course I got lucky and got great directors and good breaks but all that was the physical part. But what made me a star was that I could take a chance and not have anything to worry about in terms of losing.

As far as the public is concerned, India is amazingly secular.

More than an actor, I am a performer... I'm a great believer - honestly so, shamelessly so, vulgarly so - that cinema is for entertainment. If you want to send messages, there's the postal service.

I think the way the audience takes the Indian film-star is a little different from the way the audience takes the Western star there. We are considered like demi-gods here, and the reason is not because we are better or good, but because there is no other mode of entertainment in India.

Laziness isn't merely a physical phenomenon,about being a couch potato,stuffing your face with fries and watching cricket all day. It's a mental thing, too, and that's the part I have never aspired for.

I'm an actor, I'm not a politician.

I have no self-centeredness or ego about being a movie star.

Whether people like it or not, my marketing thought is if you keep something in front of people for too long, they get used to it.

People talk about Bollywood being very kitsch, and just songs and dances, and over the top and colorful.

I personally believe the film turns out better when shot in one short schedule, plus it doesn't stress the actors.

I don't like the trappings of stardom. I wear the shoes and the Dolce & Gabbana, because I'm told to. But I'm not trapped by it.