I am not a morning person at all.
— Saqib Saleem
Well, I would want 'Race 3' to change the course of my career, but whether that will happen is something which we will know only when the film releases.
I am a kid who grew up watching mainstream Hindi films like 'Sholay,' 'Satte Pe Satta' and 'Mr India.'
I learn from everybody on a film set.
I want to get mobbed and want people to see me as the guy who they can't get enough of.
I don't think it's right to define films as commercial or art house. What's important is that a film evokes a certain emotion when it's being watched.
In my first film, I kissed a girl and nobody said anything on that. Now in my third film, I kissed a guy and the media has made a hue and cry about it.
There is no better institute than Hindu College.
Whenever I am dating somebody, I want her to take care of me like my mother.
Kabir sir is an extremely planned director. He knows how his film is going to look like and knows exactly what edits are to be made in the film. Thus, it helps the actor a lot when they work with somebody who is so planned.
I and Virat have played cricket when we were youngsters back in Delhi. We were about 12 then. He had that spark in him and we knew he would play for India one day. He was a very good player then too.
I know whoever I'll work with, will open up different avenues for me, be it Imtiaz Ali or Rajkumar Hirani, the list is endless, the amount of talent we have in our country in terms of directors is insane.
I want to surprise people with my work every time.
There are people who like my work. So there are exciting things coming up to me, but it's slow of course.
I had watched 'Stanley Ka Dabba' and wanted to be a part of Gupte's kind of cinema. As an actor, I am hungry for diverse roles and my sole aim is to learn as much I can from him.
I am a very big fan of Aamir Khan. He has a great filmography. I also want to do films like him.
It becomes important to do the right films, than do 10 films in a year. You may do it once, but it'll never happen again.
I have always maintained that music videos and web series are opportunities for actors and technicians, who haven't been able to do films together, to collaborate and make something exciting.
In 'Race 3,' the only person I was scared of working with was Anil Kapoor.
I come from an orthodox Muslim family.
As an actor you have to deliver what the director wants.
Whenever people see me on screen, I want them to feel that I am making an effort and pushing the envelope.
People need to differentiate me from my roles.
One needs to have a comfort level with the director.
It is always great to come back to your own college.
I am an accidental actor.
For 'Rangbaaz,' I had put on weight to play the gangster and for '83,' I had to lose all that weight.
I am a cricket lover and wanted to be a cricketer.
I was fortunate to work with the biggest names of the industry; I would like to continue this journey of discovering myself as an actor and keep experimenting.
I want to do different kind of roles that people don't want to do.
Ram is the best reel father. My mother was happy as she follows 'Bade Achhe Lagte Hain' and enjoys Ram's performance.
I am lucky to have had the opportunity to work with path-breaking directors like Karan Johar and now Amole Gupte, so early in my career.
As a newcomer in the industry, it was my dream to work with Karan Johar.
If my films don't do well, nobody is going to give me films.
I would love to play a negative guy, play the villain. It is always interesting to have shades to your character.
A lot of people ask me, if I aspire to do films in Hollywood. If I get a chance, I would love to. But I feel that I owe it to my upbringing and the cinema I grew up on, to achieve something first in our film industry, and then venture out.
Acting is very subjective and one can't be deterred by what people think of your work.
When I have to do an emotional scene, I sometimes feel drained right before doing it.
I want to do films that provide entertainment, but are also content-driven.
I am an actor so I have to do my work and going beyond societal norms.
Be patient and always keep persevering.
I love how my mom loves everyone unconditionally.
I was a sportsman and played cricket all my life.
It is an absolute delight to work with Ranveer. He is a thorough professional and at the same time, he is such a cool guy.
I've been very lucky to debut with Yashraj films, then being directed by Karan Johar and now Amol Gupte.
After watching 'Stanley ka Dabba,' I just told myself that the one guy I have to work with is Amol Gupte. The reason being, his films are very simple and they create such a magical world around.
I am not content at all. I am a very greedy actor, I just want to keep exploring myself.
People end up seeing actors hanging around with somebody and they link them together.
I don't want to be stuck to any specific genre.
If you screw up five films straight, then you're done. It's a business, the producer invests money and you need to make sure his money is recovered and in the process you give out the best film.
