Indian - Actor | December 2, 1959 -
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
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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.
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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.
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To find one's calling is perhaps not the easiest thing in the world, but probably the most important.
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Fear is one thing that can ruin everything. It's the greatest problem.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Chilli ice cream doesn't taste bad. But I wouldn't eat it again.
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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.
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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.
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