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
One can understand a person by the way he removes his wallet and puts his hand to take out money.
-Boman Irani
To find one’s calling is perhaps not the easiest thing in the world, but probably the most important.
-Boman Irani
Fear is one thing that can ruin everything. It’s the greatest problem.
-Boman Irani
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
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
I am very proud to be a part of ‘3 Idiots,’ and happy that the character has worked in a big way.
-Boman Irani
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
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
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
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
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
I get scared when I think I’m going to miss my flight. I get obsessed when I actually miss a flight.
-Boman Irani
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
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
Our film industry as well as the audiences are now open to unconventional pairings and subjects, which has aided my journey greatly.
-Boman Irani
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
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
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
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
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