45 Aamir Khan Quotes To Be A Hero In 2024

1. “I don’t see myself as an activist. I understand that people, with me doing ‘Satyameva Jayate,’ for example, will feel that I’m being an activist, but I’m not. Actually, I’m not, because I think an activist, as I see it, as a person who is very, very – takes up one issue and remains with that one issue for his entire life. I’m not doing that.” — Aamir Khan

2. “As an actor, the best way I can hope to promote greater social understanding is through my work. If I can communicate with people and touch their hearts through ‘Dangal,’ perhaps, eventually, I can help change their minds.” — Aamir Khan

3. “When material comes to me, I don’t care where it’s coming from. Japan, Singapore, China, Africa… it could be from everywhere. The material should excite me. It’s not important where it’s coming from.” — Aamir Khan

4. “For me, acting is not a job. It is something I love. I don’t do these things for awards or rewards. I do them because I love challenges.” — Aamir Khan

5. “My films are so new and unique that I don’t know where I will end up. Fear keeps me alert. And it’s also a part of an excitement.” — Aamir Khan

6. “For me, the driving emotion of selecting a film is that I love that story. It may give a message; it may not give a message – that’s fine. I just loved it.” — Aamir Khan

7. “I understand that I’m able to connect with people; I have an emotional bonding with people. My strength lies in my ability to tell stories and to touch people’s hearts, and move them. Aamir Khan” — Aamir Khan

8. “Essentially, it is the director who is the creative head of a film. The final authority on all decisions lies with the director. That is how it should be. And then other team members can give their creative inputs.” — Aamir Khan

9. “Our choices are quite different: what attracts Salman and Shah Rukh are, I think, quite different from what attracts me. So in that sense, we are quite different, but I think we are fortunate to have had the kind of success that we’ve had.” — Aamir Khan

10. “If the role is challenging enough, I don’t see why I shouldn’t play an older man or a father figure. It is not about playing what you are in real life. We are called actors for a reason!” — Aamir Khan

11. “I don’t believe in strategies. I love what I am doing; that’s the main thing.” — Aamir Khan

12. “I am happy that I have entertained people and made them happy.” — Aamir Khan

13. The journey that I have undertaken, meeting people from all walks of life and learning from them, has been my biggest achievement.” — Aamir Khan

14. “I have had unsuccessful films, but I learned a lot from those films. I give my failures as much importance as my success.” — Aamir Khan

15. “I do what I feel is right. I am not scared to walk on the new path and take risks.” — Aamir Khan

16. “Creative people have no barriers. Ultimately, it’s connecting with human beings. There’s just one planet. I don’t see it as different countries.” — Aamir Khan

17. “I am not a perfectionist. Perfection doesn’t exist in real life. It’s a wrong title for me.” — Aamir Khan

18. “When I was new, I didn’t know where my career would go. Initially, my films were not even successful, but then I learned a lot from my mistakes.” — Aamir Khan

19. “Many people, including me, thought it was too early for me to play a father to two grown-up daughters, but I found the script of ‘Dangal’ irresistible. I had to do it!” — Aamir Khan

20. “The way actors interact with their audience via Twitter is a part of their personality. So, if I interact less, that is a part of my personality. I am mostly lost in my own world.” — Aamir Khan

21. “When I prepare for a role, I try to get inside the character’s head and understand him.” — Aamir Khan

22. “If people see my movie and all ten really love it, then that means a lot to me, rather than ten million people go and see it, and most of them hate it.” — Aamir Khan

23. “I feel that, in India, we have films that have tackled various issues over the years, but perhaps one of the issues that we’ve tackled less is the issue of casteism. That’s an issue we’ve more or less stayed away from… although we touched on it briefly in some films like ‘Lagaan.’ ” — Aamir Khan

24. “When I am shooting a film, then everything goes soft focus. My family also complains that I don’t give them time.” — Aamir Khan

25. “There must be a story within him/her that wants to come out. That’s the reason why ‘Dil Chahta Hai,’ ‘Lagaan,’ and ‘Rang De Basanti’ worked so well: Ashutosh, Farhan, and Rakesh had a story inside them. The director must have the fire in the belly to tell the story.” — Aamir Khan

30. “But at that time, it was a very alien concept for filmmakers.” — Aamir Khan

31. “I do not believe that I am a perfectionist one bit. I truly believe that perfection is something that no one can achieve.” — Aamir Khan

32. “I don’t believe in strategies. I love what I am doing; that’s the main thing.” — Aamir Khan

33. “I am happy that I have entertained people and made them happy.” — Aamir Khan

34. “Education is education, be it verbal or written.” — Aamir Khan

35. “Our society covers these problems with a veil. All I want is an open discussion.” — Aamir Khan

37. “I enjoy the love I receive from my fans and my audience. But I think I know what is real for me and what is not.” — Aamir Khan

38. “I am more spiritual than religious; Besides, I am not a fanatic.” — Aamir Khan

39. “I am not a perfectionist. Perfection doesn’t exist in real life. It’s the wrong title for me.” — Aamir Khan

40. “When I am shooting a film, then everything goes soft focus. My family also complains that I don’t give them time.” — Aamir Khan

41. “I do what I feel is right. I am not scared to walk on the new path and take the risk.” — Aamir Khan

42. “I do what I feel is right. I do not fear to walk on a new path and take risks.” — Aamir Khan

43. “I am raising my voice as a citizen of the country. I don’t want to enter politics.” — Aamir Khan

44. “Essentially, it is the director who is the creative head of a film. The final authority on all decisions lies with the director. That is how it should be. And then other team members can give their creative inputs.” — Aamir Khan

45. “When I prepare for a role, I try to get inside the character’s head and understand him.” — Aamir Khan