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You've got to keep taking certain risks, because my priority is in acting, it's not in movie stardom.

I didn't have this feeling that I should be a leading actor in the cinema. And I wouldn't want the responsibility of the opening weekend.

But obviously you don't want to just be the guy who comes in and sort of spices up every movie. So yeah, definitely moving into more of a leading man role would be great, but on my own terms.

I don't get offered leading parts. I suppose I've become a kind of character actor or sideman. I think it had to do with probably in the '90s, I refused so many leading roles that they gave up on me, or I just became unpopular, or I became old. All those reasons.

I have friends who are leading men, and they're only ever allowed to play leading men of a certain type. But as a character actor, there's a wider variety of projects available. On the big Hollywood films, all they care about is having their lead in place, so it's actually easier for someone like me to slip in. And I'm happy to do so.

I'd rather have a small part in a good film with good people than play the lead in something I don't really care for.

I always think it's better to take a smaller role in a great film rather than a leading role in something that you don't have complete faith in.

I don't want to play second leads or third leads in a film. I started working at 17. I still have a long way to go.

To be honest, many of my well-wishers want me to play the solo lead in films. Maybe, it's time to think about it. In fact, I have cut down on signing up multi-starrer films.

I still haven't played a leading role in cinema or in TV, and that's something that I long for.