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Like De Niro. He's one of the best character actors we have ever had.

There are many brilliant actors, including our own Dilip Kumar, but Robert de Niro is something else.

The way that actors talk about acting is generally quite punishing, and I think actors want to put forward the idea that they do all of this work because, you know, it's a post-De Niro world, when, largely, in fact, it's almost never true.

A man is never more truthful than when he acknowledges himself a liar.

Anyone of my generation who tells you he hasn't 'done Brando' is lying.

I cannot take away the fact I am a small-town boy from India, from a lower-middle class family, and was actually standing in front of De Niro - not on an equal level, but as an actor, on the same pedestal.

Lies are told only to convey to someone that one has no need either of him or his good opinion.

On some level in acting, what you're trying to find is truth, because when it's true is when it's also funny.

People assume actors are born liars, but I'd argue the actor's job is to tell the truth. And I've realised I'm not a good liar.

Of course, De Niro has had a long history of memorable performances. Everyone knows 'Taxi Driver' and 'Raging Bull,' but 'Awakenings' really did something for me.