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Irrfan Khan Quotes

About Irrfan Khan

Sahabzade Irrfan Ali Khan was a famous Indian actor, known professionally as Irrfan Khan. Cited in the media as one of the finest actors in Indian cinema, Irrfan Khan’s career spanned over 30 years and earned him many accolades, including a National Film Award, an Asian Film Award, and four Filmfare Awards. (1)

Irrfan Khan is well known for his movies such as Slumdog Millionaire, Hindi Medium, Life of Pi, The Lunchbox, etc.

Irrfan Khan had been diagnosed with a neuroendocrine tumor and sadly died in April 2020, surrounded by the people he loved the most.

Irrfan Khan Quotes

Here are the most powerful quotes by the versatile actor:

Do yourself a favor. Before it’s too late, without thinking too much about it first, pack a pillow and a blanket and see as much of the world as you can. You will not regret it. One day it will be too late. Irrfan Khan

I was going through a crisis once, so I went to therapy because I was so unbearable for myself. In India, therapy is not part of the culture. It has not become such a big need! Irrfan Khan

Maybe to become famous is to reassure yourself that whatever you’re lacking inside, you’ve fulfilled that. Irrfan Khan

I’ve never looked to create an image where people fall in love with my face or style. It does cross my mind. But I’ve been trying to create a space for myself where I don’t depend on that. Irrfan Khan

I suppose in the end, the whole of life becomes an act of letting go, but what always hurts the most is not taking a moment to say goodbye. Irrfan Khan

I was very, very vulnerable. But slowly, there is another way to look at things that are much more powerful and much more productive and much more healthy and I just want people to believe that nature is much more trustworthy and one must trust that. Irrfan Khan

I can’t think of a more pathetic situation for an actor than to do a film and not connect to it. And I pray to God that I never face that situation. Irrfan Khan

We don’t have a culture of realistic acting in India. Irrfan Khan

The day I become conventional, something inside me will die. Irrfan Khan Quotes

You stop your contemplation, you stop your planning, you stop the noise. You see the other aspect of it. It gives you so much. Life offers you so much. That’s why I feel like I have no other words but thanks. There are no other words, there’s no other demand, there’s no other prayer. Irrfan Khan

You cannot reduce the power of story with the tag of money because it’s not a share market. So you must know the seriousness of the power of storytelling. Irrfan Khan

When you are young you are fascinated by so many things. Some things drop, some stay. I can be without anything but I cannot be without nature. Irrfan Khan

I’m trying to strike a balance between Bollywood and Hollywood. Irrfan Khan

I’ve played many characters that have consumed me and owned me. Irrfan Khan

Wanting fame is a disease and one day I will want to be free from this disease, from this desire. Where fame doesn’t matter. Where just experiencing life and being okay with it is enough. Irrfan Khan

My mother feels important when people bring her garlands. But if she came to know I’m working with an injured ankle, she would have a fit. She’d start scolding me. She’s happy, but her desire, her greatest desire would still be for me to go back to Jaipur and do a normal job like a teacher. Irrfan Khan

The sign of a good society is where talent is respected. Irrfan Khan

In Bollywood, the effort is to look younger, which sometimes is not at all enjoyable. People look at an actor and say that he doesn’t look what he is pretending to be. I hope it changes. I hope people can play their own age. Irrfan Khan

I’m not a very talkative man, and people are threatened by silence. If you’re sitting in a group and you’re not saying anything, people start getting insecure. They start thinking, he’s a snob. Or, he’s thinking something negative about me. Silence brings out your devils. Irrfan Khan

I’ve never looked to create an image where people fall in love with my face or style. Yes, it does cross my mind. But I’ve been trying to create a space for myself where I don’t depend on that. Irrfan Khan

The day I become conventional, something inside me will die. Irrfan Khan Quotes

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