Shah Rukh Khan on the cover of Khaleej Times Weekend magazine.
Brief excerpts from the interview.
On what inspires SRK
"What inspires me every day is education. Every time I am able to learn something more, I am inspired. I want to really tell every young person who I meet that however inappropriate it seems for you to educate yourself — even if you want to be an actor or something else that does not need qualifications — it is necessary to expand your horizons. For me, education is everything. I would like my kids to be as educated as possible. A lot of people ask me why I do only fun films and why I don’t do serious films. They don’t realise that there is intelligence required for everything, knowledge required for everything and education required for everything — even if it is just your own funny take on a role."
"What inspires me every day is education. Every time I am able to learn something more, I am inspired. I want to really tell every young person who I meet that however inappropriate it seems for you to educate yourself — even if you want to be an actor or something else that does not need qualifications — it is necessary to expand your horizons. For me, education is everything. I would like my kids to be as educated as possible. A lot of people ask me why I do only fun films and why I don’t do serious films. They don’t realise that there is intelligence required for everything, knowledge required for everything and education required for everything — even if it is just your own funny take on a role."
Role model of his kids
"Their mother is (their role model). This is the thing in our house: their mother is always the coolest. They like her more. So do I, in fact. But when it comes to hard work, I am their role model."
"Their mother is (their role model). This is the thing in our house: their mother is always the coolest. They like her more. So do I, in fact. But when it comes to hard work, I am their role model."
SRK's definition of success
"At some point, when I was still new to the industry, I was concerned about the money my films made. Today, I don’t need anything but the smiles. The definition of success today is measured in smiles for me. It has been a smile-to-smile kind of journey for me."
"At some point, when I was still new to the industry, I was concerned about the money my films made. Today, I don’t need anything but the smiles. The definition of success today is measured in smiles for me. It has been a smile-to-smile kind of journey for me."
SRK's take on breaking records
"I always tell everyone that the negative way of doing things is by breaking records and the positive way of living life is just doing your job — and if a record gets made in the process, that is nice. There are three ways of looking at things. First, if you start off wanting to break a record, you are going to be limiting yourself. As soon as you start thinking that you are going to be better than someone, you will be working on a limit put on you by someone else. If you start making a film or any work by trying to create a record, you are being untrue to your creativity. Numbers will come, somebody will break them, better films will be made than yours and that is how it should be. Laurels are not to be rested upon. If you rest on your laurels and records, it is the most boring way to live life."
"I always tell everyone that the negative way of doing things is by breaking records and the positive way of living life is just doing your job — and if a record gets made in the process, that is nice. There are three ways of looking at things. First, if you start off wanting to break a record, you are going to be limiting yourself. As soon as you start thinking that you are going to be better than someone, you will be working on a limit put on you by someone else. If you start making a film or any work by trying to create a record, you are being untrue to your creativity. Numbers will come, somebody will break them, better films will be made than yours and that is how it should be. Laurels are not to be rested upon. If you rest on your laurels and records, it is the most boring way to live life."
SRK's philosophy of life
"I believe life is about three simple things: Do unto others as you would have them do to you. This is very important. Do your best and leave the rest. You have to. You can’t keep beating yourself up about stuff. You will never be able to please everyone. So don’t listen to opinions. Hear out criticism and even the praise, but eventually do just what your heart says. And work very hard."
"I believe life is about three simple things: Do unto others as you would have them do to you. This is very important. Do your best and leave the rest. You have to. You can’t keep beating yourself up about stuff. You will never be able to please everyone. So don’t listen to opinions. Hear out criticism and even the praise, but eventually do just what your heart says. And work very hard."
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