Potent Quotables: SRK on directing, Akshay hearts Wolverine

“I think it’s a very lonely job. It’s very nice, but am I ready to be so lonely so early? Not quite. I like the sound, the noise and the people. I want to do television, endorsements, Knight Riders and movies. I want to do so much and when there is nothing left to do, then I will direct.”
– Shah Rukh Khan, on whether directing is in the cards.

“Jagjit’s blood pressure fell really low. It could’ve been a stroke. But a friend who works at Bombay Hospital took care of everything. Jagjit will soon be fine. But he needs to stop working so hard…I sent him a message this morning saying, ‘Please don’t listen to ghazals like Bahadur Shah Zafar’s ‘Lagta nahin dil mera’, listen to numbers like ‘Beedi jalay le’ and you’ll be fine.”
– Lyricist Gulzar, on the health of friend Jagjit Singh

“I heard [directors] Abbas-Mustan are not doing ‘Race 2′. If the original directors are not doing the sequel, who am I? I haven’t been approached for ‘Race 2′. That’s fine…In Bollywood, the heroines are never signed for sequels. It’s a tradition. The guys get repeated. The girls don’t. It’s a man’s world. I don’t feel like a second citizen for that. No point in crying about it…But there so much more to my vocation as an actor than just acting. I can do stage shows, be a businesswoman, work for social causes. I keep busy 24×7. At this stage of my life I don’t need to sit and pine for a role.”
– Bipasha, on being left out of Race 2

“…X-Men Origins: Wolverine? Amazing movie, haven’t seen that kind of cinema since Batman the Dark Knight… Hugh Jackman is definitely one of the most multitalented actors I’ve ever seen. Did you see him hosting the Oscars? I’ve never known a Hollywood actor apart from Will Smith that could sing/ dance/ joke/ be merry/ with the nut cracking sarcasm of a gentleman. He really does deserve the best actor; I can’t help but respect him.”
– Akshay Kumar, on his man-crush Hugh Jackman