“The failure of 'Naach' shook me badly. I have never really been upset ...” — Antara Mali Quote

The failure of 'Naach' shook me badly. I have never really been upset about any film doing badly. But 'Naach' was something else.

I retired after 'Mr. Yaa Miss.' I think that at that point, I'd hit a dead end in terms of what I wanted to do.

I think interviews should happen after a journalist sees a film. You have a lot to talk about then.

I have always followed my heart.

I draw a line between my personal and professional life.

I used to hurt so badly that I'd ask God why, what have I done to deserve any of this? I feel now He was preparing me for this, for the future. That's the way I see it.

I don't set myself targets. Last season I scored hat-trick against Wolfsburg and three days later, that was forgotten, you're about to be judged again. When you've done well, you don't want another game, you just want to feel great. When you've done badly, you can't wait for another chance to come.

It's not like I want someone to treat me badly. I want somebody who looks like they could treat me badly, but then really treats me good.

I really struggled with doing nine-to-five and just wanted to do something where it felt like I was in charge and I was doing something creative. I imagine if the first gig had gone badly I'd never have done it again. I imagine there's hundreds of people who could have been really great comedians and just had a bad first gig.