For me, the only superstar is Amitabh Bachchan.
There are many actors who have inspired me: Spencer Tracy for his incredible elegance and, of course, Cary Grant. But, there's also an Italian actor I admire a great deal: Alberto Sordi.
I don't think anyone can replace the brand 'Bachchan.' You can call him a brand. But for me, he defines Indian cinema when it comes to actors.
Amitabh Bachchan is the greatest actor that we have in the country.
Kurosawa is the sensei, the Shakespeare, of filmmaking.
I loved Marlon Brando: my favorite actor.
(On Bette Davis) Even when I was carrying a gun, she scared the be-jesus out of me.
I believe Sam Peckinpah is one of the greatest filmmakers of all time, and I hold him in high regard.
Harrison Ford was pretty content as a carpenter who thought it would be nice to work on TV and ended up being the biggest film star in the history of cinema.
I think most of my heroes are not the traditional types. A guy I was fascinated with was Buster Keaton. I just love what he did. I love that mug.
I've always loved King Kong. He's like a modern-day myth, an icon of the cinema.
If Bollywood had its temple, then Amitabh Bachchan's idol would be in it.
Somehow I was invited to visit with Audrey Hepburn. I had this afternoon with her, and she gave me a couple things. She was so gracious and everything you would think that she would be.
Well, you cannot think of cinema now, and you cannot think of cinema in the UK and not place Chaplin in the most extraordinary elevated context, if there can be such a thing, in that he was a genius, he was unique.
I would love to have read about myself being compared to Lauren Bacall.
The person who should really write an appreciation of the late great Dom DeLuise is Burt Reynolds, who, even more than Mel Brooks, made of the jolly, beanie wearing fat man a side-kick and a legend.
My initial introduction to him was - this is a funny story... My Aunt Marian, my entire life growing up, told me that I looked like Charlie Chaplin. That didn't really resonate with me when I was younger - I hadn't seen a lot of his films.
My biggest icon is Liz Taylor because I don’t think she had great taste but I loved her energy.
