Vir Das Quotes

• Chennai is one of the scariest crowds to face. Everyone looks so conservative, but once you crack the first joke, they are so appreciatively loud that they will hit you with a laugh that will scare you stiff and yet give you energy. Chennaiites give me the loudest laughs; it's the coolest crowd to perform for.

  Vir Das

  Giving, Laughing, Scare

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• Whatever movies I sign, they have to get me out of my comfort zone. Otherwise, I would get bored very easily.

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  Bored, Comfort, Comfort Zone

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• I'm a stand-up comedian-turned-actor-turned-vampire at night.

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  Night, Comedian, Vampire

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• You realise the responsibility of carrying a film on your shoulders when people are investing money in you and they recognise the hard work you have to put in.

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  Hard Work, Responsibility, Investing Money

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• I am a big fan of Adam Sandler and Ben Stiller, who have carved a niche for themselves. I think doing different kind of films gives you longevity and the ability to set yourself apart.

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  Thinking, Giving, Fans

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• The idea is to do out-of-the-box films that showcase my versatility and talent.

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  Ideas, Talent, Film

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• Surround yourself with a bunch of like-minded people, and you'll soak up their habits like a starved sponge. Fat people with fat friends care less about their weight.

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  People, Weight, Care

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• To me, the trick is not how can I make people laugh. It is, how can I make people laugh in a different way.

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  People, Laughing, Different

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• Class I to XII wasn't much help; I was always a mediocre student. But when I pursued higher education and studied economics with theatre or psychology with science fiction, I got a whole new world view.

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  Views, Class, Psychology

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• In Bollywood, I think Boman Irani and Vinay Pathak are unbelievably good at comedy.

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  Thinking, Bollywood, Comedy

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• I auditioned nine times for 'Delhi Belly,' and it was torturous!

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  Nine, Delhi, Belly

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• Women do come up to me after a show, but it's usually to say, 'Yhank you for making us laugh,' and all that.

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  Laughing, Come Up, Shows

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• I am edgy, raw, offensive, vulgar, untruthful, but intelligent. My jokes are always realistic. I do not make fun of children or people who cannot fight back. That is my limitation.

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  Children, Fun, Fighting

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• Time management is the mantra of my life.

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  Time Management, Management, Mantras

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• A stand-up comedian will never be the life of a party. Instead, he will be the guy who is standing at a corner and observing people.

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  Party, People, Guy

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• Relationship humour gets the most laughs. If I'm able to get the women laughing, men will have to laugh along because they would be scared to death.

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  Men, Laughing, Would Be

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• My personal favorite is Woody Allen, who is just amazing as a comedian.

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  Comedian, Woody

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• All of the films I'm doing are young, urban, high-concept, funny films. That's the zone where I'd like to play and have fun in.

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  Fun, Play, Urban

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• Comedy comes from confusion.

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  Confusion, Comedy

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• Delhi women - they're the most beautiful women! But the fact remains that they know they are gorgeous.

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  Beautiful, Facts, Gorgeous

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• Someday social media might, hopefully in some small measure, wake up to the fact that other people's failures are not your successes.

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  Media, People, Wake Up

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• I did theatre in the U.S. because there, content-wise, it's very light. In India, theatre tends to get preachy.

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  Wise, Light, Theatre

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• I fear debt. I don't like being indebted to banks. I have a rule in life that I will get it when I can afford it.

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  Debt, I Can, Indebted

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• I feel like I share a great relationship with my audience where they trust my judgment and choice of films and sense of comedy.

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  Choices, Comedy, Film

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• In a big Bollywood romantic film, taking my shirt off and spreading the hand towards the mountain with dancers behind me are not my cup of tea.

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  Hands, Dancer, Tea

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