I have a great deal of respect for Sir Alex Ferguson. He has done a great job. Without any doubt, he is one of the best and most influential around. He is the embodiment of football.
I am proud to say that I was launched in Tamil through ‘Poi’ by Balachander sir, who was the one who launched the legends like Rajni sir, Kamal sir & Prakash Raj sir.
It’s really strange, but I find a connect with Shivaji Raje through Rajinikanth. Rajini sir is born a Marathi, he’s a superstar in Tamil film industry and a national icon too. He started his life as an ordinary man and reached the pinnacle. This is how Shivaji Raje’s life also traversed from common to extraordinary.
When you change a manager like Sir Alex Ferguson, it is difficult.
I have no problem with Sir Alex Ferguson.
When I was offered to sing ‘Tere Bina’ in ‘Guru’ by A. R. Rahman sir, it was a surreal experience. The song clicked, and many composers took notice of me and my work then.
When I see the kind of passion Sir Alex shows, it is hard to believe he is about to celebrate his 71st birthday.
My mom is in the navy and my dad works for the army, but I never called them ‘sir’ or ‘ma’am’ or anything like that, and we never really moved around a lot because both my parents were stationed in D.C.
It was a wonderful experience working with Nagarjuna sir. I mean, I never expected this to happen. For me, who watched his films standing in a queue at theatres, and now sharing the screen with him is a huge thing.
There is a chip on my shoulder, both shoulders, yes sir.
Ilaiyaraaja sir is a legend and his films like ‘Udhiripookkal’ has inspired me to a great extent. In fact, that was the spark behind ‘Naan.’
I started with veteran K. Balachander sir, who called me for his series ‘Anni.’ He promised me that he would make sure that I get good film offers as well.
I would love to work with Sir Anthony Hopkins. How and why that would happen in a comedy I’m not sure – why he would be dragged over to my side, or I’d be be dragged over to his side.
Never in my wildest dreams I thought I would work with Dharmendra sir. I remember the first selfie I took with him, I posted on our family WhatsApp group. My father couldn’t stop beaming with joy. I could feel it. Everytime I see them proud, it makes everything so worth it.
I think in any organization you want your manager to have a strong opinion. You don’t want them to just say, ‘Yes, sir’ to things they don’t believe in.
That’s part of American greatness, is discrimination. Yes, sir. Inequality, I think, breeds freedom and gives a man opportunity.
In England, it’s now Sir Ben. Mister has just disappeared. It’s not even on my passport anymore. They’ve taken Mister away from me.
I want to do action of course. It is my father Jai Singh Nijar’s dream to cast me in a good action-comedy film like Akshay Kumar sir. I have even trained to build up fitness for the genre.
My maternal grandmother had what might be described in a school report as a ‘lively imagination.’ She told us that she was a direct descendant of Sir Christopher Wren.
I used to often see Rajini sir at shooting spots when I worked as a car cleaner for Super Subbarayan master.
I’m probably going to be ashamed to say this… It was a Sir Mix-a-Lot album. I think I was 12, 13. I had just enough money for the ‘My Posse’s on Broadway’ single, so I bought that single. That was the first thing I bought with my own money.
But as I grew up as a child, falling in love with the theater and Shakespeare, my heroes were Sir Laurence Olivier and Sir John Gielgud.
Sir, there is no Christian nation, thus free to choose as we are, which would establish slavery.
Salman sir has always told me three things: Be humble. Hard work is extremely important. That’s what takes you forward in life.
One day I was in school, and the next I was acting opposite Jeremy Irons. That’s how quickly it happened. I was in class and then working with Sir Anthony Hopkins.
Like Sir Alex Ferguson, I was so used to winning that I couldn’t get used to the idea of losing.
After my experience working with Kamal Haasan sir, the ‘Aval’ team was the most professional and well-planned group I’ve come across. They were so meticulous that I completed my portions in just 22 days!
I didn’t really realize I was a woman director until I walked onto the set at Pinewood Studios when I did ‘Mamma Mia!’ and everybody was calling each other ‘Governor’ and ‘Sir’… and then, looking at me, ‘Well… good morning!’
I have been a huge fan of Sangakkara Sir, since I started watching cricket on the TV.
Sir Richard Attenborough was a wonderful human being and an amazing actor and director. He was a British who really loved India, its people, the culture and the conscience. He lived a great life.
Poetry is a mere drug, Sir.
Not to be too grandiose about it, but in a way I see myself like Sir Edmund Hillary. The water was my Everest.
Sir Alex Ferguson is one of the best managers in football history.
I vividly remember my first interaction with Sir Richard Attenborough, I was in my final year at NSD (National School of Drama) in 1979, and casting director Dolly Thakore got in touch with me. We weren’t supposed to work outside NSD but special permission was granted to the students who were shortlisted for the audition.
I’m very close to Sir Alex and have a lot of respect for him, and a lot of respect for myself.
After Sir Alex Ferguson, it’s been a difficult time for Man United, but actually, many people know that after Sir Alex Ferguson, it would be difficult for Man United.
I’ve seen almost all of Rajinikanth sir’s movies, at least the ones that have come to Mumbai, since I don’t understand Tamil. I loved him in the movie ‘Hum’ as well.
I had an awful first quarter but I picked it up. To all you single guys out there, it’s not how you start the date, it’s how you finish it sir. A lot of people can, you know, start the date with flowers and candy, but if you don’t finish the date – you know what I mean?
Working with Akshaye Khanna and Richa Chadha was amazing. I am a huge fan of Akshaye sir.
Not everyone can say they were signed by Sir Alex Ferguson and Man United.
There is no doubt that my former manager Sir Alex exerted an influence over some referees. He was the master of dropping a comment into his Friday press conference – for instance, how long it had been since we had been given a penalty, or the treatment meted out to a player like Cristiano Ronaldo.
Sir Stirling Moss, who said that women don’t have the mental aptitude to take part in F1, is from a different generation. There’s no reason why women can’t rise to the top in F1. If you’re not good enough you don’t survive.
You knew where you stood with Sir Alex Ferguson.
I can do lovers. I can do Sir Galahad types. I’m not going to limit myself in voice-overs to irascible old men.
Pawan Kalyan sir today is my strength in the industry.
I’m really looking forward to Rohit Sir’s film ‘Sooryavanshi.’ I’m a big Rohit Shetty fan and also Akshay Sir is in it.
If you want a measure of how private a place the dressing room was when I was growing up at Manchester United, consider this: even Sir Alex Ferguson would knock before coming into the dressing room at the Cliff, the old training ground. The dressing room is for the players – and the players only.
I don’t like it when filmmakers say, ‘Just come like this, sir.’ I like to experiment with my makeup. I wish more filmmakers let me do that.
I was introduced to Amitabh Bachchan by Ram Gopal Varma. He said ‘Hello Sudeep’ and I just said ‘Hi, sir.’
Oh, Mr Coward, sir – I could never have an affair with you, because you remind me of my father!
My first-ever meeting with Abbas-Mustan sir was for three-four hours! I haven’t met anybody for so long, even those who I know well.
The principles upon which a safety lamp might be constructed I stated to several persons long before Sir Humphrey Davy came into this part of the country.
I’d like to say I’m R&B’s savior. Whether that’s the truth or not, I’m definitely going out there with my mic and my shield to declare, ‘I am here to save R&B.’ I will have the people saying, ‘Sir, there is a man at the musical gates saying he is here to save R&B.’
Women become aunties as soon as they are married while men become sir. And this happens not just in India but everywhere in the world, including Brazil.
I tend to discourage people from calling me ‘Sir Ian,’ because I don’t like being separated out from the rest of the population. Of course, it can be useful if you’re writing an official letter, like trying to get a visa or something passed through Parliament. They’re impressed by these things.
We’re all so digital, but the ’50s was the era of watches you had to wind. When Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reached the summit of Everest in 1953, Hillary was equipped with a Rolex Oyster Perpetual.
I used to be very shy, and when I joined Satyanand sir’s acting school, I used to be afraid to talk in front of everyone. But I learnt so much from Satyanand sir.
You will never see United manager Sir Alex Ferguson in the media taking problems he has or the squad has or the club has into the open. Never, ever. But you do see that at Manchester City.
When I started, there were no Indians on television or films, except for Sir Ben Kingsley. I was an actor in high school, college, and I played leads. And when I graduated, I knew that I couldn’t go to Hollywood and audition for shows or films. I could try, but where was the evidence that it was going to happen?
