Birthday Bumps: Amitabh Bachchan Turns 75, Big B Famous Quotes

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Bollywood is synonymous with his name. A legendary actor, a voracious reader, a great speaker, a versatile artiste, a good writer, et.al I am running out of adjectives to describe Amitabh Bachchan. The actor is celebrating his birthday today.

Let's have a look at his most famous quotes.

The amount of things I have been through and the remarkable ways in which the body has reacted is just phenomenal. No wonder I became religious, because you don't know why something's happening to you and you don't know how you bounced back.

Donate and do not talk about it, they say you do nothing for the society; do and talk about it, they say you seek publicity!

I have never been a superstar and never believed in it.

In my childhood I was obsessed with cameras but could not afford one. After much persuasion my father Harivansh Rai Bachchan bought me a box camera which I treasured for years. Initially I clicked trees and nature and as I grew up started noticing prettier things-motorbike, sleek cars and cool girls. But the hamartia of life is when you desire something you cannot afford it and when you are able to afford it you are too old to use it. Now I don't need all gadgets but it's satisfying to know that at least I can afford them.

I don't use any techniques; I'm not trained to be an actor. I just enjoy working in films.

Everyone must accept that we will age and age is not always flattering.

Basically I am just another actor who loves his work and this thing about age only exists in the media.

If Slumdog Millionaire projects India as a Third World, dirty-underbelly, developing nation and causes pain and disgust among nationalists and patriots, let it be known that a murky underbelly exists and thrives even in the most developed nations. It's just that the Slumdog Millionaire idea authored by an Indian and conceived and cinematically put together by a Westerner, gets creative Golden Globe recognition. The other would perhaps not.

I have never really been confident about my career at any stage.

I sometimes lament the fact that I do not have the benefit of a complete and ailment free body structure.

We had forgotten the art of using silence to convey emotions in our films and that's what you seem to have mastered. You've used silence to great advantage in the film. It's brilliant.

The best part about being a superstar is that you can wear the most outrageous of clothes and they say 'it's in!'

I just lead my life as naturally, as normally as I possibly can. But I can't help it if controversy is hounding me day in and day out. I'm quite amazed sometimes by the way they go about it. I grow a beard and it lands up in the editorial in The Times of India.

Dearest TV media and vans outside my home, please do not stress and work so hard.

There are large numbers of people in India below the poverty line, there are large numbers of people who lead a meager existence. They want to find a little escape from the hardships of life, and come and watch something colorful and exciting and musical. Indian cinema provides that. So yes, the content of our television and our cinema is escapist in nature because we are there to provide entertainment.

Here's wishing Big B a very happy Birthday!