I have a fierce temper. I've mastered it over the years, but when I'm angry, no one can force me to do anything I don't want to.

I wouldn't let a biopic be made on me. That's because I don't believe in them. I don't like them.

I have decided that I won't take up assignments that don't interest me.

I have been singing for the last 50 years, you know, so I deserve a break. Besides, there are talented singers around who can do justice to their work.

When I started out, there was so much work that I couldn't think of doing anything else. I would go for recordings by 8.30 A.M., that, too, in trains. I used to come home at night. I was travelling alone everywhere.

For me, awards are a token of respect that people are giving me. So no matter how many awards I am receiving, I always feel emotional.