Actor Akshay Kumar recently spoke about how he’d rather be known as a ‘sun’ than as a ‘star’ and he had a reason for it. At the Republic Plenary Summit when asked about his discipline, the actor stated that he thought it was weird why people questioned him about it instead of those who led sedentary lifestyles. (Also Read: Akshay Kumar reveals Twinkle Khanna teases him for his patriotic films: ‘How many times will you save the country?’

Akshay joked at the event that he does want to be a star—he wants to be the sun. He said, “I don’t want to be a star, star hain naa raat ko nikalte hain. Mujhe subah nikalna hain, I want to be the sun. (Stars shine only at night. I want to come out in the morning.) So, I don’t want to be the star.”

He then pointed out sportspeople Sania Mirza and Anil Kumble in the audience and stated that they both had done ‘wonderful’ things for our country and had not reached that level without discipline.

Akshay added, “All of us led a disciplined life in school; I don’t understand why it changes when we grow up. Everyone asks me why I sleep early and wake up early. Why is it a question?”