Why did Manoj Bajpayee say this, citing the example of Salman and Shahrukh, I am not an actor

When Bollywood actor Manoj Bajpayee was asked about 'stardom', the actor cited the examples of Amitabh Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan and Salman Khan. He said, “Yeh stars hai main to

bas ek actor hoon.”