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As long as it excites me, I am game for it.
With my humor, I end up offending everybody!
I always try to do middle-of-the-road cinema.
I read about myself in the papers all the time.
I'd rather point a finger at myself than others.
I don't even know if I'd get married. Time will tell.
Acting is more creative and liberating than production.
I dislike labels like 'commercial' and 'non commercial.'
The kind of content I want to be part of is hardly made.
I know there is a higher being and I respect that force.
I would never enter politics, but I will go out and vote.
In Indian cinema there are no professional voice trainers.
The craziest thing I've done for love? Put my life on hold.
I don't think that confrontation always leads to a solution.
In real life I don't chant. Nor do I believe in idol worship.
If I did an item song, it would be something to watch out for.
I may or may not get married but I will settle down in a live-in.
I like films that are edgy, provocative, non-formula and original.
After being an actor, producing 'One By Two' was a natural progression.
When a film is good, the lines between single-screen and multiplex blur.
As a teenager, I used to dress up like a hippie. My clothes weren't posh.
I wasn't looking to be a star, I just happened to love acting, I was a reluctant actor.
Fortunately, I got critic and audience acceptance much earlier than industry acceptance.
I am a citizen of the planet and I want to do films that appeal to people, not communities.
I like subtlety, blending in as opposed to screaming out 'look at me' with the way I dress.
I enjoy films like 'American Beauty' and want to do similar films that reflect our culture.
I don't see myself being perceived as a Bollywood star and I wouldn't want to be that either.
Love has no nationality for me. I have a preference for dark skin but that's just superficial.
The kind of work I do and the films I believe in, I had to take charge of making that kind of cinema.
At my parents house, there are three dogs. I've grown up with these four-legged creatures all my life.
I don't think there's anything like love at first sight. What happens is actually lust at first sight.
I think marriage is a cultural thing - it's my opinion that nature doesn't tell someone to get married.
'Basra' is high on content, but a good dose of action sequences will make it edgy and pretty dark as well.
It harms me when people say I am 'non-mainstream' or 'non-commercial' actor. I try to fight off such labels.
I am trying to be true to the work that I want to do and be allowed to make the choices that I want to make.
I really want to do a film with my uncle and my cousins. I'm sure it will be really interesting to work with them.
Being a Deol for me is to be honest; walking with my head held high and never having to bow in front of injustice.
Los Angeles is much like Mumbai, the film industry rules the city over most other professions, so it feels like home.
I can be lazy, don't get me wrong. But it's not laziness that's holding me back, it's the system where I don't fit in.
Larger-than-life roles have never excited me. I'd rather play someone real who goes through obstacles and becomes a hero.
I want to do different roles and not get stuck in a rut and 'Shanghai' will be one film I'm absolutely looking forward to.
Maybe I didn't take the advantage and become a star and get all the brands so that I could solidify my space in the world.
I choose my films carefully. I have done movies that are sensitive, which deal with some issue and are a mirror of society.
If you perceive someone to be stylish then even if they are shabbily dressed you would consider that as a new style statement.
It is not a happy time when a film doesn't do well... Everything affects you, success affects you and failure also affects you.
Even as a kid, classmates asked pointed personal questions about my family. I have conditioned myself to handle it with maturity.
I have cheated. But I don't regret it because we were not serious. I wouldn't have ever done it if I were serious about the girl.
There should be a tacit code or understanding among privileged people not to endorse things that give others an inferiority complex.
We all have to find a cause we believe in and pursue it. Sometimes it may cost you your job, your personal life, your love life, etc.
It's scary to work with family, alongside my brothers and uncle. I can't imagine myself screaming at them even in front of the camera.