Abhay Deol

“I choose my films carefully. I have done movies that are sensitive, which deal with some issue and are a mirror of society.”

“I did get a reputation for being choosy and not very easy to be approached, and none of that is true. It is not that I am not approachable, it is just that I am trying to find myself and establish who I am as an artist.”

“I don't think that confrontation always leads to a solution.”

“I don't see myself being perceived as a Bollywood star and I wouldn't want to be that either.”

“'One by Two' is a film about two people who live in the same city and do certain things that affect each other's lives. Yet, they are strangers. It's difficult to put the film in any particular genre or box.”

“I don't think I am fearless. I am just me.”

“I was termed 'choosy' because when an actor decides to go against the wind and takes on only non-formula films, he is not left with much choice.”

“When there is stuff being written about your family and people ask you questions which are very personal in nature, it makes you defensive and almost makes you angry.”

“If I look at Dad's earlier work - 'Bandini,' 'Satyakam,' 'Chupke Chupke,' 'Jeevan Mrityu' - and then his later work, I realize that when something works, the industry doesn't want you to do anything else. They just typecast and milk you.”

“As a teenager, I used to dress up like a hippie. My clothes weren't posh.”

“I believe there are two kinds of journalists. One who sells a story by being creative, and one who sells a story by being sensationalist.”

“As long as it excites me, I am game for it.”

“I don't think there's anything like love at first sight. What happens is actually lust at first sight.”

“I read about myself in the papers all the time.”

“It is definitely hard when you're going against the tide. Of course, it is tough. But does that mean you can't do it? No, it depends on your strength, stamina and ability to take so much power against you.”

“If I did an item song, it would be something to watch out for.”

“The kind of content I want to be part of is hardly made.”

“I like subtlety, blending in as opposed to screaming out 'look at me' with the way I dress.”

“I have family in America and I lived with them for a while. Every few years, I feel the need to disassociate myself from what I do. It really helps the actor within me.”

“I grew a very early distaste for fame and glamour because I saw what the spotlight and attention can do to you as a family, so to speak.”