A biography for Akshaye Khannahasn’t been written yet.
“I belong to the film industry and it's the only industry that has no corruption.”
“Of course, every city has its own character, but I enjoy coming to Delhi.”
“There's a perception in the industry that if the actor is not working or has taken a timeout, he or she has left the film circuit.”
“For me exercising has always been an important part of my life.”
“As a creative person, you never embark on something thinking it will be substandard.”
“As an actor, one is constantly reading scripts and interacting with creative teams. Sometimes, things work and sometimes, they don't. It's never in an actor's hands.”
“My first film was a failure. I had many failures too. It's not easy dealing with it.”
“Losing a parent is always a terrible thing for anybody. It's no more or no less for me.”
“The fear of every actor is when is this life going to be snatched away from me? Which is the day or year that the audience is going to decide 'that's it.'”
“As a star-son it's a constant struggle to move away from being known as Vinod Khanna's son and create my own space.”
“Reading about myself on public platforms makes me uncomfortable. I don't like it. I read other people's interviews or articles, but when it comes to myself, if I see something about myself then I immediately turn over the page.”
“Controversy is not necessarily a bad thing. It's a good thing at times.”
“If you make an authentic political film, which talks of real people and real events, in a politically conscious country like India, it is but natural that people will react to it in different ways and there will be a collage of opinions.”
“Everyone wants to do only those films which they find interesting. That is the way the industry works.”
“In our Constitution, it is said that we have freedom of speech and freedom of expression. In my mind, unless that freedom is total, it is no freedom at all.”
“My work is my hobby and if I am not on the sets, I am at home with a bunch of very close friends.”
“I don't believe in the institution of marriage.”
“I find it very difficult staying awake after 11.”
“I'm not cut out for that life; for sharing my life. Whether it's getting married, or having kids. That too drastically changes your life. Everything important to you becomes less important, because the child gains utmost importance.”
“I was an average student, who took active interest in athletics.”