Arjun Mathur

“I want to do comedy, I want to do a negative character. I want to keep surprising the audience. I want to keep broadening my horizon as much as I can, within India and outside of India.”

“Earlier, people used to just recognise me a little bit and say 'I feel I've met you somewhere' or 'Are you that guy who comes in... ' and then they won't remember the name.”

“It's sad to see when people don't take a stand, just because they might lose followers, or a business deal.”

“The web series format is great for writers.”

“I have never chased overnight superstardom.”

“You have to ensure box office returns for someone to place confidence in you and make content with you, whether you are a writer, technician or any other film or television artist.”

“In all forms of art, it's our duty to hold a mirror to society, without judgement of course.”

“Often, we seek validation by way of the number of social media followers we have, or by bagging a big-budget Bollywood movie. But the world is bigger than that.”

“I've a manager in Los Angeles. I had an agent in London too.”

“I started acting since 2007 and it has not been easy.”

“In India, one person in 10 lakhs people actually signs up to donate their organs. Whereas just one person who signs up, can actually be saving eight lives! So just imagine the numbers. It is a huge discrepancy. Why that's happening is because people don't know too much about what it is and also, they are scared.”

“As an artiste, as a person who has a voice, I feel strongly about not creating anything empty.”

“For a long time we have just seen caricatures of gay characters. I honestly would not have done such roles unless I was sure that the director would deal with them sensitively. Mira Nair, Onir, and Zoya Akhtar are such directors.”

“I have always believed in the slow and steady journey, a long journey.”

“Life is the greatest teacher for acting.”

“Delhi honestly every time I come back is a changed place.”

“I was not happy with being typecast as the best friend.”

“I don't think Sidharth Malhotra is a good actor.”

“I don't want to do anything that I would watch later and be like, 'Oh God! What was I doing?'”

“All these years, and even as a teenager growing up in a time when a lot of socio-political changes were taking place, I always thought it was imperative to have one's voice be heard.”