Harshvardhan Kapoor

“I have been very open to genres. With 'AK Vs AK,' it was a meta-comedy, with 'Bhavesh Joshi' it was a superhero vigilante drama and we turned that genre on its head.”

“The director is the one who tells the story.”

“When I was a kid my dad had a VHS collection, which became a DVD collection and then a Blu-ray collection.”

“You can never make a piece of art that pleases everybody.”

“If I do a mainstream film, it will be by accident and not by choice.”

“I think I may not look good as a chocolate boy.”

“I have not done films that need me to be a superstar. I have done more off-beat cinema.”

“The path that I have chosen for myself, as an actor, is not a conventional one.”

“Some people work better under pressure. I work better without pressure.”

“Everything in life has its advantages and disadvantages. It's all about doing your best.”

“I am actually completely opposite to my father. You will feel that in 'Mirzya.'”

“It's simple: if you are an actor, people are going to be curious about your life. It happens across the world, and I think one should embrace it, as opposed to being scared of it.”

“I hunt and track things down to get every single piece of clothing and shoes in my collection.”

“What I don't like is going on reality television shows. We all can't be reduced to this to sell our films.”

“I think that is what art should be - good or bad is a different matter - but it should initiate a conversation.”

“I make it a point to watch all films.”

“I would like to see the big, mainstream actors experiment with their roles.”

“Well, obviously 'Mirzya' didn't do well at the box-office which is fine. It's not a film for everybody.”

“Art is supposed to be polarising.”

“I remember watching a lot of the 90s films on laser disk. A lot of Kevin Costner, Kurt Russell films because they were the big names.”