Prateik Babbar

“I don't think anyone can replace the brand 'Bachchan.' You can call him a brand. But for me, he defines Indian cinema when it comes to actors.”

“The fact is, when you are young, if you are mingling with wrong people, you tend to be misguided. You tend to be brainwashed easily.”

“Prateik means symbol so I symbolise certain things in my life.”

“I think I have grown as a better actor, I have learnt more about people and professionalism.”

“I do enjoy a lot of good will in the industry and feel very fortunate about it.”

“I just wish that I am always true to my work and myself and value the respect that my parents have earned.”

“I'm a very laidback sort of guy, but people assume I am a serious actor and a serious person. That is not true.”

“I feel that a film or a play presenting homosexuality does not necessarily have to come with a message for the audience. It is a way of life, everyone should be treated equally.”

“Most pretty girls are hard to please, aren't they?”

“I know I must be true to myself.”

“I'm a health and fitness freak. I love it.”

“I am interested in doing anything that makes for a good watch.”

“Obviously I am Prateik Babbar but I would like to be called Prateik. I am superstitious; there is a spiritual reason why.”

“As an actor, it's your job to switch on and off from the character.”

“Now for me, acting is all I want to do for the rest of my life. So I am going to give 100 per cent to it. Whether I am becoming poor or rich, famous or unknown, it does not matter. This is what I am here for.”

“You win some, you lose some. You get hit you don't get hit, but it's not about how hard you get hit. I think it's about how hard you get hit, then still get up and deliver an even harder punch. I think that's what it is all about.”

“I am a fan of cinema. The genre has never mattered much to me.”

“I have realised acting is my heartbeat and my lifeline.”

“If an actor can emotionally bond with the viewer, then it does not matter if he is handsome or ordinary looking.”