Randeep Hooda

“Love to me has meant different things at different junctures of my life. I'm not a hopeless romantic.”

“In all of us, there is a struggle between the good and the bad. It makes it more palpable and real to play such people as an actor.”

“Sex appeal is a good thing for commercial cinema. Though I can't sit at home and consider myself a sex symbol, it is for people to do so. I want to be known as an interesting actor.”

“I wouldn't mind doing a film revolving around horses, but I wouldn't dilute my equity just sitting on one.”

“Over the years, I have realized that there's more to a film's fate than just good acting and a solid script. It needs to be marketed well. It's the package that sells - the songs, action, actors, etc.”

“There is no need to change my image. I like my image, and the audience likes it, too. I am very comfortable with the kind of roles I do, and as I am not doing the same character or playing myself. I explore my characters; I don't brood over my broody image.”

“Everyone wants to be famous; so do I. But I cannot lose sleep over it.”

“People prefer doing films. That is not the case with me. I don't do theatre because I have to but because it makes me feel alive. I enjoy the whole process of rehearsing, though repetition can make it tedious.”

“It is easy to bare your body, but it is difficult to bare your soul. What works for me is that I am not a city-raised boy with city-raised sensibilities. I can play the vulnerable tough man, the guy with a gun in his hand, tears in his eyes, fire in his heart, innocence in him, and in his arms a woman he loves.”

“Contrary to the royal and uptight image of polo, I want to bring it to a younger generation. This is a great sport that can have a larger audience and appeal to more people. Sportsmanship is lacking in many other sports that I don't want to name.”

“I try to keep myself as normal as possible. Stardom is transient. People forget you after a while.”

“It's too bad I'm not a flirt. When I'm on the sets, I'm too busy working on my scenes to look at the ladies.”

“If you have life's experiences with you, nothing can stop you from being a competent actor.”

“It is important to keep the filmmakers interested in you so they can offer you everything and anything. We actors are not given work on the basis of audience poll; the filmmaker will cast you after they see and like your work. It is essential to do different kind of films and not get typecast.”

“I have realized that intensity is my unique point. I don't have to attempt it; it's innate. So, when every actor is seeking his individuality, I guess I have already found mine.”

“It's a misconception that love can only foster between two people of opposite sex. Love is a bond.”

“I give two hoots about being typecast. It's not in my hands.”

“From being a waiter, to a door-to-door salesman, to a car-washer, to a delivery boy - I have done it all.”

“During my theatre days, I was more comfortable doing comedy. It's such an irony. I have always played a buffoon on stage, and yet I don't have any comic role to my credit.”

“There is an interaction and action, reaction between two people. One should show honesty in a relationship. Be honest to your partner and tell him everything. How long can you do things with dishonesty and that's wrong. Don't get into a relationship if you can't be honest.”