Vicky Kaushal

“At home, our focus has always been academics and playing.”

“When you take this journey of becoming an actor, there are only destinations - one, where people give you that limelight and expect the world from you, and two, they don't know who you are, and they don't care what you are doing. You have to choose where you want to go.”

“I believe a lot in energies, and I feel that everyone's energies synced in 'Masaan.'”

“The only benefit of my dad being in the film industry was that I got a reality check right from the start. I wasn't delusional and didn't want to be an actor just for the glamour.”

“'Race' is one of the most successful film franchises in Bollywood. So I was really excited and honoured on being approached for the film. But since I was already committed to another film during the same time as the makers are planning to shoot 'Race 3,' things eventually didn't work out, unfortunately.”

“I don't take very calculated decisions. I just follow my heart.”

“I have seen my dad working with utmost sincerity and integrity, the sacrifices he made. I have also seen the rewards: if you give your best, you get your worth.”

“The best thing is to enjoy the process that can lead you either to success or to failure.”

“Before becoming an action director in 1990, my father was a stunt man for about 8 years. During that time, he was body double to many actors in that era, one of them being Sanjay Dutt.”

“When people say I've become a star, it takes time to sink in.”

“Every film has its own destiny, and everything happens for a reason.”

“When you are given a character, there are times when you can relate to two out of 10 things of the character, and then there are times when you can relate to eight out of 10 things.”

“I unleashed my wilder side in 'Manmarziyaan' while playing the character, who is impulsive, colourful, does things without thinking too much.”

“My dad has always inspired me.”

“We tend to say that some films are made for multiplex audience and some for single-screen theatres.”

“When I am playing the protagonist of the film, before the release, I feel a certain pressure because I become the face of the film, then, and I have a major responsibility.”

“Be it in school, society, or college, I just wanted to be on stage and used to love performing.”

“I wasn't the star-obsessed person. I never wanted to meet stars at film sets.”

“Good films not only help me grow as an actor but as a human being.”

“For me, a film is a film, and I just want to be part of good stories to grow as an actor.”