Quotes from Varun Dhawan

I am restless like my father and do two-three things at a time.

What matters is whether the audience likes the film or not. Everything else is secondary.

My dad has always been vocal about critically appreciating me. If I have done a bad job, he will definitely try to correct me with his inputs.

My father never raised his voice or his hand on me when I was a kid.

I am passionate about cinema in general. Eventually, I am making films for people to watch and enjoy, but somewhere, I have to be satisfied, too. I want to be happy after doing a film.

Although there is a beast in all of us, we don't show it often. But it is very liberating to be that angry at times. Given a chance, I'm sure people would like to go on a rampage and break everything.

Nobody is ready to burn money just because you have a filmi lineage.

I do a mix and match of many exercises. But before anything I do, I go for a warm up, as it of prime importance.

I am choosing films only to entertain people, but at the same time, if someone is putting their money into my films, I want that person to make money.

Captain America is a matured and a balanced leader. This is something that I am not. So, that made it all the more challenging for me. 'Captain America: Civil War' is bigger, better, and the action is huge. It's a film for kids and adults, and the actual moral of the film is something I loved and believed in. So, I was very happy to voice it.

Superstars in every era have come from outside the industry, and that will continue to happen because cinema is nobody's birthright.

My brother starting earning early in life. I stopped taking money from my parents, and my brother would give me the pocket money.

For me, more than general box-office collections, what really matters is that I am doing something that I enjoy and love.

People think the effort is less in popular commercial cinema, but that's not true.

I want the films of every person I am compared to and am reportedly in competition with to do better than me.

It's true that I am surrounded by beautiful women in the movies. But the romance is only on screen.

Stardom can be obtained only after surviving and giving good films for almost 20 years.

I definitely think if you're born into the industry, you get easier access, but that's about it. I have never denied that, but after that, only talent and hard work sustains you.

Shah Rukh Khan is such a gentleman that he doesn't intimidate anyone. He is nothing but sweet to everyone, and he has been absolutely amazing to me.

I wanted to be performer; like, I used to dance at weddings. I felt acting was my calling, and that is something I wanted to do.

You have one heart, and once you give it away, it's gone. If you wear it on your sleeve, a lot of people are there to take advantage of it.

When something is not liked by people, you cannot make it run, however big actor or producer you may be. The audience has to make it a hit. The power is in the hands of the public.

When I was growing up, I heard horror stories about producers losing their houses overnight. No matter who the family is, hearing of them getting evicted is very sad.

The word 'star' is misused. A good film will never fail. And if you have become an actor to become a star, then your reason of being in this profession is wrong. It amounts to abusing the art.