Quotes from Ranbir Kapoor

I want to reach the heights of stardom beyond my imagination.

The first time I thought I should be an actor was in school. I thought, 'At least this is something for which I won't have to study.' But I've realised that an actor needs to be constantly unsure about what he's doing and about what's going on around him. The moment you think you've nailed it, you're dead.

I believe that working with good people matters because then the work environment is good. If there is a sense of respect and belief among the people you work with, that is when good work is done.

I don't think I can speak of the achievements of Indian cinema because it's so large next to me. It's not stopping. It's ever-growing. We are going towards the right direction. We are evolving as a filmmaking industry as actors, directors, producers, singers, musicians. Everybody just pushing the boundaries.

I would like to believe every man is a one-woman man.

I think, for a love story, the most important element is the music, since you don't have action sequences or item numbers. It really draws in the audience and adds to at least 70 percent of the opening of the movie.

I have never been vain. I don't take myself seriously. I don't consider myself sexy or good-looking.

Personally, love is very important for me. There are lots of ordinary things in life, so love should be extraordinary. I hope I achieve that.

There is always that one person in our lives who we deeply love, and that person can also destroy us.

I'm really close to my mother. She sacrificed a lot for me and my sister. She gave up her career. Whatever I am today is due to the values my mother instilled in me.

I was never a bright student, potentially never good at dramatics; I was sometimes given one-line roles that I was happy to do so that I could bunk classes. My mother used to cry three times a year, and that is when my report card used to come.

People feel that I became an actor because I am from a film family and that my parents were actors. But actually, the only reason I wanted to become an actor was to get away from studies.

I read autobiographies because there is too much fiction in my life.

I will never have a problem working with anybody. I will even work with a man if he dresses up like a woman, because it's my job. I am here to act.

I don't think I will go for an arranged marriage, but I am not against arranged marriages.

I really have to pinch myself to believe that I'm part of the TAG Heuer family