Quotes from Abhay Deol

I always wanted my work to speak for itself but I realized you have to show people a little bit of yourself and interact with them, especially before your film releases.

I choose my films carefully. I have done movies that are sensitive, which deal with some issue and are a mirror of society.

It's scary to work with family, alongside my brothers and uncle. I can't imagine myself screaming at them even in front of the camera.

My cousins and my uncle have been iconic heroes in the industry and I don't think I'm anywhere close to that, but I'm happy that they like my work. They are my elders and it's natural for me to look up to them.

I really want to do a film with my uncle and my cousins. I'm sure it will be really interesting to work with them.

There should be a tacit code or understanding among privileged people not to endorse things that give others an inferiority complex.

I grew a very early distaste for fame and glamour because I saw what the spotlight and attention can do to you as a family, so to speak.

I don't see myself being perceived as a Bollywood star and I wouldn't want to be that either.

Maybe I didn't take the advantage and become a star and get all the brands so that I could solidify my space in the world.

The reaction to 'Dev D' success wasn't a balanced one from my end. I ran away! I should have stayed around and seen how I could balance things. But I wasn't capable of that.

After 'Socha Na Tha' flopped, nobody wanted to work with me. I became very bitter and angry. So now when the industry and the audience accept me, I feel more empowered.

A decade down the line, I don't want to sit back and think that I didn't do anything to stop disasters like the extinction of certain species.

The kind of stories I like often comes from debutant directors.

I am over that phase where any kind of story would bother me, be it personal or professional. I just laugh it off and forget about it.

I believe there are two kinds of journalists. One who sells a story by being creative, and one who sells a story by being sensationalist.

With my humor, I end up offending everybody!

I think marriage is a cultural thing - it's my opinion that nature doesn't tell someone to get married.

As a kid I wanted to run away from home every time I got a scolding for being naughty but I never did. Knowing now what happens to unprotected kids on the streets I'm glad I didn't.

With my social media posts on fairness creams, I felt really strongly that I needed to speak up about it because I think we can take baby steps. Colour and caste is engrained in our culture, but I don't think it should be applauded or packaged and sold.

I want to do different roles and not get stuck in a rut and 'Shanghai' will be one film I'm absolutely looking forward to.

If you perceive someone to be stylish then even if they are shabbily dressed you would consider that as a new style statement.

I like subtlety, blending in as opposed to screaming out 'look at me' with the way I dress.

I might say 'let's get married' because I am not rigid, I live moment to moment. These are my views and it is person to person, one should not get influenced with what I am saying.

I have always been up for risks, but only because I had full confidence and faith in the vision of my directors.