Abhay Deol Quotes

Abhay Deol

Profession : Actor

Birth : March 15, 1976

I don't think there's anything like love at first sight. What happens is actually lust at first sight.

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When a film is good, the lines between single-screen and multiplex blur.

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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.

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Acting is more creative and liberating than production.

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When there is stuff being written about your family and people ask you questions which are very personal in nature, it makes you defensive and almost makes you angry.

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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.

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I feel my advantage of coming from a film family is - having seen fame up close, having seen the industry so close and how it works, I was not enamored by fame.

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

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It is not a happy time when a film doesn't do well... Everything affects you, success affects you and failure also affects you.

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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.

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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.

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Lot of people liked me in 'Manorama Six feet Under,' 'Oye Lucky Lucky Oye,' 'Dev D' and 'Shanghai' and the only common thing in all these films is that when we were making them we never thought they would work. The ones that did not work were safe films.

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

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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.

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I enjoy films like 'American Beauty' and want to do similar films that reflect our culture.

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We have 5000-year-old history which is now almost a part of our DNA. How do you break that? America, for example, doesn't have that history behind it. It romanticizes rebellion. We look down upon rebellion. It's an insult. To think out-of-the-box is looked down upon here.

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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.

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I'm more comfortable watching 'Dev D' with my mom than a film that makes a woman an object whose only purpose is to dance provocatively.

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Larger-than-life roles have never excited me. I'd rather play someone real who goes through obstacles and becomes a hero.

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

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