Abhay Deol Quotes

Abhay Deol

Profession : Actor

Birth : March 15, 1976

I did get a reputation for being choosy and not very easy to be approached, and none of that is true. It is not that I am not approachable, it is just that I am trying to find myself and establish who I am as an artist.

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I know there is a higher being and I respect that force.

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The craziest thing I've done for love? Put my life on hold.

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'Basra' is high on content, but a good dose of action sequences will make it edgy and pretty dark as well.

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I am a citizen of the planet and I want to do films that appeal to people, not communities.

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With my humor, I end up offending everybody!

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I am trying to be true to the work that I want to do and be allowed to make the choices that I want to make.

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I grew up in this industry. I've seen fame up close.

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I read about myself in the papers all the time.

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Even as a kid, classmates asked pointed personal questions about my family. I have conditioned myself to handle it with maturity.

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When you do films after films, you don't let life happen. At least, in my case, I end up relying too much on emotions, which aren't raw enough. Travel helps me to get a renewed approach towards things.

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I am most attracted to characters and stories that I can relate to. The traditional formula of 'larger than life' I never found attractive.

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I have cheated. But I don't regret it because we were not serious. I wouldn't have ever done it if I were serious about the girl.

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I have family in America and I lived with them for a while. Every few years, I feel the need to disassociate myself from what I do. It really helps the actor within me.

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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.

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

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I like films that are edgy, provocative, non-formula and original.

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N.Y. is like second home to me. I love that city. I have lived there for a couple of years and it's always a pleasure to go back there.

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I was inherently slightly more bitter or cynical and that kept me from going to the commercial formulaic crowd. Also, I went to an art college and I did my foundation in art.

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