RISHI KAPOOR

I am an actor, and actors should be willing to play all kind of roles.

The first song I ever did on screen was 'Main Shaayar To Nahi.'

The fire within you as an actor should always keep burning. That should be the mantra for any good actor.

My image was that of a romantic, soft hero.

There is no way one can remake 'Mughal-e-Azam.' What my grandfather did, we cannot even think of emulating. The film is a legend, and we should leave it at that.

My head was in the clouds after 'Bobby,' but my struggle had only begun because at the age of 21, I had become a hero. But then I had realized that I have to keep my feet on ground.

No, there is no 'need' for me to do a social cinema.

What I admire about Ranbir is his choice of films. Sometimes he will be bad; sometimes he will be good.

I have tried to look different and play different roles through my life because I am passionate about my work.

I am no champion, no great name, just a small actor who loves working for cinema.

In our country, there must be two time zones to save working hours. Why we don't have it, I have been talking about this issue for a long time.

I like to be respected as an actor.

Passion for work is very important.

If you want rubbish, you will get rubbish.

I have campaigned only once in the elections, for Vinod Khanna in Gurdaspur, but that was not as a party member but because he is a colleague.

I am not advocating beef eating. But I am advocating freedom to have an opinion and a voice.

Some films will work, some won't.

The R K banner has had this tradition to make good films, and good films always take a lot of time to complete because of the hassles involved.

There would be no 'Sholay' without Dharmendra, no 'Amar Akbar Anthony' without Vinod Khanna and Rishi Kapoor, no 'Deewar' without Shashi Kapoor, and no 'Dostana' without Shatrughan Sinha.

I can barely sit in one place for five minutes.

All my performances have been unrehearsed.

There are ups and downs in every relationship. But that does not mean that couples should separate or get down to inhuman behaviour.

I don't know why all these actors think going to a gym or riding horses or learning how to fight are the steps to becoming an actor.

All my life, I struggled to get roles.

It is an advantage to be born in Kapoor family and to be known by that name, but it also a burden because there are lots of expectations from you.