Shahid Kapoor Quotes

I think the worst thing that can happen to a good actor is fame.

Your lineage and surname become irrelevant after your first film. Audiences do not care.

You can't be a good actor if you get too affected by fame. Because then you're not real, and you're not really wanting more. You look at a lot of actors who, before they were famous, did a lot of amazing work, and once they got too big, it just got off.

In opera, as with any performing art, to be in great demand and to command high fees you must be good of course, but you must also be famous. The two are different things.

You've gotta play the Hollywood game, and you know you're doing good the more notoriety you're getting, and that's gold. That's what every actor wants because then you know you're at another level.

Good work is the only thing that would make me feel jealous or envious.

I just feel like if I do good work, then people should respect me for the work I do.

The reality is that we have all these awards and all these festivals that give out awards, so you sort of go, 'okay, well, people liked the film, and I think it's a good film, and it's up for an award - well, I guess it should win the award then.'

I am thankful that geniuses and artists and good people, no matter how hard it is, will eventually be recognized. I am doubly thankful that also goes for idiots.

But I am very grateful for my success, and with success, of course, comes a whole lot of celebrity.

It is a good thing to happen to you, to have that taste of fame because then you don't hanker for it.

In Hollywood - in Hollywood, you're as good as your last picture.

What good are fans? You can't eat applause for breakfast. You can't sleep with it.

If something is good enough, it can be out there and people will see it.

The recognition thing started to happen in 2009 when 'Skins' season three had come out and we were on TV. It used to happen much more when we were in the height of our success, but I never really saw it as a chore or anything like that. It was just quite exciting - you had fans.

Hollywood has given me a great, warm hug.

Hollywood has always been good to me. I've never blamed Hollywood for my problems.

Eventually, the most important thing is success. I want to achieve a lot of success. It doesn't feel good when your film doesn't do well, and yet you are appreciated... everybody should succeed.

This stupid celebrity thing is just a consequence of being good at what you do. I mean, no one would photograph David Beckham if he wasn't the best attacking midfielder in the country - much as I hate Man. U!

Somebody did an article in one of the newspapers saying that at that time I had the most visibility of any actor around. Kind of nice, you know, when that thing was happening.

Suddenly, I'm in movies that people are excited about, and that is a nice change.

The concept of even having fans is still kind of weird to me. I really just feel like a filmmaker that is only just finding my foot in and is beginning to participate in Hollywood and making films. So the idea of any kind of fandom or people that are waiting for something that I may release is very distant in my mind.

Ninety-five percent of celebrity is good.

If I'm a star, then the people made me a star.

I've wanted recognition; I wanted success; I wanted appreciation; I love the perks of being in the movies. I love the fame that comes with it - but that's why I became an actor.