Ranbir Kapoor Quotes

I never understood why anyone would do magazines. Like, why would someone put their face out there so much? It's because those people reading magazines will go see the movie, so you do it.

Being an actor in Hollywood involves lots of things beyond acting. Charm really helps.

As an actor, you have to understand how you are seen and then play with that. Otherwise, my looks are not important.

Every actor is a model to a certain extent, since they have to do so much press.

As an actor, you can't just be in the film. You're also in charge of selling it, and so you have to sell yourself, and you have to be very political and make sure to not say the wrong things. It's exhausting.

I would like to be able to be both a film actor and a stage actor - to be an American actor in the style of a lot the English actors who do films. They are these wonderful actors who can do everything.

I never wanted to be one of those actors with a political agenda.

When you're promoting a film it's really interesting trying to gauge what people think about it.

The average movie-goer in this country sees six films in a year. That's one every two months. What the studios are trying to do is make sure it's their movie.

I think there's a difference between a working actor, a movie star and a celebrity. They're all three different things.

I think to be a good actor you need either a good experience of life or education, or both.

Here's what I have at my advantage: I've never been a personality. I've always been a character actor.

You can act, or you can't. I'm sure a lot of people who are serious about acting would disagree, but I'm not really worried about them.

I learned how to act working in TV.

One challenge in this industry is that you adopt a certain look for a movie, and then people don't get to see the movie for a year!

The distribution systems and the cinemas have adopted to the blockbusters, and they now get their main income from selling popcorn, and if you don't make a film that sells popcorn, it's very hard to get it out there.

Rarely do I do film press because I'm so low on the food chain of the movie, and for me it's just this thing I did for four weeks before the next tour started.

What I do is doing movies and sharing movies.

India is a great talent pool of actors. I see Freida Pinto making it big in Hollywood, and I am sure many others can also make it.

I didn't debut in a film playing a diva.

I am an actor. What I am on screen is what matters.

Bollywood marketing is larger-than-life. Honestly, it amuses me.

The idea of being associated with Bollywood prompted me to get into DVD distribution.

Will Smith's acting reaffirms my belief in the American perfection.

I just stick to my job, which is acting. Things like posters, publicity material, and promotions are entirely the film-maker's prerogative. I don't get into all of that.