Prakash Raj Quotes

I do not think that politics has much to do with celebrity.

The reason why we have so many stars campaigning for politics is that when we senior artistes go to speak to people, they at least listen to some extent.

I love The Rock. I never want him to be president.

I know I'm not supposed to have any opinions about politics, because I'm famous.

Just because you have star power and a huge marketing budget, you can see from some professional web series, it doesn't equal views.

I mean, the last thing I want to do is be involved in politics.

Just because there are celebrities in a movie, it doesn't mean anything. I don't think The Ant Bully did all that well the first week at the box office. Compare the movies that have a lot of celebrities with the Jimmy Neutron movie, which had no celebrity voices and grossed almost one hundred million dollars.

I've got to say that I don't see myself as some sort of political type like Alec Baldwin or Barbra Streisand. I don't want to come across like that. I'd be embarrassed if that was the way I came across.

I can remember when nobody believed an actor and didn't care what he believed.

While Lincoln thus became a lawyer, he did not cease to remain a politician.

To an intellectual who is adrift in politics, a theory is an aim; to a true politician his theory is a boundary.

While I respect my cousin Annette Sykes' commitment in engaging in the political process, I do not endorse or support any political party.

Who really cares what a celebrity thinks on a given issue?

I don't think you should necessarily listen to a celebrity just because he is one. But if you can marshal your celebrity and really steep yourself in whatever issue you're trying to promote, it can actually move the ball forward, and we've done that.

I think it's really important for celebrities to use their power of money and fame to get their voices out there. It's funny to me that we're expected to keep quiet just because of who we are. Why do I lose my right to speak my mind because I'm famous?

Meanwhile, politics is about getting a candidate in front of the public as a star, politics as rock'n'roll, politics as a movie.

Just like Tim Robbins is very political - and obviously, Arnold Schwarzenegger must be - I want to be able to have this public personality that's considered authoritative.

I'm a Republican and I'm gonna stay a Republican because they need somebody like me to stay in the Party and keep hammering away.

I've never been called quiet about anything in my life. However, I'm also not one of those people who thinks that because I have been moderately successful at playing make believe for a living that I am supposed to tell you who to vote for.

Don’t get involved with any political stuff.

I never had a political thought in my life until they asked me to join the Richard Nixon Presidential Campaign.

I'm very much engaged in the political battles, but I'm doing it as a supporter of Republicans out of conservatism rather than an active candidate.

I am not immune to Oprah's charms, but President Winfrey is a terrible idea.

I would be delighted not to see another celebrity, regardless of their political beliefs, come to Washington to make yet another appeal for some cause about which they know little.

A film album has these big stars - like a Shah Rukh Khan or a Salman Khan. Independent music videos don't have that luxury, and you cannot feature big stars in all the songs of your album.