Arjun Kapoor Quotes

Hardly any actor objects to press. It's a question of it being done in the way they like to see it done, meaning to get down to the serious interview what the profession is so we can reach out to the people to help them get along.

This whole game of hit and flops will always be there and I have survived because I am hit. I think industry works on hit and flop.

Over the years, many producers have come and gone, and screenplays were written and abandoned. It's the Hollywood process. It's hard to get things done.

Now I've gotten to know more about the industry. And now that I'm over 18, I can work without my parents on set. That was nice and helped me get comfortable.

My brother Robert wanted to act from a very early age, and there was always a part of me that said we couldn't have two actors in the family because our parents would go mental. So I became a runner for the Robert Stigwood Organisation and, one way or another, worked my way up to movie publicist.

The older one gets in this profession, the more people there are with whom one would never work again.

No one in my family had ever done anything acting-wise or entertainment industry-wise.

I am very conscious of what I say and do when I go out because the media is quick to make that a story.

Once upon a time we did not focus on a president's private life.

A lot of sponsors over the years have left us. They've all come back. But they chose to leave us for a while because of stories we have done about them or their products or their friend's products or whatever.

Nowadays, to get a movie greenlit, you have to make an incredible effort.

I have a rule that I don't read my press, but then somebody in the crew will be reading it and of course it's right there, so what do you think I do?

I know, in India, specially in Bollywood and the sports fraternity, there is a lot of negative media attention on prominent public figures.

He did once say the time to worry is when they stop writing about you but again I think that was pretty token of the coverage was very respectful, he rather resented the intrusions on his private life, but that was about it.

The Red Sox are a curious thing because so much here is media driven. You can't go fire half your scouts here because they are all friends with the local reporters. Your life is going to hell in the papers.

If two of your films don't do well, people say you're out in the cold and your career is over. One film does well, and you've had the best year of your life! I don't believe in all that's written.

As mayor, I got used to the fact that when you walked out of the house in the morning to pick up the newspaper in your boxers, there could be a camera there.

I've never liked the press part of it (no offense), but it comes with the job.

There was a time when all the actors were saying, 'We should get residuals on videogames.' I just kept going, 'You don't have any idea what goes into making a game, do you?'

The media tried to destroy my parents and has taken things completely out of context, but there's not a whole lot you can do in terms of fighting back. You have to hope that it passes, which it always does. But they have to be careful. They didn't necessarily sign up for this.

I have learned from my experiences in this industry that there is absolutely no way to control people's opinions on your performance in your movie. You go out there, promote your film and hope people like the work you did.

The media is going to treat you good one day and bad the next day.

Most of the press is sent to my publicist so I do see most of what is written about me.

I couldn't stand people writing about me the way I write about politicians.

If there's more than one person—including yourself—in a room, consider anything said to be on the record and a probable headline in the morning paper.