Abhay Deol

I know there is a higher being and I respect that force.

— Abhay Deol

It's not that I don't want to do different films. The non-mainstream stuff that I did started to get successful... But for…

— Abhay Deol

Tamil for me is my cousin Esha. I even told her that I was preparing to play a Tamilian and asked her…

— Abhay Deol

I don't even know if I'd get married. Time will tell.

— Abhay Deol

My cousins and my uncle have been iconic heroes in the industry and I don't think I'm anywhere close to that, but…

— Abhay Deol

I don't think that confrontation always leads to a solution.

— Abhay Deol

It harms me when people say I am 'non-mainstream' or 'non-commercial' actor. I try to fight off such labels.

— Abhay Deol

After 'Socha Na Tha' flopped, nobody wanted to work with me. I became very bitter and angry. So now when the industry…

— Abhay Deol

Los Angeles is much like Mumbai, the film industry rules the city over most other professions, so it feels like home.

— Abhay Deol

I was always looking for relatability, because I am not someone cut out for larger than life roles.

— Abhay Deol

I always wanted my work to speak for itself but I realized you have to show people a little bit of yourself…

— Abhay Deol

The kind of content I want to be part of is hardly made.

— Abhay Deol

If we are not affected by our environment, then we have somewhere become insensitive. It might be good in a way because…

— Abhay Deol

Half your battle is won when the writing is good, and then you as an artist bring your personality into it.

— Abhay Deol

It would be great to read a script, which is an action script uniquely written so that it doesn't cost an arm…

— Abhay Deol

I grew up in this industry. I've seen fame up close.

— Abhay Deol

I was termed 'choosy' because when an actor decides to go against the wind and takes on only non-formula films, he is…

— Abhay Deol

People don't think of genres anymore. The script is all that matters. And as long as it appeals to my sensibilities as…

— Abhay Deol

I enjoy films like 'American Beauty' and want to do similar films that reflect our culture.

— Abhay Deol

I like films that are edgy, provocative, non-formula and original.

— Abhay Deol

I am not anti-marriage.

— Abhay Deol

The kind of work I do and the films I believe in, I had to take charge of making that kind of…

— Abhay Deol

With my social media posts on fairness creams, I felt really strongly that I needed to speak up about it because I…

— Abhay Deol

I like subtlety, blending in as opposed to screaming out 'look at me' with the way I dress.

— Abhay Deol

I am a citizen of the planet and I want to do films that appeal to people, not communities.

— Abhay Deol