Abhay Deol

I always try to do middle-of-the-road cinema.

— Abhay Deol

I am not anti-marriage.

— Abhay Deol

I don't think I am fearless. I am just me.

— Abhay Deol

As long as it excites me, I am game for it.

— Abhay Deol

With my humor, I end up offending everybody!

— Abhay Deol

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

— Abhay Deol

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

— Abhay Deol

In Indian cinema there are no professional voice trainers.

— Abhay Deol

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

— Abhay Deol

I'm not cut out to play a filmi hero. I don't look like a hero.

— Abhay Deol

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

— Abhay Deol

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

— Abhay Deol

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

— Abhay Deol

I have cheated. But I don't regret it because we were not serious. I wouldn't have ever done it if I were…

— Abhay Deol

I'm more comfortable watching 'Dev D' with my mom than a film that makes a woman an object whose only purpose is…

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Even as a kid, classmates asked pointed personal questions about my family. I have conditioned myself to handle it with maturity.

— Abhay Deol

We all have to find a cause we believe in and pursue it. Sometimes it may cost you your job, your personal…

— 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

'Basra' is high on content, but a good dose of action sequences will make it edgy and pretty dark as well.

— Abhay Deol

I agree that at the end of the day, it's a man's world, but when I'm doing a film, I am working…

— Abhay Deol

I don't think there's anything like love at first sight. What happens is actually lust at first sight.

— 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

I did get a reputation for being choosy and not very easy to be approached, and none of that is true. It…

— 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

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

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

— Abhay Deol

When you do films after films, you don't let life happen. At least, in my case, I end up relying too much…

— Abhay Deol

I always pick characters where it's not his muscles or dance skills that help him, because not all of us can look…

— Abhay Deol

It was really good working with Paresh Rawal. I was nervous at first because he is such a big star and I…

— Abhay Deol

I read about myself in the papers all the time.

— Abhay Deol

The kind of stories I like often comes from debutant directors.

— Abhay Deol

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

— Abhay Deol

Fortunately, I got critic and audience acceptance much earlier than industry acceptance.

— Abhay Deol

If I did an item song, it would be something to watch out for.

— Abhay Deol

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

— Abhay Deol

In real life I don't chant. Nor do I believe in idol worship.

— Abhay Deol

When a film is good, the lines between single-screen and multiplex blur.

— Abhay Deol

The Deol family is very close knit and emotional.

— Abhay Deol

I wasn't looking to be a star, I just happened to love acting, I was a reluctant actor.

— Abhay Deol

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

— Abhay Deol