Randeep Hooda Quotes

There is no life without sport and no sport without competition.

When we are younger, we say a lot of things without often believing in them. The thoughts within you are much more important, and so often, one can't completely describe what one feels. As we grow older, we realize that there is more to love than what is expressed in the conventional sense of the terms.

You don't run from the bad things in life; learn from them, because your worst is what will lead you to your best.

There is an interaction and action, reaction between two people. One should show honesty in a relationship. Be honest to your partner and tell him everything. How long can you do things with dishonesty and that's wrong. Don't get into a relationship if you can't be honest.

Success is a high, but the way up is hard, and you have to give your all.

I never think about what others are doing. I do a film for myself, not others.

There is no need to change my image. I like my image, and the audience likes it, too. I am very comfortable with the kind of roles I do, and as I am not doing the same character or playing myself. I explore my characters; I don't brood over my broody image.

For very long, I wasn't able to find a place for myself in movies. After my initial success, I didn't know how to capitalise on it.

Theatre is great, but we don't live in an idealistic world, and we have to pay our bills.

Celebs says we have no time for love, but I wouldn't say that.

Stardom happens - you can't plan it - it's destiny, and you shouldn't stand between you and your destiny. I'm letting my destiny play its part, and I go by my gut feeling. If I like my role, I say yes; if I don't, I just refuse, as simple as that.

I don't like people waiting on me. I feel it is an unnecessary expense.

As human beings, we are all flawed. And just like there is a good side, there is also a bad side waiting to find its way out.

If you have life's experiences with you, nothing can stop you from being a competent actor.

People prefer doing films. That is not the case with me. I don't do theatre because I have to but because it makes me feel alive. I enjoy the whole process of rehearsing, though repetition can make it tedious.

Being fit involves working on all aspects - your body, what you eat, and how you think. A sculpted body is not of much use if you're not there mentally. And similarly, if you're not eating well, it will affect your physical and mental set-up. After all, a six-pack might look good, but that's pretty much it!

Every actor's deepest desire is to reach a huge audience. So, I don't look down upon commercial cinema ... there's a beauty in it that you understand sooner or later.

My mom often tells me to get married, but she gets it now that I don't want to. Like any other mom, she is worried, but she also understands the demands of my profession. I am blessed to have a family like this.

I am not an insecure actor, and this reflects in the films I have done. Yes, there was a phase when I was adamant on solo hero roles, but that is over now.

I have realized that intensity is my unique point. I don't have to attempt it; it's innate. So, when every actor is seeking his individuality, I guess I have already found mine.

If someone explains me the definition of love, I will give my life to the person. Love is a thing which is difficult to understand. Love is always evolving.

The truth is that I've always wanted to be an actor, ever since I was a child. I used to see these English movies which were shown to us in our school every Saturday, and then I used to enact the hero's part in my head.

I find theatre easier than films, because it gives you an environment of a dark hall, the audience concentrating with you ... whereas, film sets are not conducive to long rehearsals, and it is difficult to pick up the emotions amidst all that is going on around you.

I've had my share of struggle. I believe, never take success to your head or failure to your heart.

I don't play the role of a villain, really, but I like playing anti-hero kind of roles. I like characters where there's conflict, drama, and more personal investment than just being heroes.

A few years ago, when I had no work and started believing that films weren't a viable career, I thought of finding another job. I started training and riding horses and got consumed by that. It was a boon in disguise.

We had a great dramatic society in school, and that's where I first got exposure both as an actor and director.

My family is my biggest critic. Since they come from a non-filmi background, they give me an audience's point of view. They have been very supportive of me.

I am not an angry guy. It's just the roles I do that impact my personality.

Trust is not about what you can or cannot do in the name of love but who you are and what you choose to reveal as things progress and evolve.

Approaching people for work has not worked for me. People who came to me with work has worked.

I don't see anything wrong in someone wanting to be famous or having sky-high ambitions.

Over the years, I have realized that there's more to a film's fate than just good acting and a solid script. It needs to be marketed well. It's the package that sells - the songs, action, actors, etc.

It is important to keep the filmmakers interested in you so they can offer you everything and anything. We actors are not given work on the basis of audience poll; the filmmaker will cast you after they see and like your work. It is essential to do different kind of films and not get typecast.

I give two hoots about being typecast. It's not in my hands.

Having learnt my basics in theatre, I always feel film is a collaborative effort. If you do your part well and help the person in front of you in realising his or her potential, the film invariably comes out good.

It's a misconception that love can only foster between two people of opposite sex. Love is a bond.

I don't regret doing any of my films. All of them have been great learning experiences, and they have contributed to making me what I am today.

Horses are in our DNA. We used them way before cars for commuting.

In 2010, I sold my car, a Toyota Majester, for just a lakh-and-a-half to be able to feed my horses. It continues to be like a hole, where I put all my money.

Sex appeal is a good thing for commercial cinema. Though I can't sit at home and consider myself a sex symbol, it is for people to do so. I want to be known as an interesting actor.

I'm going to start a polo team with my friend, and we're trying to collect as many horses as we can. You have to find time for things you love.

In all of us, there is a struggle between the good and the bad. It makes it more palpable and real to play such people as an actor.

From being a waiter, to a door-to-door salesman, to a car-washer, to a delivery boy - I have done it all.

I would often take this bus and go to a nearby village where I had hordes of animal friends. I was hardly around four or five years old then. The conductor was so used to seeing me hop on to the bus and get down at the same place, that he never asked any questions. The strangest part is, he never asked for a ticket either!

I have made a promise to myself that I will have no limitations as an actor. I have realised I have to pay attention to the commercials or the business aspect of cinema, but deep inside, I am purely an artiste.

I find solace in animals. I have got a stray dog at home called Candy. I picked it up while I was waiting at the airport one day. I always wanted to have a 'macho' dog but got this sweet little thing instead.

I have this soft spot for have-nots. So, I was really inclined to portray their pain and pathos in 'Highway.'

I wouldn't mind going half naked on stage, if that is what my role demands.

You can't say the public likes generic characters. Give others a chance, go for a more rooted and honest characterisation, take some risk, and then let the public choose.

I wouldn't mind doing a film revolving around horses, but I wouldn't dilute my equity just sitting on one.

I think it would be pompous to say I am an underrated actor. I don't think it is for me to think and decide; it is for people to decide. But I am glad I am underrated than being overrated - that is something I would find hard to digest.

February days are a marketing gimmick; love happens every day.

I feel very meditative when I ride. A horse does not know whether my movie is a hit or a flop or what is happening in my relationship.

None of us can claim to be fair and square in love - and I'm definitely not a hypocrite! Humans are built to evolve with time. It depends on the nature of the relationship you share with a person. It is there today, tomorrow it may be gone; c'est la vie.

Honestly, I find writing to be a very lonely job.

Everyone wants to be famous; so do I. But I cannot lose sleep over it.

I overhaul myself for my roles. Sooner or later, I will get my due.

Though I thoroughly enjoyed playing crime branch officer Gautam Savant, it drained a lot out of me, too. It shook my faith in myself, as I explored my hidden side and wondered if I was just acting or using the character as an excuse to vent my mean side.

The hero is changing in Bollywood, and I approach a hero's role like a character by focusing on its weaknesses. I feel the weaknesses of a character make them more alive, relatable, and human.

There is a lot of silence in me, and I feel that silence is often better than spoken words.