I'd rather have the media as my friends than making use of them for my own benefit.

Stage shows help you meet the audiences face-to-face.

I miss my family all the time.

I believe you must enjoy every phase of your life.

Ideally, I'd like to keep a balance between action and romantic roles.

I agree I was rash and got totally out of hand when I was a teenager, but I took hold of my life.

As a child, I saw how the industry's sweet-talkers operate. For years, they tried to make my father feel like he was the best actor in the whole world. My father never took them seriously. I, too, imbibed that trait from him.

Every film has its destiny.

In 'Poster Boys,' every character is well defined.

I have done so many films in which either I have been the main lead or part of the supporting cast.

In 'Poster Boys,' I played a character that no one would have thought that I could portray. The film helped me focus on work, and I worked so hard on it that even though it didn't do well, I didn't let it bring me down.

I think you have to always stay focused and positive. If your positive energy dies out, like it happened to me for some time, then you can't do anything.

I believe that everyone has good days and bad days, but you can't let the bad times beat you down.

Yes, I do believe that human beings are not perfect.

As an actor, I go with the flow.

If other members of the Hindi film fraternity are doing aggressive promotional campaigns, then I can do the same.

I am not cut out to do too many films at a time.

I'm very chilled out and like to take things at my own pace.

I don't believe in pushing myself in this industry where people do anything to gain what they want.

There are films which are good, but sometimes it doesn't work at the box office.

The entire team of 'Race 3' is really happy because the film is doing good business at the box office.

Definitely, I hope I am part of 'Race 4.'

I was never bullied because I was Dharmendra's son.

Fathers always give tips. My dad also gives me, but at the end, he says the decision has to be mine.

Dad says do whatever your heart says is right, and I am following this in my career. I feel lucky that he is my dad.

We Deols think from the heart. We lack business acumen.

As a family, we are all very close, so we all know what we all are doing. Other than that, we don't see why we should be talking about our private lives and keep it an open book.

When I'm at home with my family, I am at peace. I enjoy that the most.

What do you work for? To be able to buy things for your family, keep them happy. What's the point of working and earning if you can't spend time with them?

An actor is always looking for something. When your luck improves, trends change, you get one of those roles that do very well, sometimes even your worst work becomes a super success. So one can never predict what will happen tomorrow.

You can be a kid of a star or be a normal child coming from a non-filmy family, but you still have to work hard.

I just want to do films which I enjoy doing and the audience will too like it watching.

As an actor, you want to work every day of your life. You have to work hard, look and think positive, and the work just starts coming your way.

It is always great to work with Papa and bhaiya.

I know a lot of actors use media just to garner publicity. I keep away from all this.

Cinema is diversifying; there's room for every kind of cinema today.

You never know what clicks at the box office. It's very unpredictable.

I've become a huge fan of small films and realistic roles.

All actors may not be stars, but all stars are actors, and I can vouch for that.

Isn't nearly every Hindi film a rehash of some movie or the other?

Every love story or Hindi film has the same story, but what makes it different is the treatment it's given. Much depends on how it is stylised, how the characters are moulded, and how the story is treated.

It's not just the actor who's responsible for a film becoming a hit. A whole lot of work and people are involved in it.

I'm lucky to have such an illustrious family. We love each other and have immense respect for each other.

Dad's easy to get along with. He always has suggestions, and I'm more than happy to be guided by him.

I'm a chilled-out guy, and I really like sports and to play badminton and squash.

I don't want to be typecast.

Living up to the Deol surname means being tough, and this is a big challenge in itself.

You can be happy when you feel happy from inside, and when you have worked, you are your happiest.

Salman is a motivation himself. He has fire within him.

Not working makes you ill, sad, depressed. It ages you.