I'm a very laidback sort of guy, but people assume I am a serious actor and a serious person. That is not true.

I don't know if I am like her, but I am told that my eyes and my smile are like mom's.

With time, the one thing that I have learnt is, never taking the opportunity for granted.

My favorite destinations include places in south of France, including Cannes.

My diet consists of low carbs, zero sugar, zero fat, zero dairy product, lots of fish, chicken, red meat, protein shake and lots of vegetables like spinach and mushrooms.

I really do look up to Salman bhai. To maintain that kind of physique for so many years is not easy.

I was disappointed with 'My Friend Pinto.' Everyone put a lot of effort into it but the final product was something no one was ready for. The story was altered and a lot of scenes were edited. I got a lot of flak for my performance.

It is not about being a hero or a villain; I want to be a solid and passionate actor.

Whoever you are, you have to prove your worth.

I am not averse to the idea of being in a relationship. In fact, I think everything in this world can be solved through love.

I know I must be true to myself.

Now for me, acting is all I want to do for the rest of my life. So I am going to give 100 per cent to it. Whether I am becoming poor or rich, famous or unknown, it does not matter. This is what I am here for.

Vidyut Jammwal is like an older brother; I will love him for the rest of my life.

I like being adventurous in my choice of roles. It may not be the prescribed way, but it is mine and I have enjoyed giving my best to all directors.

You win some, you lose some. You get hit you don't get hit, but it's not about how hard you get hit. I think it's about how hard you get hit, then still get up and deliver an even harder punch. I think that's what it is all about.

Life is nothing without ups and downs.

I've grown up in Mumbai, did college from Mumbai, many colleges, actually - Jai Hind, Ruia, Andrews, Wilson, Whistling Woods... Then I worked as a production assistant with Prahlad Kakar, and then I started acting.

My grandparents and my aunts tell me that I need to make a name for myself like my mother. Their thoughts really motivate me.

We, as a society, need to be open-minded.

The biases in our society stems from the orthodox mentality. It is very deep-rooted in our country but we need to wake up.

There are too many different kinds of people in this world. Not just drags or gays, everybody is different from each other. We should proudly own our individuality.

I was always aware Mom was someone who was recognised, admired and loved.

I don't want to limit myself as an actor.

I never dropped my surname.

Obviously I am Prateik Babbar but I would like to be called Prateik. I am superstitious; there is a spiritual reason why.

Some of my films were worth it and some were not. Like every actor, I had my share of ups and downs but I took it in my stride and tried to learn from it.

Most pretty girls are hard to please, aren't they?

No one needs to treat you like a star kid in the industry, but you do get pointed at... people assume you get everything on a silver platter, but that's not true.

Dad is very hard working. I want to be like that. I just want him to be happy with my work.

I make it a point to have my meals after every two hour gap and am very particular about it.

I get very lazy when I come to Delhi. My visits here are all about sitting and eating and it is very dangerous.

Both my parents have done considerable work in theatre and I have grown up with that culture, but I still felt that I needed formal training.

I feel that a film or a play presenting homosexuality does not necessarily have to come with a message for the audience. It is a way of life, everyone should be treated equally.

No, I never planned my life.

I want to love myself and love my life.

I know that if I want to be respected, I have to show respect.

I just stumbled into acting; my first choice indeed was music and sports.

Yes, I mean, I can't match up to my mother's acting skills, actually both my parents. I just cannot match up to them. My mother was such a powerful and a respectable performer. They are actually overshadowing me and yes, I cannot be as good as them.

Basically, whenever I watch my mother on screen, I never judge her as a performer; I always see her as my mother and I become emotional.

The funniest rumour that I've heard about myself is that I am gay.

Relationships have been a way of life and I don't regret being in one ever.

All we can do, child, is follow our destiny.

It’s not important,” Silena insisted. “We have to find Charlie!” Another first: a child of Aphrodite uninterested in jewellery.

You're Dionysus," I said. "The god of wine." Mr. D rolled his eyes. "What do they say these days, Grover? Do the children say 'Well duh!'?" Y-yes, Mr. D." Then, well, duh! Percy Jackson. Did you think I was Aphrodite, perhaps?" You're a god." Yes, child." A god. You.

The real story of the Fleece: there were these two children of Zeus, Cadmus and Europa, okay? They were about to get offered up as human sacrifices, when they prayed to Zeus to save them. So Zeus sent this magical flying ram with golden wool, which picked them up in Greece and carried them all the way to Colchis in Asia Minor. Well, actually it carried Cadmus. Europa fell off and died along the way, but that's not important." "It was probably important to her.

When I was young, my favorite picture book was 'Fletcher and Zenobia,' written by Edward Gorey and illustrated by Victoria Chess. It's long out of print now, but its mix of macabre humor and 1960s psychedelia made it a perfect children's book for the times.

Maybe love was no match for ice...but Piper had used it to wake a metal dragon. Mortals did superhuman feats in the name of love all the time. Mothers lifted cars to save their children. And Piper was more than just a mortal. She was a demigod. A hero. The ice melted on her blade. Her arm steamed under Khione's grip. 'Still underestimating me,' Piper told the goddess. 'You really need to work on that.

There are so many fantastic stories and I want to bring Thor and Odin and the other gods into the modern world, just like I did with the Greeks and 'Percy Jackson.' I'll give the books an urban setting and have young people interacting with the Norse gods.

I go back and research, say, every reference to the Gorgons, and I find what the classical writers said about them and it's so much richer than you might get in an average Greek mythology text. I feel like an archaeologist - I'm dusting off these things that people have not seen for thousands of years and bringing them into the modern world.

I think children love reading, and they will make time for it if we put the right books into their hands. And I hope I get the chance to keep being one of the people that writes them.