Top 50 Sonu Sood Quotes

My home in Moga has turned into something really special.

I am very shy by nature and I won’t even have told people about my birthday, had I not been an actor.

In films, you do a scene, and that is the end of it. On TV, the cameras capture your real self on a daily basis; it reaches out to viewers across India.

I grew up in Punjab when terrorism was at its peak.

Had I not got into acting and modeling, I would have been a part of the national cricket team. I’m a right-handed batsman and a pace bowler and have won lots of awards during my college and school days.

It wasn’t easy at all for a qualified engineer to take the decision of giving it up, leave Punjab and try to make a name in films. But I really wanted to be an actor, hence I took the decision.

One needs to follow strict discipline in the life to streamline it, so it’s not whether you are in this industry/profession of an actor or an engineer or whatever you are doing it, but I think when you respect your body, when you take care of your body, I think everything falls in place.

If I can’t give back to the society, then this isn’t a good life I am leading.

Nothing can be better than playing a Maharashtrian character in a Rohit Shetty film.

I don’t really have to switch on and switch off because I enjoy the process of enacting a role on the sets, all those mad hours of shoot and then heading home after work. I don’t divide it like normal and abnormal life. For me, the entire process of doing my work and heading home is normal.

My dad always wanted to be a soldier, but he couldn’t be one. When I told him that I would be playing a soldier in J.P. Dutta’s film ‘Paltan,’ he was very excited.

There is nothing more valuable than health.

Working with Jackie Chan was one of the most phenomenal experiences. I won’t say that he is the most grounded actor, but he is the most grounded human being I have ever seen.

First, you need to write the script, re-work on lots of things. First draft, second draft, once the final script is ready then you visualize which actors fits the role in that the particular script they’ve written.

My wife and my kids have been my pillars.

If your film and character are a hit, chances are you’ll get typecast in that space.

I am glad I have experienced being a producer.

When you play a cop, it’s a different feeling altogether.

I would love to be part of ‘Dabangg 3.’

Fitness has been a part of my life even before I became an actor.

My day goes by coordinating things like transport for migrant workers, taking government permissions, organizing food among other things. And I feel very happy and satisfied. If I was shooting, I wouldn’t have had all the time in the world. Now, that I have all the time, it is important to give that to the needy.

The way cinema has grown I think, doesn’t matter if its Hindi or South. People watch all languages.

I first came to Mumbai by train, without a reserved ticket. I stood by the door and slept in the space next to the washroom. I know what struggle is.

Interestingly, my role in the Tamil and Telegu version of ‘Dabaang’ is that of a boxer.

I went all out to help these migrants because I was a migrant, too, who came to Mumbai with a lot of dreams. When I saw photographs of their sufferings and read heart-wrenching stories of how they are walking thousands of kilometers without food and water, it reminded me of my early days.

My mother always says that you are successful only when you are capable of helping somebody. So I feel whatever I could do I could do only with the blessings of my parents.

I love being an actor. So, when I am the baddie on screen, I am just doing my job and I am doing it with love and honesty.

When you are an outsider, no one is ready to meet you or listen to you. People have even said that there are thousands of Sonu Soods out there, and they don’t have time to cater to each one of them.

My parents are no more but I am sure they are up there smiling and supporting me.

I’ve acted in Hindi, English, Tamil and Telugu films.

When grey character gets entertaining, the job is done.

I don’t think there is anyone who hasn’t heard about Dawood Ibrahim or seen his pictures. It was very important for me, not to just get the look right, but also to learn the way he smoked, the command he had over people, etc.

Gymming for me is as important as breathing or brushing my teeth.

I always believe that expressing grief on social media isn’t enough, it is very important to take some action.

A six pack is not a big deal… You need to work on your entire body and concentrate on other parts too, to get a fab physique.

Come to think of it, some of the most special films in my career were ‘City Of Life’ and ‘Happy New Year.’ For both these films, I stayed over a month in Dubai and just when I was thinking that I need one more film like that, that’s when ‘Kung Fu Yoga’ happened.

I have been waiting for a film like ‘Maximum.’ I have learnt so many things while shooting this film. The entire cast has been a pleasure to work with.

Tanushree is a very nice girl and I worked with her once. She is very focussed, and I could see how hard-working she was, with dreams in her eyes. She was one of the well-behaved girls on the set.

My biggest regret is that there are only 24 hours in a day. I wish there was at least a few more hours. Each hour of me being awake means I can help a few more migrants who are stranded and are desperate to reach home.

My dad got selected in the Indian Army, but he was not allowed to go, as my grandparents had reservations.

I feel it is my duty to help the migrants, the heartbeats of our country. We have seen migrants walking on the highways with their families and kids. We just can’t sit in the AC and tweet and show our concern till we don’t go on the roads, till we don’t become one of them.

My mother was a professor and she would wake me up at 5:30 every morning. I’ve had that routine since I was a child. So it’s not tough to wake up and face the camera at any time now.

It took me 10 years to prove myself but now my day has come. People take me seriously, write roles for me and consider me for ‘hero’ roles, which I deserve.

It’s like my career is divided in phases. There comes a phase when I only do Tollywood movies, back to back, and then there is a phase when I do only Hindi films.

When I was doing engineering, one day I thought that I want to be an actor, and apart from acting, I want to produce also.

I think it’s exciting to have a role with multiple layers.

All I can say is that I will always try my best to work on the expectations that people have from me.

I think fitness and doing gym should be like brushing teeth everyday in the morning as it should come automatically without any excuse.

It’s important to take care of your skin and get regular facials and treatments, especially if you are traveling a lot.

What I am always careful about is not to repeat the same kind of roles.