Top 66 Rishi Kapoor Quotes

I can never say that I don’t want to work anymore. That would be an absolute lie because I enjoy, I take delight in, working in films because I feel it’s an honour, you know, to entertain people, to regale audiences.

I will not do a run of the mill kind of a film or role. I will not say yes to that.

I am spontaneous and not a method actor.

Even my early memories of Chandni Chowk are all about food.

I do not care about the length of my role. But it should make a difference to the story.

Some films will work, some won’t.

Pransaab was a great character actor. What he has achieved as an actor, I cannot think of achieving even a part of it.

If you want rubbish, you will get rubbish.

In our country, there must be two time zones to save working hours. Why we don’t have it, I have been talking about this issue for a long time.

I have never really hit a gym.

Passion for work is very important.

People are fed up of formula films, and we are getting new space to experiment.

Though sometimes you hit, sometimes you don’t get the kind of roles you should get, but sometimes you get the role.

There would be no ‘Sholay’ without Dharmendra, no ‘Amar Akbar Anthony’ without Vinod Khanna and Rishi Kapoor, no ‘Deewar’ without Shashi Kapoor, and no ‘Dostana’ without Shatrughan Sinha.

I have tried to look different and play different roles through my life because I am passionate about my work.

Give me meaty roles, and I’ll sink my teeth into them!

He is absolutely on his own, and we never interfere in any of his decisions. When Ranbir joined the industry, he told his mother that he wanted to portray characters which a boy of his age would do in real life.

I always wanted to be an actor.

I am not because of my father, and my son Ranbir Kapoor is not because of me.

There is no way one can remake ‘Mughal-e-Azam.’ What my grandfather did, we cannot even think of emulating. The film is a legend, and we should leave it at that.

I like to call myself as son of famous father and father of famous son.

An actor’s journey is never fulfilled. We always look for greener pastures, better roles, better creativity. We all want to do good work.

No, there is no ‘need’ for me to do a social cinema.

I know for a fact that many people repent and want to do away with their tattoos. It is all marketing and hype and nothing else. Also, tattoos stand out on fair and not wheatish complexion. God has given you a body. Why spoil it?

Being religious and spiritual makes me feel good.

I am a believer of all religions. I will happily visit a temple, mosque, church. I do not differentiate between religions.

I get very excited when I have to work in a film and when I am narrated.

I block the trolls.

I am not advocating beef eating. But I am advocating freedom to have an opinion and a voice.

I like to be respected as an actor.

There is no nepotism in the Hindi film industry.

If you want to show cinema, make entertainment films. Sometimes they are very good, sometimes very bad, but the intention is always to make entertaining films.

There are ups and downs in every relationship. But that does not mean that couples should separate or get down to inhuman behaviour.

As is the case with politicians, actors are chosen by people.

My first love is acting, not directing.

Any cinema has to be entertaining. Boring cinema won’t work. If you want to make one, then screen it for free on TV.

I came into films when there was action. When I retired, it was romantic period.

Generally, when I am working, I tend to learn from my seniors and juniors.

I am waiting for roles like the one in ‘Yeh Hai Jalwa.’

I am not stagnating in one kind of an image.

I don’t know why all these actors think going to a gym or riding horses or learning how to fight are the steps to becoming an actor.

Both my kids are above 30 now… grown up enough to take their own decisions.

It’s always such a delight working with Juhi.

Since I am as evil as can be, I do need religion to offset my evilness!

My head was in the clouds after ‘Bobby,’ but my struggle had only begun because at the age of 21, I had become a hero. But then I had realized that I have to keep my feet on ground.

When I did ‘Kapoor & Sons,’ I had a prosthetic look. It would take me six-and-a-half hours daily for 20, 25 days.

My entire family has been part of the film industry for many years.

For the first 25 years of my career, I did nothing but sing and dance.

The reality is that some Kapoors did reach the marquee; others did not.

I do fun things on Twitter. I enjoy it.

In the first 20 years of my acting life, I did not do any acting. All I did was to wear a jersey, dance, lip-sync to songs, and run after girls over mountains and in the snow.

By the grace of God, my son’s career is doing very well.

I only know how to act. I don’t know anything else.

It was a stroke of luck when I worked in ‘Agneepath.’ It was a great role, something different for me.

I love to experiment, to push myself, and I want people to accept me in roles that I have never attempted before.

I can barely sit in one place for five minutes.

I am not a spokesperson for any political person or party.

My image was that of a romantic, soft hero.

I have campaigned only once in the elections, for Vinod Khanna in Gurdaspur, but that was not as a party member but because he is a colleague.

The fire within you as an actor should always keep burning. That should be the mantra for any good actor.

It is an advantage to be born in Kapoor family and to be known by that name, but it also a burden because there are lots of expectations from you.

All my life, I struggled to get roles.

Every one has right to express his views on any subject, and I am a common man, a tax payer, and part of the society.

Amitabh Bachchan is the greatest actor that we have in the country.

The R K banner has had this tradition to make good films, and good films always take a lot of time to complete because of the hassles involved.

I have worked with Asin earlier in ‘Housefull 2.’ We had a good time working together.