Top 45 Rishi Kapoor Quotes

Being religious and spiritual makes me feel good.

The creative mind is restless.

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

I always wanted to be an actor.

I have never really hit a gym.

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 don’t know what fun newspapers and magazines derive from interfering in people‘s private lives.

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.

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

If our Hindu culture forbids beef meat, does the same culture give you the right to abuse me and my family just because I have an opinion that you don’t agree with?

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 am a natural actor. I try to keep it spontaneous as far as possible. That is my mantra.

I really want that there should be love and respect between me and Ranbir, but at the same time, I want that there should be some kind of distance – that I can see you, but I can’t feel you.

Beef is not allowed in my house.

I always try to be different and play varied kind of characters.

I firmly believe in destiny, so let’s see what my luck has in store for me.

What I admire about Ranbir is his choice of films. Sometimes he will be bad; sometimes he will be good.

I have played all generations in reel and real life – grandson, son, father, and grandfather – and each relationship has taught me something.

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

I am spontaneous and not a method actor.

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

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

Ranbir doesn’t like to portray characters which are larger than life. I am very proud that he took such challenges.

There is no nepotism in the Hindi film industry.

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

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

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

I have always been an arrogant man.

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

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

All my performances have been unrehearsed.

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.

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

Any cinema has to be entertaining. Boring cinema won‘t work. If you want to make one, then screen it for free on TV.

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.

If you want rubbish, you will get rubbish.

I can barely sit in one place for five minutes.

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

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?

I never argued with my father, and it so happened that, unfortunately, the same kind of relationship passed on with me and Ranbir.

I am high-strung and high-energy. My blood pressure is always high, and I am always excited to go to work.

I block the trolls.

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

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

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