“It was really good working with Paresh Rawal. I was nervous at first b...” — Abhay Deol Quote

It was really good working with Paresh Rawal. I was nervous at first because he is such a big star and I love his performances, but the initial nervousness went away once I got to know him. He is a very simple and hardworking man.

After 'Socha Na Tha' flopped, nobody wanted to work with me. I became very bitter and angry. So now when the industry and the audience accept me, I feel more empowered.

I am a citizen of the planet and I want to do films that appeal to people, not communities.

As a teenager, I used to dress up like a hippie. My clothes weren't posh.

Fortunately, I got critic and audience acceptance much earlier than industry acceptance.

This is a group effort. This is group theatre. This is no big star turn. You could do things with it to do that but it would just be out of kilter. This is one reason I like this play. This is a unit.

Michael worked one day. Everybody was a little freaked out and nervous because he's a really big star. We were already working with really big stars, but Michael is Michael.

I can't be the big star in the family. We have a family, and we are all equal.

Sometimes your films don't do well, despite having a big star cast, renowned directors and producers.

People told me all of the time, 'You could be such a big star if you just talked about yourself more,' but I'm not good at that. It's always been about team.