I don't want success to affect me to that extent that I change or failure to that extent that I get sad, bitter and negative.
— Arjun Kapoor
When you come from within the industry, you are better prepared for the industry. For example, you see your family deal with the nonsense that is written in the papers, or the highs and lows of a hit and a flop.
As a host, I did 'Khatron Ke Khiladi,' and it was a learning experience.
My personal style statement is very casual. And for me, comfort tops the chart over anything else.
I understand that people talk, and frankly, I can't control that. There's no point in getting upset over a thing that you can't control. You just have to let it go.
The choice of films I make is directly proportional to the kind of cinema I have grew up watching.
When I get married, I think what matters is you should be happy with the person you are living with.
If I dabble in too many things and don't focus on channelizing my energy into one thing, I might mess it up.
I think everybody can get along.
I considered obesity a disease. It can destroy you from within. It almost destroyed me, and I do not want that to happen to anybody.
Sadly, Indians are not very easily accepted in Pakistan, and that has a lot to do with the governments.
When you aren't doing too many films, people find other things to write about you.
There is pathos and drama in 'Half Girlfriend.'
I made peace with 'Tevar' not doing well and moved on.
I try and work out at least six times a week with my trainer because that's important for my body type, which is so different from a typical Indian boy.
I went to acting school, and I polished my dancing, but I didn't really learn how to fight.
I'm happiest when in front of the camera, and I didn't know it until I got up there.
An actor is defined by the choices he or she makes.
Your success can't be determined by your surname but only by your work.
As a host on TV, one has to engage the audience and contestants on the show. One has to bring a new element to their personality while hosting so that it doesn't look monotonous to the audience.
I love leather jackets, and I am obsessed with it. I carry leather jackets fairly well.
I aspire to play interesting characters.
It has been an amazing experience working on 'Half Girlfriend.'
I am too ambitious to become a house husband.
In a population of over one billion, there are 12-15 names that have the potential to be main leads in Hindi films. I am within the minority of the minority.
Two actors can be friends very easily. I think two actresses can also be friends.
My heritage is Pakistani, and I have loads of Pakistani fans on social media who I would love to connect with.
A film is not something that can be made over the phone or Skype. Creative people meet, spend time together, and then come up with something.
I didn't have any relationships in my teenage years, as I felt I was not attractive enough.
Argentina is amazing.
I am hungry for good work.
I work very hard in the gym. Sometimes, I come home very late, around 1 A.M., but still I go and work out at the gym. I don't ever stop.
I internalise things. My sorrows and joys are private.
Filmmaking as a process, it's bittersweet.
Sometimes, it is important for actors to take risky decisions.
For an actor to create a different look for every film is not easy.
I feel that if you are not comfortable, you can't be stylish, and that is the rule I follow.
I won't think about what people will say, even when I am actually seeing someone. Somebody will say something, then someone else will contradict it. I can't keep chasing all of them and try and correct everyone.
In the beginning, I got different kind of roles, and then I realised it's great to be that way. And that thought is always there before signing a film.
Hollywood has cracked emotions very well with animation, and that is where India will eventually cover because it is an emotional country, and we just want a right story to tell, which will stir the right emotions with the audience.
My ambition is very cinema-driven.
Movies are my bread and butter and my inherent passion.
I wanted to tell my story because I believe that if I can inspire or motivate even 10 or 15 people to start losing weight, it's a very big achievement. If I've managed to do it, anybody can.
My grandfather is from Peshawar; he was born there.
It's important to be successful, and not just because there is competition, but also because it leads to better work for you.
I don't know how I got such an image, but I am not a Casanova. It's an image that I wouldn't have liked for myself.
There is nothing wrong being a house husband, and I do believe there is something right about it.
I am so broad and big-structured that even two kilos on me can look like gaining 10 kilos, and losing two kilos can also look like shedding 10 kilos.
Even actors are human beings, so we have issues to deal with - physical, emotional, and mental.
I've never been in a fight, not even while in college.
