Since the day I got married, I never got to plan my birthday.
— Barun Sobti
The working standards on television in our country are really bad. The sad part is that many actors take this deal because it gets them money and recognition.
I didn't leave TV for films; I left it due to health issues. I wasn't keeping well, and I was losing weight due to the long working hours.
My wife knows that I love her too much, so she is fine with the intimate scenes I do. She also knows that only if my role justifies such a scene will I do it. She understands my work as an actor.
My conscience won't allow me to do films I thought were bad but were going to make money.
I am an emotional person.
My take is that every character requires a different character to be cast.
I believe that being honest to oneself and one's work is all that matters.
I have played both serious as well as lighter characters, also, and have been satisfied with both types.
I am very far away from being angry. I really don't get angry most of the time. I am a patient person.
While you can be trained and groomed to be a better actor, seasoning happens only to TV actors. TV actors shoot every day, and that makes a difference to the project. They are hard-working, but that's not taking anything away from the film actors.
I think everyone is making a lot of money, whether it is the actors, the producers, or the TV channels.
I am a chilled-out person. But if people call me by my name, I hope they pronounce it right. I get called Baron, sometimes Varun, and my surname is often changed to Sobit.
I am such a shy guy.
You can't change what time has in store for you, as the only constant that I've known is change.
I am definitely a beach person. In fact, I am so much a beach person that my wife is allergic to beaches now.
For me, as an actor, the challenge is mostly before the film starts when you have to get into the psychology of the character.
I am not a judgemental kind of person.
The working hours are easy in films, while there is always an anxiety on television. So the energies are very different.
Everyone has a different life story. Things happen rapidly for someone, and things move slowly for others.
I have never hidden my marital status.
A lot of amazing films are happening, a lot amazing TV shows are happening, and people are not afraid to pick actors instead of stars.
Limited series ensure that we maintain the quality of the writing on the sets.
My fans love me because I'm one of them.
I think it is important not to scream from the rooftops to make yourself heard, I want my work to do the talking for me.
I'm an actor, and it is not for me but for the writer to offer the best role to me. For me, essaying that role to the best of my ability is more important.
I am not easy to break through to. There is a protective shield that I have built psychologically. I am not open to everyone as I have been to ones those who have broken through me. But once you break through, I will love anything that you do.
I am pretty happy with myself. I am not saying I am flawless, but I am content with the way I am.
I loved the Yashraj shows 'Powder' and 'Shaadi.com.'
I have always believed in the fact that it's your work that is going to figure out things for you. As long as you are true to your work, I think you are gonna be fine.
No one actually knows how popular you are or how people think of you until and unless a few of the people who like your work walk up to you and let you know that you are really good. You can see the honesty in their eyes.
I personally think that people should spend more time and money on their marriages instead of weddings.
My wife and I love to travel, so if we don't have work on either her or my birthday, we definitely travel.
I have passed on on a lot of roles. I purely and simply do what I like.
As I had always said, it takes two people to work hard to create the chemistry.
I signed 'Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon' only for a year. But the producer requested me to stay on, as the show had just started to make money. I carried on, and in the process, the character became very popular. When I finally gave up, changing the actor for that character was difficult, so the show ended.
I love my house and stay back home when I get time off shoots. I hardly party. I am not 19 anymore.
People are usually scared of me because of the arrogant character I play. They stare at me with fear that I might just scold them and often run away from me.
I don't want to miss out on the good stuff. As long as the character is good and the show is good, the medium does not matter to me. There are a few makers that I have an enormous trust in and that I know will do an amazing job.
If a writer is good at what he does, it's not easy to do a good job every day... To invent something new is almost an impossible task.
I find it so weird when the media calls me 'small screen super star.' I don't think I'm one!
I have been blessed with good genes, and that's why, irrespective of how much I eat, I still retain my lean look.
I believe that everyone has a right to have an opinion about things or people, and fortunately, I have been lucky to have heard usually good things about myself. However, I must admit that people can be quite critical about your role also.
People approach you for the work they have seen you do. I don't think people see me as a lover boy dancing around, so I haven't received a role of that kind. I'm going to do roles that appeal to me.
The transition from TV to films wasn't overwhelming, since an actor's ultimate job is to act.
I want to see better quality of comedy on TV.
I am not the kind of person who makes his bread and butter on how hyped I am. I am an actor, and I do my job.
The content has to be good; medium doesn't matter to me.
I like to have my share of parties, but I am not the late night person. Not that we don't do parties at all, but that does not happen very frequently.
Birthdays, for me, are not really important. It is just like any other day.
