I have played all generations in reel and real life - grandson, son, father, and grandfather - and each relationship has taught me something.
— Rishi Kapoor
I have no enmity with anyone.
I only know how to act. I don't know anything else.
I always try to be different and play varied kind of characters.
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.
I like to call myself as son of famous father and father of famous son.
People are fed up of formula films, and we are getting new space to experiment.
As is the case with politicians, actors are chosen by people.
I do not care about the length of my role. But it should make a difference to the story.
Give me meaty roles, and I'll sink my teeth into them!
By the grace of God, my son's career is doing very well.
The creative mind is restless.
It's my life - acting.
I don't know what fun newspapers and magazines derive from interfering in people's private lives.
My first love is acting, not directing.
If you want rubbish, you will get rubbish.
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?
Passion for work is very important.
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.
I will not do a run of the mill kind of a film or role. I will not say yes to that.
My image was that of a romantic, soft hero.
I am observing that to become an actor, people say, they want to join gym. Why join a gym? Why don't you join an institute where they teach you how to act?
There is no nepotism in the Hindi film industry.
Even my early memories of Chandni Chowk are all about food.
The reality is that some Kapoors did reach the marquee; others did not.
I am waiting for roles like the one in 'Yeh Hai Jalwa.'
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'm not interested in playing the villain as a loud caricature, one-dimensional character. I am trying to humanise evil. If you see my character in 'Aurangzeb,' I am not trying to act evil.
I can barely sit in one place for five minutes.
Personally, I think that the story is all-important; everything else comes later. But if there's any other way to ensure the betterment of the film, I always implement it.
There are ups and downs in every relationship. But that does not mean that couples should separate or get down to inhuman behaviour.
I have tried to look different and play different roles through my life because I am passionate about my work.
I am not advocating beef eating. But I am advocating freedom to have an opinion and a voice.
Beef is not allowed in my house.
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.
For the first 25 years of my career, I did nothing but sing and dance.
I am not stagnating in one kind of an image.
I am a natural actor. I try to keep it spontaneous as far as possible. That is my mantra.
I am no champion, no great name, just a small actor who loves working for cinema.
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.
The first song I ever did on screen was 'Main Shaayar To Nahi.'
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.
My son was named after my father, whose name was Ranbir Raj Kapoor.
Pransaab was a great character actor. What he has achieved as an actor, I cannot think of achieving even a part of it.
In acting, the basic tool is observation. Whenever you see something, you store it in your head, and when you come across a character that reminds you of that instance, you incorporate it.
When I did 'Kapoor & Sons,' I had a prosthetic look. It would take me six-and-a-half hours daily for 20, 25 days.
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.
My entire family has been part of the film industry for many years.
It was a stroke of luck when I worked in 'Agneepath.' It was a great role, something different for me.
I respect religious rules. I am a true God-fearing Hindu.
