I realise that women don't want to get treated differently but just equally. I don't know what feminism is all about, but I understand that women should be treated equally, and I endorse that thought.
— Varun Dhawan
I am not looking or thinking that every move of mine will generate mass hysteria.
Nobody is ready to burn money just because you have a filmi lineage.
I see a lot of actor-bashing because they are the face of the film. Actors are just following someone else's direction.
Social media makes you think.
For me, fitness is a part of my everyday life. But fitness does not mean having big muscles; it means being active, quick, and flexible. It can be defined in many terms.
I am protecting my personal life because for me, that's my sanctity. When I am done with shooting and home, that's my reality check.
My parents are my world.
I feel if an opportunity comes your way, you should not let it go.
I've always been a bit of a rebel.
I believe in live-in relationships, but most of the time, I am living out of hotel rooms. So, I don't know where I would have a live-in relationship.
Captain America is a matured and a balanced leader. This is something that I am not. So, that made it all the more challenging for me. 'Captain America: Civil War' is bigger, better, and the action is huge. It's a film for kids and adults, and the actual moral of the film is something I loved and believed in. So, I was very happy to voice it.
I want to make sure that people feel it's okay to make a mistake, to have a bad hair day, to look bad sometimes. It takes the pressure off them.
Stardom can be obtained only after surviving and giving good films for almost 20 years.
When I was growing up, I heard horror stories about producers losing their houses overnight. No matter who the family is, hearing of them getting evicted is very sad.
You have one heart, and once you give it away, it's gone. If you wear it on your sleeve, a lot of people are there to take advantage of it.
What matters is whether the audience likes the film or not. Everything else is secondary.
My whole outlook towards women changed after 'Badrinath Ki Dulhania.' I am a boy who is brought up in Mumbai, and I believe I am open-minded. But I realised that there were so many things my mind was not expanded to.
Things have to touch me as a human being. I do films that touch my heart.
I definitely think if you're born into the industry, you get easier access, but that's about it. I have never denied that, but after that, only talent and hard work sustains you.
When something is not liked by people, you cannot make it run, however big actor or producer you may be. The audience has to make it a hit. The power is in the hands of the public.
My trainer is very helpful in keeping me fit.
I have been passionate about fitness from a very young age.
I do get motivated seeing Parineeti Chopra.
As an actor, overexposure can affect you negatively if you keep repeating yourself. But thankfully, my films are really different from each other.
I'm alright with people making up stuff about me, but not when there's a woman involved.
My dad has always been vocal about critically appreciating me. If I have done a bad job, he will definitely try to correct me with his inputs.
People think the effort is less in popular commercial cinema, but that's not true.
I'm most active on Instagram, then Twitter, and then Facebook. I haven't opened up Snapchat for the public; it's only for my friends.
A lot of people have agencies to handle their social media, but I handle everything myself. That's why there are a lot of grammatical errors. When I write, it's all me!
I love cinema and creating new things, but essentially, I am creating all this because I want people to see it.
I am choosing films only to entertain people, but at the same time, if someone is putting their money into my films, I want that person to make money.
I like normal girls. When I come home, I don't want to discuss films; I want to discuss what her world is like and other things.
We are an industry, and we are all in this together and can't survive without each other. I feel it is high time we realise that. If we go against each other, or if we get happiness from other people's fall, then there is no way we will move ahead.
I always put myself in the audience's seat, whether it is a film like 'Judwaa 2' or 'Badlapur.' There has to be a message; the core story needs to have a hook, which should be out of the ordinary.
Superstars in every era have come from outside the industry, and that will continue to happen because cinema is nobody's birthright.
Every film is like a baby for me; it's like my own child. I feel protective and aggressive each time my film hit theatres.
The translation of social media buzz does not really happen. Films do well through word of mouth.
I do a mix and match of many exercises. But before anything I do, I go for a warm up, as it of prime importance.
Although there is a beast in all of us, we don't show it often. But it is very liberating to be that angry at times. Given a chance, I'm sure people would like to go on a rampage and break everything.
One has to always do better work than their previous film. It is essential to do something new every time.
I've been blessed to get the kind of films I have done.
I don't really care what anyone else is doing. I'm only focussed on my work.
When a film fails, the lead actor is always blamed for it.
I am growing with my audience. When I made my debut, I was 24, and they have grown up with me. They are with me with each choice of mine.
In daily life, I'm not a heavy user anyway, but I'm extra careful online because of the kids who look up to me. That's the fun part of being an actor - that kids like you - because they are very pure and transparent in their likes and dislikes. There's no filter like the ones on Instagram.
The real stars who have dedicated their services to the film industry are Salman Khan, Shahrukh Khan, Aamir Khan, and Akshay Kumar. I do not come in this league at all.
For me, the driving force is the audience, and the day that stops, I will stop doing films. The day a part of me stops feeling like putting a smile on someone else's face or if I feel like I don't want to entertain anymore, then I will pack up and leave.
Goodness is something people take advantage of, and if you want to remain a good person for long, you should make sure that too many people don't take advantage of you because then you turn bitter.
If you are a great guy off screen but you are a bad actor and are dishonest to your work, then I would not spend my money on you.
