Karan Wahi Quotes

"It's not a big deal to send a film to the festivals, but yes, winning an award is huge. When you send a film at festivals, people talk about you and your work, and one gets great exposure."

"I know that being an actor, I'm a public figure and anything that I do will become news."

"Why call me inferior to another person just because of the platform we come from. I think the audience need to reflect on that aspect. If I work on TV, and on web as well, and even in films then why just call me a TV actor?"

"I am not saying I have a problem with it, I am very proud to start from TV, it has made me what I am today. But, to segregate people based on the platform they work on, and then talk about equal opportunities? We shouldn't be."

"We live in a social media world where there are people who have perhaps done nothing big but are earning more than us, who are these people following them, making them stars? It is the audience."

"I don't believe in the word 'influencer', I don't believe I'll inspire people, because what might be right for me might not be from another perspective."

"In hindsight, most of us are also limited with our resources, one has to think about themselves too. So I put it out there that I'm open to collaborations on social media, for brands too, if they deposit money directly into the account of an NGO, I send them."

"When you keep working with somebody, you find out a lot of things about them if you don't know each other personally."

"Acting is acting, whether you do it on TV, film, web, theatre or ads. It depends on the person, time and situation, what the individual wants to choose."

"I'm an actor first then an anchor. Had I not been a popular actor, I'd have probably not got the opportunity to host a show. I enjoy the latter because it's me there and I rediscover a lot of things personally."

"Yes, cricket is still the number one choice for youngsters, but today, a child wouldn't hesitate to tell his parents that they want to be a boxer or anything."

"Just because I am not seen on TV, people feel I am MIA."

"I have been doing a lot of web shows but with so many platforms around, you can't binge on all my work."

"I am very relatable and approachable."

"On screen I am the same as I am in real life. I have done almost everything, be it acting, dancing or anchoring. I am a good combination - I can talk well, have a good face and a body and can also dance."

"I love acting. Anchoring and dancing have come to me because of acting. I came here to be an actor. All others are just an extension of it."

"If you think you are young, then that is what you will be. I also feel that with age, comes maturity. But if you think that you are old, then that is what you will be."

"Most 25 year old guys have to work hard to impress the girls and have to do all the chasing. For me the roles are reversed. What more can a guy ask for? It's fun to be the centre of attention."

"I love being famous."

"I don't tell myself what to do and what not to. If I like a show, I do it."

"I like watching different kind of shows, but I hate watching myself on TV. I feel I am a terrible actor."

"Why will I leave TV? For me, work is priority. The medium might change, but I, as an actor, don't."

"I will say 'I love you' in the same way on any medium. We have this hierarchy in our heads between TV and films, and I know that for a fact because I have experienced it first-hand."

"I don't interact with people much. So some people find me arrogant but some find me very sweet."

"Before a celeb or a star, I am an actor."

"Different mediums are giving a different kind of satisfaction. The reason I do television, if I do web for the same reason, I will not be able to sustain it, and vice versa."

"Since I come from a television background, that has been my school of thought from the beginning, but what TV does to you is it drains you out because you are just working every day."

"A lot of actors overthink about the kind of roles they wanna do. I am open to kind of any kind of role."

"Sometimes, you have to reject a few, because of the maker, because of the money. But I try to play every role honestly, be it big or small, hero or villain."

"I have been writing stories and working on ideas for a long time. I like writing and reading a lot, so I jot down ideas."