Rahul Dev Quotes

"I do not adhere to any strict diet plans as I feel they do more harm."

"Yes, I have done many roles with negative shades, such as 'Awara Paagal Deewana' and 'Champion.' But in 'Ashoka,' I played a positive character."

"GenX has a no-nonsense attitude."

"My wife was an excellent mother, her loss has left a big void in my son's life, and those are shoes that I cannot fill. The loss of a parent has not been easy on him."

"Sculpting a body is different from fitness."

"I wanted to pursue my passion for cricket, but after school, I got into an engineering college."

"I can't be the villain that I play in the movies."

"I was the first guy from a modelling background to successfully venture into films."

"It's fantastic to be associated with television."

"When I look at character artistes, they begin after 40. For instance, Boman Irani took up his first film after he was 40. Since I too, am in my 40s, I think I am finally getting to be in my zone."

"If you look around, 90 percent of marriages are cliches - people aren't genuinely happy even if they look happy together."

"I was nominated as one of the most promising entrepreneurs by a business magazine a long time back. I worked in Telco way back in 1993 and then started my leather business."

"A film career is a natural progression for any model and i'm sure this trend will continue."

"In many households today, the woman is also a bread winner and with this financial independence comes the power of making choices."

"To be successful in Bollywood, one needs a certain body type."

"One of the biggest lessons I've learnt is patience. It's critical when raising a child."

"As parents, it's easy to not give the child enough credit and not spend enough time together."

"Kids have a tendency to switch off if their parents are multitasking."

"There is immense pressure of being caught in the rat race. At such times, I'm glad I have just one child."

"My heroes were people like Arnold Schwarzenegger."

"It's when you begin to deal with stress mentally, physically and emotionally, that you can be truly fit."

"I was the first Indian to be featured in the London edition of 'GQ' magazine and it was a six page story."

"I am an introvert."

"Padam Kumar is a technically sound director, very contemporary."

"I believe that destiny has a big role to play in everyone's life."

"I never wanted to act. I never participated in school plays."

"I don't believe in being loud. I find that stupid. Understated things work much better."

"If we think about physical strength and that women lack in it, we must understand that in a tough situation, mental strength is more important than physical power. So, women are equally strong for combat roles."

"After a level, it does not matter if you are capable to do 100 push-ups, but how to take action in a do-or-die situation - saving your country while on mission."

"I am open to doing cinema as long as I find the script right."