Kabir Bedi Quotes

Acting was merely a pastime; I wanted to make films. But theatre, ah - now that was a labour of love. Can there be anything better than performing without retakes and cuts, in front of people you can see, hearing them breathe in the darkness of the hall?

- Kabir Bedi

Love is a beautiful feeling.

- Kabir Bedi

Delhi is my emotional home. I still dream of owning a home there.

- Kabir Bedi

My parents were no ordinary people. My mother turned Gandhian, and my father was a staunch communist. They named me after the great saint as a symbol of communal harmony.

- Kabir Bedi

The life of an actor is very hard irrespective of the continent you are in. It is doubly hard when you are only eligible for minority roles.

- Kabir Bedi

Honestly, I'm willing to experiment with far more variety in roles than I'm given. But ultimately, it's the producer's decision. But, I've done a variety of roles - the evil don, the evil husband... I've done villainous roles, supporting roles, etc.

- Kabir Bedi

I'm an international actor, but at the same time, I'm also a Bollywood actor, even though most of my career has been abroad. However, I've always kept in touch with Hindi cinema.

- Kabir Bedi

I also said, men are like curling irons, they never get out of your hair. And they are like government bonds, they take so long to mature.

- Kabir Bedi

You see, I have many friends in the Hindi film industry.

- Kabir Bedi

I am going to produce a movie of my own. I am not going to stick to the time-tested formulae of Hindi cinema. I want to make a film for the present generation. So there will be a lot of new faces in the film.

- Kabir Bedi

I've dubbed for my roles in Hindi, English, and Italian. Therefore, I'm used to the process. But, dubbing is hard, especially when you are dubbing for a prominent actor.

- Kabir Bedi

I have the greatest love for the rituals of organised religion - the sense of community and belonging it can confer to people. But me, I'm more a questioner than a follower; not by whim or fashion, but as a decision painfully arrived at after much, much thought.

- Kabir Bedi

I turned into a monk when my mother went to learn Buddhism in Burma. While she learnt at the monastery, I used to roam around with a begging bowl and ask for food.

- Kabir Bedi

In the 30 years of my career, I have explored all possible mediums, except radio.

- Kabir Bedi

I have never been worried about the future. I will always be able to drive my own feet.

- Kabir Bedi

Men are like mascara, they run at the slightest display of emotion.

- Kabir Bedi

Every relationship comes with a shelf life; that duration could be a minute or even a lifetime. If, for whatever reasons, a relationship cannot last a lifetime, contrary to what the two people imagined, then both the individuals have to be communicative and have to understand and accept the reality.

- Kabir Bedi

When Rakesh Roshan called me for 'Khoon Bhari Maang,' it was supposed to be a six month shoot, but I ended up staying for four years doing 12 films.

- Kabir Bedi

Acting is the most insecure profession in the world - you're insecure if you're successful, you're insecure if you're not. A tightrope walk without a net. It's a miracle I'm still standing!

- Kabir Bedi

I love the stage, I love the process of acting in theatre, but unfortunately, it doesn't pay the bills.

- Kabir Bedi

I am essentially someone who comes from the theatre. I love the theatre. Unfortunately, theatre doesn't pay the bills. Only in theatre abroad, I get a wage.

- Kabir Bedi

You are probably right when you say that I could get a role in any producer's film if I just asked.

- Kabir Bedi

I have never pressurized a producer to do me any favor.

- Kabir Bedi

The average Englishman has no idea of the dynamism in the music scene here.

- Kabir Bedi

We should realise that Hollywood is not obliged to write roles for Asian actors.

- Kabir Bedi

There's nothing called a perfect pick-up line. Men always have to face the risk of rejection.

- Kabir Bedi

Whether people choose to have same sex relationships or relationships outside the marriage - whatever happens between two consenting adults should be purely their business, not the state's or the society's.

- Kabir Bedi

Theatre is done largely for the love of the craft. Television makes you famous. And films immortalize you. That's the relationship between the three.

- Kabir Bedi

Not all roles you do can be chocolate sweet.

- Kabir Bedi

I'm constantly complimented for my voice, even by random people at the airport!

- Kabir Bedi

I'm not the sort to wallow in nostalgia about the good old days.

- Kabir Bedi

I think I've had an interesting life. I've done films, TV, theatre and got married. I don't have any regrets.

- Kabir Bedi

I adore 'The Chipmunks.'

- Kabir Bedi

Vamps no longer exist. Stars have taken their roles.

- Kabir Bedi