Arjun Mathur

In my own family, my own brother was not well and required a kidney transplant.

Nothing can replace human interaction, looking into the co-actors eyes and performing with them. That is what acting is.

The web series format is great for writers.

Art can help steer important conversations in the right direction.

In all forms of art, it's our duty to hold a mirror to society, without judgement of course.

I didn't step out of my house the first weekend that 'Made in Heaven' came out. I watched the show along with the rest of the world. I binge watched it twice.

I want to do comedy, I want to do a negative character. I want to keep surprising the audience. I want to keep broadening my horizon as much as I can, within India and outside of India.

I am just an actor waiting to be cast, and it is really up to the filmmakers whether they want to cast me or not.

Whether Indian filmmakers are casting me or not, I will find work that I want to do.

After 'Made in Heaven,' I want to continue being associated with a certain quality of work.

In India, where the concept of Karma is so prevalent, saving a life is what gets you into heaven which is why we have come up with OTP to Heaven campaign.

In India, one person in 10 lakhs people actually signs up to donate their organs. Whereas just one person who signs up, can actually be saving eight lives! So just imagine the numbers. It is a huge discrepancy. Why that's happening is because people don't know too much about what it is and also, they are scared.

Dissent honestly is essential for a democracy.

For 'Made In Heaven,' I have got a lot of love, recognition and appreciation from the audience and industry alike. But that's that. If we're talking about offers, as far as A-list, mainstream Bollywood is concerned, there's not much expectation from there.

Artistes should spread an agenda of inclusiveness.

As an artiste, as a person who has a voice, I feel strongly about not creating anything empty.

Organ Donation is a cause I feel strongly about. It's disturbing to see a noble cause like this still being clouded by myths and misinformation that is leading to reluctance and apprehension amongst people.

Being a straight, heterosexual male, every time I've had to get intimate with a man, sure there is that 10-minute anxiety before the shot. But I broke that barrier within me during 'I Am.'

Living in India in 2020, it's almost a daily assault on, you know, the erosion of our freedoms.

It is a very narrow minded approach to only think about leaving one industry for another.

Look at the work Fazal or Harish Patel are doing... It is really amazing.

I have a team abroad who are always on a lookout for interesting projects and opportunities.

I've a manager in Los Angeles. I had an agent in London too.

The aim has always been to tell stories to a global audience, and whatever takes me there, I'm okay with it. And I certainly have an inclination towards Hollywood.

I want to be in a Marvel movie!

I am not calculative about my career.

It is an interesting process to revisit a previously essayed role and hit new notes and dimensions.

An actor's life pretty much goes hand in hand with negative feelings like insecurity, envy and self-doubt.

I was always clear about the fact that if I ever had a position in life where my voice could effect a positive change in society, I would do it.

My process is very simple: I read the script, go to the set, and act. It is like living a life, day by day.

For a long time we have just seen caricatures of gay characters. I honestly would not have done such roles unless I was sure that the director would deal with them sensitively. Mira Nair, Onir, and Zoya Akhtar are such directors.

I have been a fan of Manoj since 'Satya.' It was interesting to go toe-to-toe with an actor of his stature and skill.

There is a learning in every experience.

I'm an instinctive actor. I don't over prepare.

You have to ensure box office returns for someone to place confidence in you and make content with you, whether you are a writer, technician or any other film or television artist.

There's a certain breed of actors who has been always experimenting irrespective of the social landscape for the mediums of entertainment.

I want to keep doing something new and not become bored and predictable.

I am not working to please an audience. I am working to please myself. If there is an audience which ends up connecting with the stuff I do, then great.

I personally think there's a far greater audience for OTT, and streaming shows and for work that is of international calibre.

I don't feel the need to be seen for the sake of being seen. If there is work that's worth seeing, then I will be seen.

There's a whole bunch of actors who have come to be known as good and dependable. But opportunities from mainstream Bollywood have evaded them because of box office or market limitations.

At the end of it, as an actor it is important for me to not judge my characters.

I just have to focus on staying truthful to my characters and depict their reality as authentically as I can.

My Emmy nomination came in September 2020 and in 2020 work was at standstill.

I have never chased overnight superstardom.

I Am' was a smaller film. It went on to win a National Award, but it didn't have the kind of reach that it could have.

Migration' was a short film, it didn't release as such. We premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and some people saw it on YouTube.

Humans connect to human conflict and emotions, if the emotions are put across correctly, the audience will connect with it.

The biggest films that I've had in the past that had all the money and resources, bombarded us with advertisements.

A lot of people, be it writers, filmmakers, actors or technicians, are getting opportunities because of digital platforms.