Quotes by John Abraham

“It was a business decision. We just felt this was the right time for me to come in. Theres no love lost, theres no harm. Im coming in with an open mind and ready to play, no grudges at all.”

“The business part is over with. Its time to get to the personal part, which is getting back with my teammates and getting ready for the season. For me, its more getting ready to play for the first game, not trying to hurt the team.”

“When you first came here, you wouldnt talk to anybody but me. Now look at you.”

“Thats why I think it might be a little bit easier to say we can let this guy go.”

“He started talking about the incident, the DWI, like it was a joke, ... But its not funny to me.”

“He started talking about the incident, the DWI, like it was a joke. But its not funny to me.”

“I am happy with the way it turned out. We did a lot of publicity for the film and of course Sanjay Dutt and Sanjay Gupta made this film technically very sound. It was also critically acclaimed and it was liked by a certain audience. I did hear a lot about him, about his eccentric ways while shooting. But I had a fabulous time working with him. He is so professional at his work; he is a treat to work with.”

“In Canada Water has catered to an all-white audience. And they were completely taken aback. If I have to reach to a global audience Id rather do it through a film on an Indian theme like Water.”

“Theyre living in the past. That (arrest) happened three years ago. Nothing happened before that, and nothing happened after that. If they want to live with that situation, thats fine with me. We had our differences, but Im moving on.”

“Its not like I have to be the main guy. Im just filling one of the pieces to the puzzle.”

My greatest strength as an actor is that I follow my directors brief completely. The film is always the directors visual baby.

I still believe that No Smoking is one of my best performances.