People have always focussed only on my looks, says John Abraham

I’m like Robert Redford, says actor John Abraham, because he, too, was always considered more for his physicality than anything else.

Actor John Abraham has to his credit a wide repertoire of films — Water (2005), No Smoking (2007) and New York (2009) to name a few, but the actor-producer says that it’s his looks more than anything else that he’s looked at for. “I was always looked at for my physicality. Despite working in films such as Zinda (2006), Taxi 9211 (2006), or New York, people only talked about my looks,” says John.

Actor John Abraham says he is like Robert Redford because like him, he will only be looked at in the industry for his physicality.

“Somehow my films always managed to become classics, like No Smoking. But people only focus on my looks. It is always about how John Abraham looked in the film. I guess they just need an excuse,” he adds.

John who celebrated his 44’th birthday recently, compares himself to Hollywood actor Robert Redford. “He was known for his good looks. Dustin Hoffman once told him that no matter what he did, he’d always wear an albatross around his neck, which meant that it’d always be about how he looked. It’s the same with me,” says John.