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" I learned different ways of working out. I learned a lot about my body. Let me just say that Arnold Schwarzenegger had 20-inch biceps when he did his first film, and when I did 'Saala Khadoos,' being a vegetarian, I managed 18 and half inches. "

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" When I listen to scripts, I never ask who my co-star is - instead, I ask about the characters and the producers of the particular venture. "

R. Madhavan

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" It is very important for an actor to look physically attractive. "

" I realised after doing 'Tanu Weds Manu' that I had become fat and was not performing to the mark. I realised that I had become a terrible actor. I did 'Jodi Breakers,' which did not do well. So, I moved away from the film industry and lived with the common man to know where I was lacking and what do they want from an actor. "

" I told my wife that I want to take a three-year break. She supported me and said, 'Please go ahead.' I am grateful that she supported me. For me, this romance and understanding is very important in our marriage. "

" I took a break so that I can entertain my audience properly. "

" Television is a good training ground for aspiring stars. You can experiment and get away, imbibing the positive and viable aspects. Whereas, in cinema, the stakes are high. If something goes wrong, the film falls flat. "

" I don't mind being called Maddy at all, but I mind the closeness that you assume you get by calling me by my pet name. So merely by calling me Maddy, I don't give you the authority to come and put your hand around my shoulder. "

" I play a womaniser in 'Saala Khadoos,' but I do not demean women in any way. "

" Oh, I have very limited will power. I wish I could change that. I am working on it, though. I am too easygoing. "

" I am a south Indian, so I speak Tamil. "

" When I do a film, I try and see how in tune I am with the director. "

" A loverboy's shelf life is very limited. "

" When I go to hotels, sometimes I find waiters and people who do not address me as 'Mr.' or address me as a normal guest would have been addressed, simply because my name is Maddy. I find that slightly offending, but I don't react to it thinking that maybe the name is so casual that people think it's a buddy that you are talking to. "

R. Madhavan

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" I can think of doing TV shows if the money is good. "

" There is a difference between being educated and academics. "

" The thing about organic farming is that the produce will not look the same. Your tomato will not resemble the rich red one from the textbook, and that's the beauty of it. "

" I have been very cautious about the films that I do. I hope to always entertain my audience. The day I am not able to do that, I will quit acting. "

" It's very embarrassing to talk of your own work before shooting for it and even before it is released. I have been a witness to many of our actors turning red-faced after their films release. I'd rather not be there. "

" Any story, any screenplay can only happen if the whole unit is professionally working towards it. "

" I eat exactly three times a day: breakfast, lunch and dinner. I sit quietly for 20 minutes without anybody disturbing me, and I chew each mouthful 60 times. "

" I've done some wonderful performance on TV even better than films. But once people watch it, they just forget it. The impact is not strong. So, films and TV are different. "

" I have found out what I am allergic to, and I am trying to avoid that in my daily food intake. "

" As an actor, I would never agree if a newcomer doesn't give me a final word on the script. If it is well-written, then you need not speak to me. I will speak for you. "

" If anybody accuses me of being rich, I give it back to them because I had a poor economical background. I worked my way up, and I am an exemplary citizen, and I always do what is good for my nation. "

R. Madhavan

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" Nobody is in the world should be deprived of the joys of eating. "

" My assistants will bear testimony to the fact that I am a very angry man. "

" I was really lucky and blessed to have had the likes of directors such as Mani Ratnam and Rajkumar Hirani in my career. "

" A film star is a film star, and you can't take that away. Hence, I don't think about money when I do films, but I will do it for TV like the way I do it for endorsements. "

" If you ask me to get a six-pack in the interim between signing a film, I will not do it. I enjoy food and will be happy to feed myself a pizza or two and gorge on cakes. But, I have good control over my body. "

R. Madhavan

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" I am no more the 'chocolate boy.' Still, romance is always going to be a part of my life. "