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" I took a break so that I can entertain my audience properly. "
R. Madhavan
Audience
Took
I Can
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" I can't dance like Hrithik Roshan. I don't have the necessary glamour like some of the other actors do. They are able to sell themselves on that aspect. I do roles and films which are very realistic. So, in those films, if you don't get into the skin of it, they won't look convincing. "
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" There is a time in every actor's life when he has to face the self-created hurdle after he starts getting bored of work and suddenly realises that he is left behind. "
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" 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. "
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" I always believe that the elders in my family are the reason for my success. "
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" 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. "
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" If I could, I would like my son to study in Jamshedpur, where I did my schooling. "
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If I Could
Son
" I might sound audacious, but the Mahatma has been a great inspiration. He had the conviction to live with his beliefs in the face of total disbelief. "
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Sound
Live
Inspiration
" I am a hardcore Bihari boy. I am born and brought up in Bihar, and for me, ethnicity is not a problem and is inbuilt in me. "
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Me
Born
Problem
" If I hadn't been part of '3 Idiots,' I would have felt bloody jealous. "
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Idiots
Been
Felt
" 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. "
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" 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. "
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Beauty
Rich
Will
" I'm a Gemini, and my attention span is limited. So, I don't dwell on long-term goals. "
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Attention
Attention Span
Dwell
" It is a privilege that women fancy me, but I cannot sustain the chocolate boy image forever. I don't want to end up being known, like the late veteran Tamil actor Gemini Ganesan was, as the king of romance. "
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King
Late
Me
" I eat before I feel hungry. I know that when you order food or shop on an empty stomach, you always tend to over-eat, over-order, or over-shop. So I always eat slightly before I'm famished. "
R. Madhavan
Always
Know
Food
" 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. "
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You
Positive
Stars
" 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
Thinking
Me
Think
" All great scripts need not reach silver screen, and every good story can't be narrated in a 2-hour film. "
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Great
Good
Story
" Birds and insects are part of the ecosystem and help in pollination. I don't see any problem in having fruits and vegetables that birds want to eat, as opposed to the perfect shaped tomato that only you can eat and which, by the way, could also be cancerous. "
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Want
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" Marital status is not going to affect one's prospects or fan following, for ultimately, talent will prevail. Take Aamir Khan or Shah Rukh Khan, for instance. Actors are mere dream sellers. They cannot become everyone's lover. "
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Dream
Everyone
Will
" There's no one beating Mr. Bachchan when it comes to acting. He is outstanding. He is a phenomenal actor and a thorough gentleman. His natural skills at acting just bowled me over, and I've become an even bigger fan of his after working with him. "
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Working
Acting
Gentleman
" All of us wish for a dignity that commands respect. But few have it. "
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Dignity
Few
Us
" I think Anand Rai is one of the few brilliant directors we have. "
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Brilliant
Few
I Think
" I am a Tambrahm born and brought up in Jamshedpur 20 years of my life, as my father worked for the Tatas there. My mother was a chief manager in the Bank of India and the only lady manager in Bihar in those times. "
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Life
My Life
Mother
" I've always believed that the script is the boss. "
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Script
Always
Believed
" 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. "
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Acting
Audience
I Am
" When I do a film, I try and see how in tune I am with the director. "
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Director
I Am
Try
" I am not chocolate and definitely not a boy. I am a man, and I have no clue how this image has stuck to me despite all these years. I think, maybe, in spite of trying to shell off my chocolate boy image, love stories excite me, and somehow I land up in such roles. "
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Love
I Am
Chocolate
" I don't think there's anymore chocolate boy left in me... Like, if I do the roles on the screen that border on romance, it will be age-appropriate. "
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Like
Chocolate
Me
" I am an extremely selfless but, at the same time, supremely confident actor. "
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Selfless
Time
" A loverboy's shelf life is very limited. "
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Very
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