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

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" Golf has always been a passion over the years. "

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

" I am very choosy about my films. I don't do a film just for the sake of money. "

" 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. "

" All of us wish for a dignity that commands respect. But few have it. "

" I think new directors come with new perceptions, energy, and passion to win. They don't have to worry about an already existing image or budget that they have to recover. "

" Making six-pack abs for no reason doesn't make sense. When you are young, it is possible. "

" 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. "

" Normally, my birthdays are very quiet. I go to the temple with my family and later take blessing from my parents. A few friends come over to my house, and we talk about the year gone by. "

" I am not someone who would raise my voice to seek publicity. I am a responsible citizen, and I continue to be so. "

" If you say actors have a social responsibility to do things, you are right, in a way. It's a wishful decision. But if it's done out of force, I don't think it will accomplish anything. Everybody starts counting how much work they have done and see if they have done their due for the week. That is not social service. You need to go way beyond that. "

" Success, or the lack of it, has a way to make you realise what your boundaries are. "

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

" Whenever you have chemistry on-screen, then you have to be very attracted to the person. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I don't have anything fresh in terms of raw foods or salad after 4 P.M. And no food after 7 P.M. "

" People have this misconception that people with six-pack abs can deliver hits, but that's not the case. Had I built six-pack abs for 'Tanu Weds Manu Returns,' I wouldn't have been able to justify myself. "

" If I could, I would like my son to study in Jamshedpur, where I did my schooling. "

" 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. "

" If you have a great story, any film will work. "

" I think Anand Rai is one of the few brilliant directors we have. "

" 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. "

" I've realised that to make a successful film, you have to be with a unit which is happy and positive from the beginning. "

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

" Being a parent, it is heartening to see your child wake up every day at 5:45 in the morning to pursue his passion and then manage school as well. "

" 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. "

" Acting is like any other profession. I do not think stars need to have any hang-ups in public. I do not like to be treated like someone special - and this I say because I am normal and not because I want to sound humble. "