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" 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. "

R. Madhavan

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" When we make a film like 'TWM Returns,' it is important that we don't think of bettering anything. It's like a baby being born: all you can hope for is the best. But you can't decide how the baby is going to look. Similarly with the movie - you can't think of making it better; you only can think of making the best film possible. "

" Actually Maddy is my name. But I feel that whenever you address somebody, there needs to be certain amount of dignity rendered to it - irrespective of whether it's a film star or somebody you are fond of. I find it very pleasing when somebody refers to me as 'Mr. Madhavan' or 'Sir' or 'Mr. Maddy.' "

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

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

" When it comes to filmmaking, we have to deal with ego, anger, and a lot more; barring all these, how the team works towards the outcome matters. "

" I am an extremely selfless but, at the same time, supremely confident actor. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

" I have always acted in films where women have an equal, if not bigger, role than mine. Don't the kind of films you do reflect your personality? "

" Sequels face the risk of being constantly compared to the first film. "

" I don't want to buy a jet plane. I don't want to live with an entourage. "

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

" 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 do only one film at a time. "

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

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

R. Madhavan

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" I struggle on many fronts on having to move to a different level, having to cater to constantly evolving audiences. "

" It is not easy to lose or gain weight. The diet and the exercise regime should be compatible with your body, or else you end up with wrinkles and hair loss. "

" 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. "

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

" When you go into the realm of a double role, you have to take it to another level to make it believable. "

" 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. "

" 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. "