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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. "

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" My favourite food is definitely paani puri. "

" 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 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

" If you do not have a good script, then no matter what the genre is, the film will not be a success. "

" I've always believed that the script is the boss. "

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

" 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'm fantastic at cooking up stories. In the kitchen, I can, at best, make tea and a badly shaped dosa. "

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" 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? "

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

" If I hadn't been part of '3 Idiots,' I would have felt bloody jealous. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" I am one of those people who are really short-tempered, but I don't lose it unless it is justified. "

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

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

" Films are my life; I don't think there is anything that I would not do for the sake of the movie. "

" If I look like a six-pack replete warrior in 'Tanu Weds Manu,' viewers are not going accept me. "

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

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