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" Whenever you have chemistry on-screen, then you have to be very attracted to the person. "
R. Madhavan
Person
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You
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" I use the Net for a lot of things besides e-mailing. I involve myself in chats with people as part of my research for characters. "
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" 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. "
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Blessing
Talk
" 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. "
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" 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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" 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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Really
Blessed
" 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. "
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Wife
" Any story, any screenplay can only happen if the whole unit is professionally working towards it. "
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Only
Happen
" 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
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" For every film that I have believed in - from 'Tanu Weds Manu' to 'Rehna Hai Tere Dil Mein' - it was very difficult to find producers. "
R. Madhavan
Very
Difficult
Every
" Finding one good script is a huge challenge. So I do a film whose script comes and grabs me. Once I finish that, I look forward to the next movie. "
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Good
Challenge
Film
" When you go into the realm of a double role, you have to take it to another level to make it believable. "
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You
Take
" Golf has always been a passion over the years. "
R. Madhavan
Golf
Always
Years
" My favourite food is definitely paani puri. "
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Food
Favourite
Definitely
" I am one of those people who are really short-tempered, but I don't lose it unless it is justified. "
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I Am
People
Those
" 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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Actor
Work
Time
" Success, or the lack of it, has a way to make you realise what your boundaries are. "
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You
Success
Boundaries
" 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. "
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About
Listen
Never
" Films are my life; I don't think there is anything that I would not do for the sake of the movie. "
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Life
Anything
Think
" I don't have anything fresh in terms of raw foods or salad after 4 P.M. And no food after 7 P.M. "
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After
Fresh
Raw
" 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. "
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Worry
Win
Think
" I am a south Indian, so I speak Tamil. "
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Indian
South
Speak
" I value my independence a lot, and the thought of having to lose that due to age or any other reason terrifies me. "
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Independence
Age
Value
" Oh, I have very limited will power. I wish I could change that. I am working on it, though. I am too easygoing. "
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I Am
Change
Power
" 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. "
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Need
Humble
Acting
" 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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Fat
Film
Know
" 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'm fantastic at cooking up stories. In the kitchen, I can, at best, make tea and a badly shaped dosa. "
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Best
Up
Tea
" There is a difference between being educated and academics. "
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Educated
Academics
Being
" I play a womaniser in 'Saala Khadoos,' but I do not demean women in any way. "
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Play
Any
Women
" 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. "
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Work
Service
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