R. Madhavan Quotes
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I always believe that the elders in my family are the reason for my success.
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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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A loverboy's shelf life is very limited.
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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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If I look like a six-pack replete warrior in 'Tanu Weds Manu,' viewers are not going accept me.
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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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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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I dislike the trait of ungratefulness.
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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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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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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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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.
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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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There is a difference between being educated and academics.
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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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I am an extremely selfless but, at the same time, supremely confident actor.
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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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'Tanu Weds Manu''s brilliance lies in the fact that it makes the middle class want to be aspirational.
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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.
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It took me 15 years of being in the industry to know that you need makeup and styling when you go out, that you need to have PR.
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I struggle on many fronts on having to move to a different level, having to cater to constantly evolving audiences.
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If anybody accuses me of being rich, I give it back to them because I had a poor economical background. I worked my way up, and I am an exemplary citizen, and I always do what is good for my nation.
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I took a break so that I can entertain my audience properly.
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If you have a great story, any film will work.