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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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 studied B.Sc electronics to be an engineer and later did masters in communication and advertising. I loved engineering for what it could accomplish to make our lives easier. But, I realised that it was not my passion.
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There is a difference between being educated and academics.
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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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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.
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I don't want to buy a jet plane. I don't want to live with an entourage.
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If you have a great story, any film will work.
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I am a south Indian, so I speak Tamil.
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I am a hardcore Bihari boy. I am born and brought up in Bihar, and for me, ethnicity is not a problem and is inbuilt in me.
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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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I am an extremely selfless but, at the same time, supremely confident actor.
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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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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.
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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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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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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.
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If I could, I would like my son to study in Jamshedpur, where I did my schooling.
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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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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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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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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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I can think of doing TV shows if the money is good.