R. Madhavan Quotes
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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 always believe that the elders in my family are the reason for my success.
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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 dislike the trait of ungratefulness.
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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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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 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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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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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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If I look like a six-pack replete warrior in 'Tanu Weds Manu,' viewers are not going accept me.
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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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There is a difference between being educated and academics.
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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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'Tanu Weds Manu''s brilliance lies in the fact that it makes the middle class want to be aspirational.
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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.
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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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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 an extremely selfless but, at the same time, supremely confident actor.
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Whenever you have chemistry on-screen, then you have to be very attracted to the person.
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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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If you have a great story, any film will work.
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I struggle on many fronts on having to move to a different level, having to cater to constantly evolving audiences.