R. Madhavan Quotes
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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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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 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'm fantastic at cooking up stories. In the kitchen, I can, at best, make tea and a badly shaped dosa.
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There is a difference between being educated and academics.
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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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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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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 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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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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I struggle on many fronts on having to move to a different level, having to cater to constantly evolving audiences.
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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 don't want to buy a jet plane. I don't want to live with an entourage.
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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 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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I can think of doing TV shows if the money is good.
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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?
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My assistants will bear testimony to the fact that I am a very angry man.
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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.