“I have found out what I am allergic to, and I am trying to avoid that in my daily food intake.”
― R. Madhavan
“I always believe that the elders in my family are the reason for my success.”
― R. Madhavan
“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.”
― R. Madhavan
“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.”
― R. Madhavan
“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.”
― R. Madhavan
“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.”
― R. Madhavan
“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.”
― R. Madhavan
“All great scripts need not reach silver screen, and every good story can’t be narrated in a 2-hour film.”
― R. Madhavan
“Making six-pack abs for no reason doesn’t make sense. When you are young, it is possible.”
― R. Madhavan
“I value my independence a lot, and the thought of having to lose that due to age or any other reason terrifies me.”
― R. Madhavan
“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.”
― R. Madhavan
“I eat before I feel hungry. I know that when you order food or shop on an empty stomach, you always tend to over-eat, over-order, or over-shop. So I always eat slightly before I’m famished.”
― R. Madhavan
“I’m fantastic at cooking up stories. In the kitchen, I can, at best, make tea and a badly shaped dosa.”
― R. Madhavan
“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.”
― R. Madhavan
“There’s no one beating Mr. Bachchan when it comes to acting. He is outstanding. He is a phenomenal actor and a thorough gentleman. His natural skills at acting just bowled me over, and I’ve become an even bigger fan of his after working with him.”
― R. Madhavan
“Sequels face the risk of being constantly compared to the first film.”
― R. Madhavan
“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.”
― R. Madhavan
“’Tanu Weds Manu”s brilliance lies in the fact that it makes the middle class want to be aspirational.”
― R. Madhavan
“I eat exactly three times a day: breakfast, lunch and dinner. I sit quietly for 20 minutes without anybody disturbing me, and I chew each mouthful 60 times.”
― R. Madhavan
“I don’t have anything fresh in terms of raw foods or salad after 4 P.M. And no food after 7 P.M.”
― R. Madhavan
“I might sound audacious, but the Mahatma has been a great inspiration. He had the conviction to live with his beliefs in the face of total disbelief.”
― R. Madhavan
“Oh, I have very limited will power. I wish I could change that. I am working on it, though. I am too easygoing.”
― R. Madhavan
“I dislike the trait of ungratefulness.”
― R. Madhavan
“If I could, I would like my son to study in Jamshedpur, where I did my schooling.”
― R. Madhavan
“I hail from a small town, Jamshedpur. From childhood, I’ve been constantly surrounded by people who are not so urban.”
― R. Madhavan
“Nobody is in the world should be deprived of the joys of eating.”
― R. Madhavan
“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.”
― R. Madhavan
“Being a parent, it is heartening to see your child wake up every day at 5:45 in the morning to pursue his passion and then manage school as well.”
― R. Madhavan
“I am no more the ‘chocolate boy.’ Still, romance is always going to be a part of my life.”
― R. Madhavan
“I don’t think there’s anymore chocolate boy left in me… Like, if I do the roles on the screen that border on romance, it will be age-appropriate.”
― R. Madhavan
“I struggle on many fronts on having to move to a different level, having to cater to constantly evolving audiences.”
― R. Madhavan
“I can think of doing TV shows if the money is good.”
― R. Madhavan
“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.”
― R. Madhavan
“People have this misconception that people with six-pack abs can deliver hits, but that’s not the case. Had I built six-pack abs for ‘Tanu Weds Manu Returns,’ I wouldn’t have been able to justify myself.”
― R. Madhavan
“I’m a Gemini, and my attention span is limited. So, I don’t dwell on long-term goals.”
― R. Madhavan
“If you ask me to get a six-pack in the interim between signing a film, I will not do it. I enjoy food and will be happy to feed myself a pizza or two and gorge on cakes. But, I have good control over my body.”
― R. Madhavan
“Actually Maddy is my name. But I feel that whenever you address somebody, there needs to be certain amount of dignity rendered to it – irrespective of whether it’s a film star or somebody you are fond of. I find it very pleasing when somebody refers to me as ‘Mr. Madhavan’ or ‘Sir’ or ‘Mr. Maddy.’”
― R. Madhavan
“I don’t mind being called Maddy at all, but I mind the closeness that you assume you get by calling me by my pet name. So merely by calling me Maddy, I don’t give you the authority to come and put your hand around my shoulder.”
― R. Madhavan
“When I go to hotels, sometimes I find waiters and people who do not address me as ‘Mr.’ or address me as a normal guest would have been addressed, simply because my name is Maddy. I find that slightly offending, but I don’t react to it thinking that maybe the name is so casual that people think it’s a buddy that you are talking to.”
― R. Madhavan
“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.”
― R. Madhavan
“I do only one film at a time.”
― R. Madhavan
“If you have a great story, any film will work.”
― R. Madhavan
“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.”
― R. Madhavan
“As an actor, I would never agree if a newcomer doesn’t give me a final word on the script. If it is well-written, then you need not speak to me. I will speak for you.”
― R. Madhavan
“It’s very embarrassing to talk of your own work before shooting for it and even before it is released. I have been a witness to many of our actors turning red-faced after their films release. I’d rather not be there.”
― R. Madhavan
“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.”
― R. Madhavan
“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.”
― R. Madhavan
“Whenever you have chemistry on-screen, then you have to be very attracted to the person.”
― R. Madhavan
“I was really lucky and blessed to have had the likes of directors such as Mani Ratnam and Rajkumar Hirani in my career.”
― R. Madhavan
“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?”
― R. Madhavan
“I play a womaniser in ‘Saala Khadoos,’ but I do not demean women in any way.”
― R. Madhavan
“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.”
― R. Madhavan
“I took a break so that I can entertain my audience properly.”
― R. Madhavan
“One needs to be super intelligent and have an above-average IQ to be able to work in movies.”
― R. Madhavan
“I got good offers from Bollywood because I can speak Hindi very well.”
― R. Madhavan
“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.”
― R. Madhavan
“If you do not have a good script, then no matter what the genre is, the film will not be a success.”
― R. Madhavan
“Actually, nobody has ever given me an award, and also, it’s not really important in my life. I go to these award shows for meeting my friends.”
― R. Madhavan
“I am an extremely selfless but, at the same time, supremely confident actor.”
― R. Madhavan
“It is very important for an actor to look physically attractive.”
― R. Madhavan
“I have been very cautious about the films that I do. I hope to always entertain my audience. The day I am not able to do that, I will quit acting.”
― R. Madhavan
“If I hadn’t been part of ‘3 Idiots,’ I would have felt bloody jealous.”
― R. Madhavan
“I am one of those people who are really short-tempered, but I don’t lose it unless it is justified.”
― R. Madhavan
“My assistants will bear testimony to the fact that I am a very angry man.”
― R. Madhavan
“I am a south Indian, so I speak Tamil.”
― R. Madhavan
“I think Anand Rai is one of the few brilliant directors we have.”
― R. Madhavan
“When you go into the realm of a double role, you have to take it to another level to make it believable.”
― R. Madhavan
“I had built my body to look like a boxer, then I lost it completely for ‘Tanu Weds Manu Returns.’ It was really tough gaining weight, building muscles, and then losing it completely for another film.”
― R. Madhavan
“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.”
― R. Madhavan
“Films are my life; I don’t think there is anything that I would not do for the sake of the movie.”
― R. Madhavan
“Any story, any screenplay can only happen if the whole unit is professionally working towards it.”
― R. Madhavan
“I can’t dance like Hrithik Roshan. I don’t have the necessary glamour like some of the other actors do. They are able to sell themselves on that aspect. I do roles and films which are very realistic. So, in those films, if you don’t get into the skin of it, they won’t look convincing.”
― R. Madhavan
“If I look like a six-pack replete warrior in ‘Tanu Weds Manu,’ viewers are not going accept me.”
― R. Madhavan
“A loverboy’s shelf life is very limited.”
― R. Madhavan
“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
“I don’t want to buy a jet plane. I don’t want to live with an entourage.”
― R. Madhavan
“For me, my realism has stood me over 15 years, so the kind of films that I have done has garnered enough respect for me to be able to survive the industry.”
― R. Madhavan
“People of Maharashtra are close to my heart, and this is where I became who I am, and this has been instrumental in my formative years.”
― R. Madhavan
“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.”
― R. Madhavan
“Success, or the lack of it, has a way to make you realise what your boundaries are.”
― R. Madhavan
“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.”
― R. Madhavan
“There is a difference between being educated and academics.”
― R. Madhavan
“I am not someone who would raise my voice to seek publicity. I am a responsible citizen, and I continue to be so.”
― R. Madhavan
“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.”
― R. Madhavan
“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.”
― R. Madhavan
“I always take part in the creative process of every film of mine. Gone are the days where an actor would walk into the sets, finish his portions, take the money, and leave. In fact, I’ve been accused of being interfering – but that’s the way I am. It is important for every actor to get involved with the script.”
― R. Madhavan
“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.”
― R. Madhavan
“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.”
― R. Madhavan
“I would prefer to work for directors who give me the script and written screenplay at the outset.”
― R. Madhavan
“Marital status is not going to affect one’s prospects or fan following, for ultimately, talent will prevail. Take Aamir Khan or Shah Rukh Khan, for instance. Actors are mere dream sellers. They cannot become everyone’s lover.”
― R. Madhavan
“My favourite food is definitely paani puri.”
― R. Madhavan
“When I do a film, I try and see how in tune I am with the director.”
― R. Madhavan
“All of us wish for a dignity that commands respect. But few have it.”
― R. Madhavan
“I’ve realised that to make a successful film, you have to be with a unit which is happy and positive from the beginning.”
― R. Madhavan
“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.”
― R. Madhavan
“I am very choosy about my films. I don’t do a film just for the sake of money.”
― R. Madhavan
“I’ve always believed that the script is the boss.”
― R. Madhavan
“Golf has always been a passion over the years.”
― R. Madhavan
“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.”
― R. Madhavan
“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.”
― R. Madhavan
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