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“People don't think of genres anymore. The script is all that matters. And as long as it appeals to my sensibilities as an actor-producer, I'm on.”
“The craziest thing I've done for love? Put my life on hold.”
“At my parents house, there are three dogs. I've grown up with these four-legged creatures all my life.”
“Larger-than-life roles have never excited me. I'd rather play someone real who goes through obstacles and becomes a hero.”
“I don't even know if I'd get married. Time will tell.”
“I was always looking for relatability, because I am not someone cut out for larger than life roles.”
“We all have to find a cause we believe in and pursue it. Sometimes it may cost you your job, your personal life, your love life, etc.”
“My cousins and my uncle have been iconic heroes in the industry and I don't think I'm anywhere close to that, but I'm happy that they like my work. They are my elders and it's natural for me to look up to them.”
“I am a citizen of the planet and I want to do films that appeal to people, not communities.”
“The thing about action films is that they are high on drama in terms of action sequences, have songs and other things, but content is secondary.”
“I can be lazy, don't get me wrong. But it's not laziness that's holding me back, it's the system where I don't fit in.”
“I am not anti-marriage.”
“I agree that at the end of the day, it's a man's world, but when I'm doing a film, I am working with the director, not a man or a woman.”
“I may or may not get married but I will settle down in a live-in.”
“I realized that I need to protect my films because the director will move on, the producer will move on too, but as an actor I will be considered a flop if things will not work.”
“Tamil for me is my cousin Esha. I even told her that I was preparing to play a Tamilian and asked her if she could teach me the language.”
“If I want to do song and dance, I will and I would like to but I don't want to do it in every film. Where is the novelty then? It just takes the fun out of work for me.”
“I dislike labels like 'commercial' and 'non commercial.'”
“I think marriage is a cultural thing - it's my opinion that nature doesn't tell someone to get married.”
“I have cheated. But I don't regret it because we were not serious. I wouldn't have ever done it if I were serious about the girl.”