A biography for R. Madhavanhasn’t been written yet.
“I hail from a small town, Jamshedpur. From childhood, I've been constantly surrounded by people who are not so urban.”
“I don't have anything fresh in terms of raw foods or salad after 4 P.M. And no food after 7 P.M.”
“Any story, any screenplay can only happen if the whole unit is professionally working towards it.”
“My favourite food is definitely paani puri.”
“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.”
“I am no more the 'chocolate boy.' Still, romance is always going to be a part of my life.”
“I'm fantastic at cooking up stories. In the kitchen, I can, at best, make tea and a badly shaped dosa.”
“I struggle on many fronts on having to move to a different level, having to cater to constantly evolving audiences.”
“I dislike the trait of ungratefulness.”
“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.”
“I play a womaniser in 'Saala Khadoos,' but I do not demean women in any way.”
“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.”
“If I hadn't been part of '3 Idiots,' I would have felt bloody jealous.”
“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.”
“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.”
“I would prefer to work for directors who give me the script and written screenplay at the outset.”
“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.”
“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.”
“There is a difference between being educated and academics.”
“My assistants will bear testimony to the fact that I am a very angry man.”