Sudeep

“Thanks to 'Eega,' people respect me as actor. That abundance of respect is what pulls me towards cinema.”

“I have always been into all kinds of sports, and have blended acting with sports.”

“The divorce does not translate into any change in the way my daughter and I connect. She is very special to me. She is my only daughter and I love her very much. She is my priority and I will always be there for her.”

“If I utter one lie, I'll have to remember it the next time someone asks me about it. It's far simpler to state the truth.”

“I was introduced to Amitabh Bachchan by Ram Gopal Varma. He said 'Hello Sudeep' and I just said 'Hi, sir.'”

“I don't think you can protect anything in your life, let alone your image.”

“I am not someone who will move away from home.”

“'Rann' is a new genre to me, a new experience and it is very special.”

“I'm a very moody guy and I need good scripts which excite me.”

“My fans do guarantee me a good opening on the day my film releases. So the responsibility is more on me on doing quality work.”

“I used to play a lot of cricket at the junior level. Then I did my engineering and got interested in singing and playing the guitar. Yes, I'm a musician. From music it was a step away from cinema.”

“You have to define growth to yourself. If you ask yourself what you want, and if the answers are big, then you have to work towards it.”

“Manchu Manoj is like a kid brother to me.”

“During the making of 'The Villain,' I had put on some weight.”

“I don't believe in stardom; it is like a relationship. Today it is with you, tomorrow it might go to someone else.”

“My fans are there because of my work, because of the films that I did. They are my assets.”

“It was my mother's dream that I should work with a legendary actor like Amithabh Bachchan. I am happy that it has materialised now.”

“Not just in films, even in life, if you choose to live in a space that is comfortable, you'll do fine.”

“As we grow up, either we lose people or have a lot of them around us. I have seen many people who are isolated in their old age.”

“Mistakes happen because so many minds work on one film.”