Vijay Deverakonda

“I like Naga Chaitanya a lot. The first time I met him, I could see a chilled, relaxed vibe about him.”

“We made 'Arjun Reddy' with Rs 5-6 crores. And it seems it will make a lot more money than we had thought it would. So you see, miracles do happen! I believe in them.”

“I like receiving attention for the things that I do, like a good film.”

“I have always fought for respect, I have always fought for survival, so fighting is nothing new to me.”

“In 'Taxiwaala,' I am not Arjun Reddy. In fact, the two characters are so different that if they were to meet, they'd hate each other.”

“The approach I take in selecting a script is based on what I fancy from the the scripts I'm offered.”

“Those trying to drag me down through piracy, I want to tell them that I will somehow achieve what I want. I am focused enough to achieve what I want and give the audience what I can.”

“To the Tamil media, I have mostly interacted in English since I am not fluent in Tamil.”

“I think there is no need for anything. There is only a choice of role that an actor has to make. He must live by it.”

“Post-'Pellichoopulu,' I received a lot of offers from Tamil industry. I decided I won't do a Tamil film unless I know the language. If I want to do it, I wanted to do it perfectly.”

“I am comfortable with doing mistakes. It's a normal thing. If a mistake happens because of my own decision, I am OK with it.”

“An actor's life is abnormal! It feels like I'm being watched all the time, whether I'm at a restaurant, gym, or anywhere. I sometimes feel I don't want to be looked at.”

“I have a particular taste, I do films according to it and promote it accordingly.”

“There are a lot of grey areas in my personality. We all have them.”

“Once you become an actor, you have to say goodbye to your personal life.”

“There are very few actors who elevate a scene through their persona. Like for example, Rajinikanth does it with his style. He doesn't need anything else.”

“A film will have many events such as audio release, promotional activities. I did not have that fancy-looking clothes to look good before the camera. So I used to ask my producers for the clothes I wore in the film. I still have my 'Yevadu Subramanyam' clothes in my wardrobe.”

“We all observe political leaders and scams. People are affected because of political apathy. We all get frustrated because of what we witness. 'NOTA' was a platform to vent my frustration.”

“I love acting. I had a backup option in writing or direction. But I have gone on to become an actor.”

“I come from a place where getting a call to do a film is a big thing. I would work double hard to better a partly-convincing film than be without work.”