I hail from a small town, Jamshedpur. From childhood, I've been constantly surrounded by people who are not so urban.

R. Madhavan

Categorized in : Small Surrounded People Childhood

I always believe that the elders in my family are the reason for my success.

elders family success believe

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.

king boy me women

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.

look rich red beauty

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.

birds you problem way

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.

say being me body

I'm a Gemini, and my attention span is limited. So, I don't dwell on long-term goals.

gemini dwell goals attention

I'm fantastic at cooking up stories. In the kitchen, I can, at best, make tea and a badly shaped dosa.

best kitchen cooking tea

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.

service you decision work

I have found out what I am allergic to, and I am trying to avoid that in my daily food intake.

daily i-am food trying

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.

feel know you food

All great scripts need not reach silver screen, and every good story can't be narrated in a 2-hour film.

need story great good

Making six-pack abs for no reason doesn't make sense. When you are young, it is possible.

possible you reason young

Sequels face the risk of being constantly compared to the first film.

face first being risk

I am not someone who would raise my voice to seek publicity. I am a responsible citizen, and I continue to be so.

i-am someone who voice

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.

i-am good me rich

'Tanu Weds Manu''s brilliance lies in the fact that it makes the middle class want to be aspirational.

fact middle-class want class

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.

day me dinner breakfast

I don't have anything fresh in terms of raw foods or salad after 4 P.M. And no food after 7 P.M.

fresh anything salad food

I value my independence a lot, and the thought of having to lose that due to age or any other reason terrifies me.

value lose me age

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.

live face great sound