Quotes from R. Madhavan

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.

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.

If I could, I would like my son to study in Jamshedpur, where I did my schooling.

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

If you ask me to get a six-pack in the interim between signing a film, I will not do it. I enjoy food and will be happy to feed myself a pizza or two and gorge on cakes. But, I have good control over my body.

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

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.

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

One needs to be super intelligent and have an above-average IQ to be able to work in movies.

I would prefer to work for directors who give me the script and written screenplay at the outset.

I dislike the trait of ungratefulness.

If I hadn't been part of '3 Idiots,' I would have felt bloody jealous.

Nobody is in the world should be deprived of the joys of eating.

I am one of those people who are really short-tempered, but I don't lose it unless it is justified.

People have this misconception that people with six-pack abs can deliver hits, but that's not the case. Had I built six-pack abs for 'Tanu Weds Manu Returns,' I wouldn't have been able to justify myself.

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.

Being a parent, it is heartening to see your child wake up every day at 5:45 in the morning to pursue his passion and then manage school as well.

I am a Tambrahm born and brought up in Jamshedpur 20 years of my life, as my father worked for the Tatas there. My mother was a chief manager in the Bank of India and the only lady manager in Bihar in those times.

Actually, nobody has ever given me an award, and also, it's not really important in my life. I go to these award shows for meeting my friends.

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

When I do a film, I try and see how in tune I am with the director.

I can think of doing TV shows if the money is good.

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