Quotes from Varun Tej

I intend to keep reinventing myself both as a performer and also in terms of my looks for as long as possible.

Ram Gopal Varma is a great filmmaker, but I don't know what satisfaction he gets from his tweets. I think he wakes up every day with an idea to play with someone's mind.

I'm a big time foodie, and at one point of time, I used to weight nearly 125 kilos, and then I lost a lot of weight.

Basically, I am a huge film buff and love watching all kinds of films.

When I was doing 'Kanche,' a lot of my well-wishers and friends in the industry suggested that I concentrate on doing commercial films.

We, as a team, failed with 'Mister,' as the film failed in many aspects. I clearly know that my fans were deeply hurt, and that is the reason I told them during the audio launch that I will only do films that suit my age and image.

Personally, I want to do action films. I even tried it with 'Loafer,' but things did not work out. So, I am taking things as they come and am trying to do different films which will suit my image.

I am a fun guy with my friends. I take some time to warm up to a new person.

My father feels that Kammula garu has done magic. At home, he is the best critic. My mother and sister kind of like everything that I do.

I have had people telling me that they liked my screen presence and my voice, so I guess that's my strength.

'Kanche' is not primarily a war film: it is a lovely story set against a war backdrop.

Story is the primary factor any day. If I believe that a particular director would do justice to it, I will accept an offer.

I can do anything I want with the rest of my body, but the face is something I've inherited. I should thank my parents for it.

My father is genuine and frank. I don't have to say that, because everybody knows it.

'Fidaa' completely sticks to being a love story. It doesn't have any digressions. Opposites attract, they say.

If I like a person, I don't have any mask/filter. I will open up a lot. I had hurt myself in the past because a couple of persons took advantage of me. I realised that they are not genuine people. Since then, I take time to open myself up for new people.

I like movies where everything is dealt naturally and with a sense of realism.

I'd rather be called a good actor than be labelled a good-looking guy. I have been working towards it all along, and I hope to be able to go far ahead, because that's my foremost goal.

I like my privacy. I was completely okay when people didn't recognise me.

My directors feel that, because of my height, I look better in action sequences.

When I met Ram Charan, he told me not to worry about how much my films make. After 'Magadheera,' people began expecting big things from him. So he did films to keep up to that expectation. He advised me to not fall into that trap.

I used to be very shy, and when I joined Satyanand sir's acting school, I used to be afraid to talk in front of everyone. But I learnt so much from Satyanand sir.

Irrespective of what people think I should do, I choose the kind of film I want to do next. I believe it's always about things falling in place at the right time.

My constant endeavour is to offer something new to the audience. Every movie I pick, including 'Loafer', which offers a strong mother sentiment, tries to give the audiences a sense of watching something different.