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I dislike the trait of ungratefulness.
A loverboy's shelf life is very limited.
My favourite food is definitely paani puri.
If you have a great story, any film will work.
I've always believed that the script is the boss.
I can think of doing TV shows if the money is good.
There is a difference between being educated and academics.
I took a break so that I can entertain my audience properly.
I think Anand Rai is one of the few brilliant directors we have.
Nobody is in the world should be deprived of the joys of eating.
It is very important for an actor to look physically attractive.
When I do a film, I try and see how in tune I am with the director.
All of us wish for a dignity that commands respect. But few have it.
Sequels face the risk of being constantly compared to the first film.
I got good offers from Bollywood because I can speak Hindi very well.
If I hadn't been part of '3 Idiots,' I would have felt bloody jealous.
I don't want to buy a jet plane. I don't want to live with an entourage.
My assistants will bear testimony to the fact that I am a very angry man.
I am an extremely selfless but, at the same time, supremely confident actor.
I always believe that the elders in my family are the reason for my success.
I am very choosy about my films. I don't do a film just for the sake of money.
If I could, I would like my son to study in Jamshedpur, where I did my schooling.
Success, or the lack of it, has a way to make you realise what your boundaries are.
I'm a Gemini, and my attention span is limited. So, I don't dwell on long-term goals.
Whenever you have chemistry on-screen, then you have to be very attracted to the person.
I am no more the 'chocolate boy.' Still, romance is always going to be a part of my life.
Making six-pack abs for no reason doesn't make sense. When you are young, it is possible.
One needs to be super intelligent and have an above-average IQ to be able to work in movies.
I have found out what I am allergic to, and I am trying to avoid that in my daily food intake.
If I look like a six-pack replete warrior in 'Tanu Weds Manu,' viewers are not going accept me.
I don't have anything fresh in terms of raw foods or salad after 4 P.M. And no food after 7 P.M.
Films are my life; I don't think there is anything that I would not do for the sake of the movie.
I would prefer to work for directors who give me the script and written screenplay at the outset.
Any story, any screenplay can only happen if the whole unit is professionally working towards it.
If you do not have a good script, then no matter what the genre is, the film will not be a success.
I am one of those people who are really short-tempered, but I don't lose it unless it is justified.
'Tanu Weds Manu's brilliance lies in the fact that it makes the middle class want to be aspirational.
I'm fantastic at cooking up stories. In the kitchen, I can, at best, make tea and a badly shaped dosa.
When you go into the realm of a double role, you have to take it to another level to make it believable.
All great scripts need not reach silver screen, and every good story can't be narrated in a 2-hour film.
Oh, I have very limited will power. I wish I could change that. I am working on it, though. I am too easygoing.
I am not someone who would raise my voice to seek publicity. I am a responsible citizen, and I continue to be so.
I value my independence a lot, and the thought of having to lose that due to age or any other reason terrifies me.
I struggle on many fronts on having to move to a different level, having to cater to constantly evolving audiences.
I hail from a small town, Jamshedpur. From childhood, I've been constantly surrounded by people who are not so urban.
I was really lucky and blessed to have had the likes of directors such as Mani Ratnam and Rajkumar Hirani in my career.
I've realised that to make a successful film, you have to be with a unit which is happy and positive from the beginning.
I am a hardcore Bihari boy. I am born and brought up in Bihar, and for me, ethnicity is not a problem and is inbuilt in me.
It took me 15 years of being in the industry to know that you need makeup and styling when you go out, that you need to have PR.
I use the Net for a lot of things besides e-mailing. I involve myself in chats with people as part of my research for characters.