I was shooting for a Telugu film at the Taj Mahal in Agra, and there were all these women and children pointing and screaming , ‘Rowdy Rathore.’ But I am not really ‘Rowdy Rathore.’ I...

I don’t take myself seriously. Others should take me seriously, I don’t.

It’s not fair that people wrote that all of my films had not done well. There were a few films like ‘Nippu,’ ‘Devudu Chesina Manushulu’ and ‘Sarostaru’ which were really bad. But, ‘Veera’ and ‘Dharuvu’...

When I came to the industry, many directors like Krishna Vamsi and Puri Jagannath had encouraged me a lot. Krishna Vamsi is my mentor, and I admire him. That’s why I give chances to new...

I’m shy by nature and don’t like talking about myself, and would let my films do the talking.

I can’t work with people who aren’t fun loving. I don’t encourage such people.

Lot of work can be completed by 7 A.M.; people who wake up at 10 and 11 don’t know what they are missing.

‘Special 26’ was a raw, real film.

We all do films believing in them completely, but sometimes, the audiences like what we like, and other times, they don’t.

Audiences like me doing action and comedy. I am a jovial person and have been so from childhood. I like to laugh my way through my work, and that attitude reflects in my roles. Even...

Comparison is a disease. I never felt any competition, since I never compared myself to others. I only focus on my work. I never feel pressurised and do films in my style. Also, I’m very...

I haven’t got an opportunity to experiment with the dimensions of my moustache much. But yes, if the role demands, I’m ready to shave it off. I feel it’s good to have moustaches for South...

I don’t attend parties. After the day’s shoot, I go home and spend time with my family. I never take my work home, and neither do I involve my family in work.

I’ve struggled a lot to get where I am. I initially got rejected by every producer. But no complaints. I enjoyed each and every moment of the struggle. My first break came in 1997 from...

I experimented with different roles, but they didn’t work, despite being fantastic films like ‘Naa Autograph,’ ‘Sambo Siva Sambo,’ ‘Neninthe’… etc. I was very satisfied doing those roles. Had those films worked for me, I...

Telugu-Tamil producer Thyagarajan has bought the South Indian language rights for two Hindi hit films, Vikas Behl’s ‘Queen’ and Neeraj Pandey’s ‘Special 26.’ He wants me to play Akshay Kumar’s role in the Telugu version...

I just trust the director and never overanalyse the script, screenplay, etc. You are just taking a bet at the end of the day, so confidence, be it on the filmmaker or the script, is...

I always put in my 100 percent. Once the film is over, I look at my next, because then it’s up to the audience to decide my fate.

I seek speed, clarity, and a practical approach in people I mingle and work with. I can’t see myself working in films that stretch beyond maximum four months.

I cannot handle dull, lazy, morose people. I have been like that since childhood.

I want to do Hindi films, but a proper one and a good production. I’m even open to multi-starrers because those work better in Bollywood. But it should be with only Bollywood technicians, not the...

I did a fantastic emotional film, ‘Autograph.’ But the audiences rejected me in it. They like to see me laughing and fighting.