If you aren't respected by someone, how can the friendship with them be valued?Collection: Friendship
There is no formula for success. All you need to do is put in your best and be blessed with some good luck as well.Collection: Success
I don't believe in stardom; it is like a relationship. Today it is with you, tomorrow it might go to someone else.Collection: Relationship
As for me, it is interesting to play a role that is not human; it is nice to be all powerful without fancy action scenes. But, it is not funny to play God, even on film. You don't speak much and just smile beatifically.Collection: Smile
My fans do guarantee me a good opening on the day my film releases. So the responsibility is more on me on doing quality work.
Bigg Boss Kannada' manages to surprise me every season with the innovations in the concept and introduction of numerous entertainment avenues, not only for the housemates and viewers of the show but also for myself.
I think that being a simple person suits me.
I prefer to be a good human being rather than a good character on screen.
It's not that parents expect a lot from their kids, except, maybe 5-10 minutes of time in a day spent on something as simple as small talk.
Somehow I feel South Indian actors are not that well known in the Hindi belt. Tamil and Telugu actors have an upper hand. But Kannada and Kerala are totally sidelined by Hindi filmgoers.
Caste hasn't been a part of creative thoughts and it never will be.
Telugu and Tamil actors have been so open-hearted and warm in welcoming me to be part of their industries. This appreciation from such people means a lot to me.
Mistakes happen because so many minds work on one film.
In politics, when you wake up, you can make out who belongs to which party. In cinema, you cannot make out who belongs where. Everybody looks like your friend.
I have never really been into working out at the gym, or been the kind who maintained a certain physique.
During the making of 'The Villain,' I had put on some weight.
I make sure I do only audience-friendly films that can be watched with children and the elderly crowd.
People connect with my films because they are honest and simple.
I don't want easy success. It's boring.
I cannot match with anything for the love and affection fans extend.
You always carry a character when you come on screen.
If I want to stay at home watching movies, I do that. If I want to take my bike out and go on a one-month holiday, I do that. To do all these things, it's first of all important for me to realise that I need to live my life.
I am very jovial. I don't like to be serious.
As far as cinema is concerned, I want to do something huge. I want to be recognised everywhere I go.
I have always been into all kinds of sports, and have blended acting with sports.
I like to be with people who laugh and are positive.
I don't think you can protect anything in your life, let alone your image.
'Rann' is a new genre to me, a new experience and it is very special.
The divorce does not translate into any change in the way my daughter and I connect. She is very special to me. She is my only daughter and I love her very much. She is my priority and I will always be there for her.
Experience helps you do better in your work.
I am not competing with anyone. I am competing with myself. When I wake up every day I am only worried about how I can better myself.
I am not someone who will move away from home.
You have to define growth to yourself. If you ask yourself what you want, and if the answers are big, then you have to work towards it.
It is a challenge to direct any film.
I have never tried to impress anyone, including my parents.
I used to work in a clothes store, played cricket for money, did photo shoots. It was that period of struggle which gave me the experience to be an actor. The emotions have to come from the raw material of life.
My father is a hotelier in Karnataka. There're no actors in my family.
I used to play a lot of cricket at the junior level. Then I did my engineering and got interested in singing and playing the guitar. Yes, I'm a musician. From music it was a step away from cinema.
I have worked out with Salman Khan. He trains like an animal. He trains really hard.
Manchu Manoj is like a kid brother to me.
I am a wonderful cook and I like hanging out with people.
I'm a very moody guy and I need good scripts which excite me.
Thanks to 'Eega,' people respect me as actor. That abundance of respect is what pulls me towards cinema.
As we grow up, either we lose people or have a lot of them around us. I have seen many people who are isolated in their old age.
Personally, as a filmmaker, I think you should prepare your audience as to what they can expect.
I am from Shivamogga.
Ram Gopal Varma cannot have a genre at all. He creates genres.
I'm delighted at the warm reception in Tamil and Hindi cinema despite the fact that I am from Karnataka.
I've been in cinema long enough to know what I want.
Climax shoot for 'Dabangg3' has been very hectic yet a great experience.