As a kid, I would have 6-7 muffins with milk for breakfast.

If you do TV, sign a proper daily soap, then you won't be able to do anything.

To be very honest, I owe it all to TV, it has made me what I am today. I've learnt the craft from it.

I'll never say good bye to TV. I belong there.

I was doing back to back shows for four years.

If my parents don't like something, they tell me on my face. You get real feedback from them.

In 'Nach... ', I go all out, but 'Saraswati... ' is an introvert character. The two things are totally opposite.

But the best part about being actors and married to each other is that you can discuss work and take feedback from each other.

Physically, I was always into working out and keeping myself fit because more than looking good I want to be healthy.

I don't wish to be a part of 'Bigg Boss.' People only fight on that show; whenever you put on that show, you hear people fighting.

Maintaining dignity and staying calm in a show like 'Bigg Boss' is a very big task.

I feel there are very few people who can control their anger.

I don't want to ever look cheap on screen and want my viewers to squirm in their seats when they see me in such a scene. I'd rather wow them with my physique.

I am not a foodie so the idea of sacrificing a few things doesn't bother me. I can go on without eating as long as I don't suffer from acidity.

I had thought of joining my dad in his stock broking business in Delhi.

People say it is tough to have true friends in glam world, but I feel it is the same everywhere.

When I have some time, I enjoy watching movies, also trying to cultivate habit of reading.

I've two great friends in showbiz - Nigaar Khan and Waseem Sabir.

An actor can never plan. You never know what can work in your favour or not and then maybe the whole dynamics can change.

I think one should definitely invest, not all the money in one go but keep some and invest the rest as and when required.

I once invested in a risky business. Quite a few people warned me not to do so, but I still went ahead and invested the money.

Every year, I feel really sad when I see Ganesha idols lying here and there after the visarjan. So it is my request to everyone to bring home eco-friendly idols.

I bought my home in Mumbai in 2008 and things started changing for me after 2011 when I brought my first Ganpati. Career-wise, it took an upward graph for me and I totally believe in it.

I will always continue to act!

Whenever I am in U.P., I feel as if I am at home.

As an actor I believe in doing all sorts of genres.

Being an actor I believe in doing a variety of roles so that the audience gets to see different shades of me.

Amitabh Bachchan and SRK are great actors, but I like the way Suniel Shetty has handled his work. He's doing so many things at one time. He's a sincere actor, he has his own production company, other businesses and he's even the brand ambassador for hockey.

One afternoon I decided, with a couple of friends, to eat out. We set out hunting for a good restaurant and couldn't find a single place because everything was shut. Finally we had to have idlis at a place and that too at 5 P. M. I didn't know Goa totally shuts down in the afternoon.

I believe that music videos give us an opportunity as actors to play a different character.

What you feel about a film is what you feel when you're in love with a woman. You fight for her love and it's always a struggle... there are misunderstandings and you're always trying to prove that there's more to you.

There's nothing quite like a quiet corner in a coffee shop to gather your thoughts and begin writing.

I write linearly without knowing the full story. I discover it as I write it.

I like to show love in a way that will bring a smile or a tear to viewers.

I write my scripts on a whim, without worrying about plot points and graphs.

Nayakan,' 'Sathya' and 'Thevar Magan' are my biggest influences.

If I am going to be afraid of the criticisms that my films get, I am never going to make films.

The music I listen, the book I read, and the people I meet; these are some things that keeps me going.

Ranbir was my first choice for 'Ek Deewana Tha.' I tried to get in touch in with. Forget about meeting Ranbir. I couldn't even meet his secretary. Yes, even the secretary refused to meet me.

The initial response to 'Yennai Arindhaal' was that it didn't have all the quintessential commercial elements, though I consider it as my most commercial venture.

In everybody's life, there is love, there is sorrow, there is melancholy. And there might be danger as well.

And I'm not homophobic.

I've portrayed cops as heroes for far too long, I think.

Ekk Deewana Tha' will have a surprise ending to watch out for.

It's just that I can write something nice is what motivates me.

Even bigger directors like Mani Ratnam and Ram Gopal Varma have faced flak, that doesn't mean they've shied away from filmmaking.

The industry doesn't usually say nice things about my work. My films take a while till they are accepted as good and I think 'Yennai Arindhaal' too will go through that phase.

One reason why I've taken 11 years to make my second Hindi film is because I am comfortable working with the stars in the South, as they are with me.

All the women close to me - my mother, sister, wife and friends - are strong and independent.

Today, most big stars want scripts to be written in a particular way, show them in a certain light. They want people to like them for various reasons. It's all about how much people will like me in this film than about whether it's a good film or not.