I used to just scribble things on a piece of paper whenever an idea would - came to mind. Now with cell phones. It definitely has gotten a lot easier because I can just take it out and just - I'll just sing into my phone.

Absolutely, I'm living my dream. Yeah. My wife always jokes, says I'm a big kid, you know, playing in the studio and coming up with melodies and sounds. And, you know, I wouldn't know any other way because I just have music in my head all the time, and I just love it.

I used to love American Westerns, growing up in Germany.

Deep down, classical Romantic music is what I love: Brahms, Tchaikovsky, the Romantics.

At the beginning of each project, I like to create a palette of sound for that particular project.

Performing was always something that I actually used to do before I settled in the studio as a composer.

There's been a great development with scale on TV, but my approach is always the same across projects, whether it's a video game, a movie, or a TV show: I always try to set up my sounds and my themes. I really try to stay with the characters and do the storytelling through the music.

What I like about 'Game of Thrones' is that there's such a wide range. We have everything from very small, just solo instrument pieces, just the solo violin or solo cello, and then we go all the way to these bigger action moments.

What's so great with 'Game of Thrones' is that there are so many characters and they're so many locations and that it's just very inspiring.

There's so many great themes from the '80s: 'Magnum,' 'Miami Vice.'

When I write music, these colors pop out of me. It's hard to describe, but basically when I write music, I paint, and I add colors, and I add notes.

When you know you have great support from the studio, that's a great feeling, and when it's the creative support, that's great.

I'm actually really good at keeping secrets.

'Game of Thrones' is one of the most groundbreaking series on TV. The fact that I get to make music every day is such a privilege, and I'm incredibly grateful to be doing so with an amazing show such as this.

I'm a very visual person when it comes to writing music. I like to see something besides just a script, even if it's just a storyboard or pictures from the set.

I can almost see the music. It comes in the form of colors - colors jump out at me, and that translates into notes. They come fully formed: the orchestration parts, not just the melodies. Even though they're not always the right ones to use, the initial idea comes like that.

I might even go for walks, just kind of come up with ideas in my head and then even sleep over it. And, yeah, the next day, when I wake up in the morning, I feel like that's when the ideas come, because you kind of wake up fresh and clean. You're not influenced from music on the radio or any other source.

I always like to think of music as if you were to turn the picture off, actually. Just by listening to the piece of music, there's a story there and a connection to the characters and the plots and all of that.

I began making music at the age of four. According to my mother, once I just sat down at the piano and played back a tune by ear. My parents were watching and said to each other, 'Maybe we should give him music lessons.'

First, I started to play the organ. I did that until I was 11. From the age of 11 to 13, I gave up music entirely. And then at 13, I picked up the guitar, and after one and a half years, I started practicing intensively. I began playing in rock bands, and it was there that I discovered that the music I liked to write was always instrumental.

I collect many ethnic instruments, and as a guitarist, I'm usually able to play any sort of instrument - as long as it has strings. That's why I like to experiment with different sounds.

I literally work every day and weekends.

When I work on multiple projects, I'm really good at dividing my days, so I start in the morning with a clean slate.

I think it's great to see that there is such a connection to film music and the way people react or connect to a character or scene.

Many times, the way I write my themes or melodies is that I hear it, and then I sing into my phone or something, or I'll scribble down on a piece of paper.

One of the most fun parts about my job is that when the music gets recorded live at the end of the project and real musicians play it, I still get goosebumps every single time.

The music I wrote as a kid already was always instrumental. It was never based on lyrics.

I just always hear music in my head. I thought that was normal. My wife said, 'Ramin, that's not normal.'

The good thing about Hyderabad is the variety of cuisine available. From Nizami cuisine to Andhra food to Telengana delicacies, you are spoilt for choice.

Hindi film industry makes film for the rest of the world. Tamil films are watched by Malay people. When a film is not bound by a language, why should an actor be?

Food is my big connect to Old City, and I discovered the culture and history of the city by exploring food joints.

I try and strike a balance between being sensible and sensitive.

I don't stress too much on things, be it failure or success.

I believe that the mistakes you make in the past are learning experiences and make you grow as a human.

What other people think of me is their problem - not mine.

Mumaith Khan has unbelievable energy. She is a powerhouse performer.

I want to do films in different languages because I want to tell stories in different genres.

The pacing in Tamil and Telugu is very different from Malayalam cinema.

In every film, you get a chance to travel down a new path.

If I feel like too much of a star, I can head to Chennai and be a regular guy.

In 'The Beginning,' each one of us was introduced, but the audience didn't know our back stories and the drama. You wouldn't have known how deep Bhallaladeva's jealousy for Baahubali is.

I've been a part of cool films without even romancing.

We are moving into a phase where what was once alternative cinema is becoming mainstream. I like being in that space.

If you live the way others want you to, you are called a nice guy. If you live the way you want, you are called selfish.

It wasn't easy to shoot for 'Baahubali.' It was very painful and annoying.

It's always nice to have another filmmaker to reassure you that you are making a good quality film.

For evening workouts, I work out two body parts; a big muscle and a small, like, say, the chest and the triceps. I lift crazy weights and take no breaks while I'm at it.

I truly believe that cinema is a collaborative effort, and as long as I get to tell, and be part of, interesting stories and work with genuine people, I don't see any project as a 'risk.'

Thanos is undoubtedly the most powerful entity and villain the world has ever seen - he is virtually indestructible. Imagine a villain so menacing that all the Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy, and their allies have to come together in a hope to defeat this one guy; such characters come to you once in a lifetime!

Before I became an actor, I was a producer and a visual effects supervisor. Our industry wasn't making the kind of films I was interested in.