I know that I don't have the image of a lover boy.

I do not adhere to any strict diet plans as I feel they do more harm.

I eat everything but in the right quantity.

My hero is Akshay Kumar. He is extremely fit.

I have strong views against substance usage and abuse. It's bad for kidney and central neuro system.

I wanted to pursue my passion for cricket, but after school, I got into an engineering college.

We need to embrace fitness. We only have to blame ourselves for our lack of fitness.

I have done some 104 films across languages, most of which had action.

My wife was an excellent mother, her loss has left a big void in my son's life, and those are shoes that I cannot fill. The loss of a parent has not been easy on him.

You can never write off a good actor, look at Arshad Warsi, one 'Munna Bhai' and he's back in business.

I realise that surviving in the film industry is not an easy job, but if one puts one's heart and soul into one's work, anything is possible.

I used to come to school with my school bag hanging on one shoulder and the cricket kit on the other. It was pretty cool and I felt special.

I absolutely adore sweets, especially the exotic variety, and am a fanatical chocoholic.

I believe 'Takkari Donga' didn't do too well. But I had a blast doing the film.

I can give you 150 philosophies about converting to vegetarianism, but you will only convert if your body feels right. I, for instance, feel fabulous; my body feels clean after becoming a vegetarian.

I stay away from alcohol and cigarettes, as I am a tee-totaller.

Milk is excellent for our body, but unless you are not utilising it for our exercises, it is not worth anything.

There is immense pressure of being caught in the rat race. At such times, I'm glad I have just one child.

Chennai is certainly not a fashion place, though I hear it's picking up.

I believe that destiny has a big role to play in everyone's life.

I am open to doing cinema as long as I find the script right.

I am an introvert.

I'm not a great father and there have been many occasions, when I fall short, but I'm genuinely trying.

The sun is the supreme life source and I receive all my good vibrations from it.

I don't believe in being loud. I find that stupid. Understated things work much better.

I have a sweet tooth and I gorge into lots of chocolates. I just love them. I have a liking for coffee too.

If we think about physical strength and that women lack in it, we must understand that in a tough situation, mental strength is more important than physical power. So, women are equally strong for combat roles.

When I look at character artistes, they begin after 40. For instance, Boman Irani took up his first film after he was 40. Since I too, am in my 40s, I think I am finally getting to be in my zone.

My basic food mantra is small portions, no water during the meal and the capacity to say no to an extra helping if it's not required.

At a time when you do not know what chemicals are being fed into plants, there's no way you would know how toxic animals are. So, I'd stick to vegetarian fare.

To be successful in Bollywood, one needs a certain body type.

As parents, it's easy to not give the child enough credit and not spend enough time together.

As an actor, I belong to a strange slot, where you may have all sorts of roles in your kitty.

I was the first guy from a modelling background to successfully venture into films.

A film career is a natural progression for any model and i'm sure this trend will continue.

Everyone starts from a raw stage at some point of time.

I can't be the villain that I play in the movies.

It's fantastic to be associated with television.

If you look around, 90 percent of marriages are cliches - people aren't genuinely happy even if they look happy together.

I was nominated as one of the most promising entrepreneurs by a business magazine a long time back. I worked in Telco way back in 1993 and then started my leather business.

In many households today, the woman is also a bread winner and with this financial independence comes the power of making choices.

One of the biggest lessons I've learnt is patience. It's critical when raising a child.

My state of being is just unique.

Gender doesn't exist in my book.

I love the body I have.

The face of beauty literally needs to change, which means the way we think of beauty needs to as well.

The reason people wear the things that they wear and accept the standards that they accept is because most athletes make a good portion of their money in advertising and doing campaigns afterwards.

What it means to look like a woman or man changes regionally - from mannerisms to clothes to posture to makeup to even your vocals - so I just observe, and I replicate.

The me that is me is not my body. It's an awareness and an experience.

I find when I'm perceived as male in society, there is an enormous amount of pressure, but it comes with respect, so it's a balance.