Mahesh Babu Quotes

"I'm very thankful to all my fans for their constant love and support. I am what I am because of their unconditional love."

"In fitness, there are no short cuts. It involves immense discipline and hard work."

"I don't have any dream role. I give my 100% to every character I play, and when the film clicks, it automatically becomes a dream role."

"Stress and looks are directly connected as far as I am concerned. If you are happy, you look good."

"I was born and brought up in Chennai, as the entire Telugu film industry was based there."

"I try to make my fans happy by working hard in every film of mine, and I give my films everything I've got."

"In modern life, we tend to forget family values because of the hectic schedule."

"Pressure is there with any release of mine. It's more my own, as I need to surpass my own expectations."

"'Brahmotsavam' is a love story set in a family backdrop... It's all about relationships people have on different levels."

"I don't want to smoke on screen, as I will be sending a wrong message to my fans, and I appeal to my costars too, to avoid smoking scenes if possible."

"True, I was born and raised in Chennai, fluent in Tamil, but essentially, I am a Telugu guy and a Telugu actor."

"I'm a big fan of my father."

"I am neither going to Bollywood nor joining politics."

"I eat right and stay healthy as much as possible."

"I struggled to kick the habit - I would make a decision to give up smoking, but it was hard. I couldn't resist the urge to steal a smoke. It was at that time that I was gifted Allen Carr's book 'The Easy Way to Stop Smoking.' After I read that book, I didn't touch a fag again."

"I grew up in Madras and did my schooling at St. Bedes and college at Loyola."

"Directing a film requires a different set of skills. It is a difficult job, and I am happy being an actor."

"For a Tamil debut, I wanted to make sure the script is the right one. We are hopeful 'Bramhotsavam' will be that film."

"Pressure is part and parcel of our career."

"Being a father is the most important thing, if you ask me. It changed me as a person and gave me an all new life."

"Fortunately or not, expectations are always high for all my films."

"Men who are not loyal to their wives are foolish."

"As long as I am acting, I will do only Telugu films. I want to take Telugu films to the world. Everyone should talk about our films."

"With every film, the pressure is on the rise for the next."

"A hit film is what we work for as actors, as that goes to show that we have managed to entertain our audiences who shower us with their love and affection throughout the years."

"I really don't know the secret to it, but I'd like to think my desirability is a combination of my personality, my image, and, most importantly, the kind of films I do."

"I was 13 - 14 when I first tasted stardom. In the summer holidays, my dad made me act in these films that went on to become superhits. I became a child star."

"'Selvandhan' is my first dubbed venture, which will release simultaneously with the original. It is a family drama. It has familiar Tamil faces, and I hope it does well."

"Gautham was a premature baby. I remember when doctors said that his health condition was critical, I was tense. I could afford the treatment, but a lot of commoners can't. I believe more children's lives can be saved if we work towards it."

"Over the years, with all the experience, I've become more mature about the subjects I pick. I have a better understanding of what works at the box office. Once the story is finalised, I surrender to the director and follow him. After that, my performances speak for themselves."