R. Madhavan Quotes

The way it works in Hollywood is that if you're hot it doesn't matter if you're right for the part or not, you're just offered it.

I didn't want to be an actress at all, or famous even. I certainly enjoy acting now, absolutely. Time will tell whether or not I enjoy fame.

We all know that a beautiful face is an important aspect of an actor's personality if he or she wants to make it big in Bollywood.

Yes of course, 'Dabaang' has certainly brought me more recognition and fame.

All actors may not be stars, but all stars are actors, and I can vouch for that.

You can't ignore the system and the power you acquire as an actor if you're in films that are successful.

I do want to be in mainstream movies that are going to be seen. I suppose it satisfies the showbiz side of me.

I'm world famous, everywhere I go there are people who love me because of I've been able to bring them some joy from the movies I've made.

If somebody for some reason, for music or for movie, becomes famous, it's because they have something, something special.

If you just want to be a star, go away.

Being a big star and being known, making movies and a lot of money - that really doesn't interest me.

I think it's a gift to become a star, to become a celebrity.

All they had to do was put my name on a marquee and watch the money roll in.

I've wanted recognition; I wanted success; I wanted appreciation; I love the perks of being in the movies. I love the fame that comes with it - but that's why I became an actor.

I guess Tom Cruise - everything he does, everything he touches, is kind of a success.

I think that, in the beginning, you think, 'I want to be the biggest movie star in the world.' And then, with the more movies you make, you are like, 'I don't know if I want to be that anymore. I think what I am looking for is something different.' I like acting, but a lot of times, stardom comes with a lot of strings attached.

If you're an actress and even one person knows your name, you're lucky.

All of my friends in the business ask, 'Why is this woman not a star? Why is she not a household name?'

The great thing about rock and roll is that someone like me can be a star.

If you can figure out my success on the screen, you're a better man than I.

I stopped courting Hollywood a long time ago.

For me, I never, never, from the moment I started acting, had a desire to be famous.

The only reason I became the singer in the band is because I sang the best. It wasn't out of some desire to be a star or be a famous singer. It's not like I love interviews.

Wanting to be an actor and wanting to be famous are different.

I think people respect my work, but I was never in one of those movies that made me a star.