Ram Charan Quotes

I gained the weight on purpose for 'Little Nicky,' and it was one of those cases where I'd done a few roles where I looked the same way, and I wanted to be the roommate because I thought that was the funniest part for me.

It's so rare to get all of your muscles firing at once. That's what I look for in any role.

For 'Rangbaaz,' I had put on weight to play the gangster and for '83,' I had to lose all that weight.

Everything is new about 'Siruthai.' This is the first time I'm playing a dual role - a thief and a police officer!

Lindor is a good player. When I was 20, I wasn't conditioned like he is.

It's quite a layered character that I portray in 'Jalebi' and I needed to deviate and cut-off completely from the world to get into a different zone as a character. I'm really glad it proved beneficial and worked to my advantage.

You win the physical battle first, and then you win the football. If you try to do the football first and not the physical stuff, that doesn't work.

I wanna get myself in such good shape that no matter how much I push myself in a fight, I know that the other guy is gonna be a little bit more tired.

Playing Paige, I felt I had to train to wrestle.

I've slowly made my body adapt and understand what's going to happen.

In 'Begum Jaan,' a lot of people did not recognize me as my look was different. That is the big thing and it means you have gone so much into your character.

The older you get, it is harder to prepare physically, even if you have all the experience in the world. You're more sore the next day, you can't pack in as much, and you have to train smarter. You have to pay attention to more subtle things like your warmup routine or core work.

My character in 'Saaho' is completely contrasting to my character in 'Baahubali,' and I am quite excited about it.

People have this misconception that people with six-pack abs can deliver hits, but that's not the case. Had I built six-pack abs for 'Tanu Weds Manu Returns,' I wouldn't have been able to justify myself.

The training camp is where you do all the hard work.

Actors normally go to the gym to achieve a certain kind of fitness for a role but when you start playing a sport, then you realise that being athletically fit is a very different kind of fitness.

Getting a script and being like, 'Oh, yeah, I can do this in my sleep.' Who wants to do that? So, finding something that is a real challenge and is going to take all of you, I think, is more rewarding by the end of it.

I work on my body tremendously to be able to withstand whatever is thrown my way.

I have the best-ever body in 'Badrinath.' I have a six-pack body in this movie. I spent eight hours a day working out for the movie.

In Malayalam, I can improvise, and acting is easy because I think in Malayalam, but for 'Velaikkaran,' I had to prepare for a role, which is a first for me.

Even when I was employed with the Punjab Police, I was into body-building.

My secret is to train as intensively as I can, if possible, with the same intensity you experience in a real match.

It's always nice to get a storyline - I know all actors say that, but it genuinely is, as it feels like the show's team are putting their faith in you to do it justice, so it's quite a compliment.

Actually, when I don't have a fight I'm training the hardest because I'm not worried about getting hurt.

A fighter has to be prepared for anyone, to train every day. That's what I learned at Chute Boxe.