Mahesh Babu Quotes

The failure of 'OK Jaanu' hit me hard.

I feel bad when my film flops.

It is not a happy time when a film doesn't do well... Everything affects you, success affects you and failure also affects you.

When 'Fitoor' didn't work, it affected me a lot. It hurts when a film doesn't do well.

After about nine blockbusters, I had forgotten how to deal with a failure when 'Jaan-Emaan' released. I was shaken.

If a film does not do well, there is a certain period when you do feel low. It affects you because you put in a lot of effort.

I was 17 and the whole thing was very confusing at the time. It was a great job and I loved it, and to lose the role was definitely tough for me. I was devastated when I lost the role.

I mean it shouldn't hang you up emotionally if your record fails.

I had four films one year that were supposed to happen and didn't.

The failure of The Cable Guy impacted my career. I had to start writing and acting again.

For me, utter failure is to make a film that people pay their money to go see and they don't like.

For two years, I was without a movie down South, and 'Department' proved a disaster; people don't even remember the film.

It is funny now, but in the beginning of my career, some of the films failed at the box office, and filmmakers stopped casting me, saying I am bringing bad luck to their film.

My biggest emotional defeat and the greatest emotional pain I've had as an actor was when "Wild Wild West" opened up to $52 million. The movie wasn't good. And it hurt so bad to be the No. 1 movie - to open at $52 million - and to know the movie wasn't good.

When my first film flopped, I got damn depressed.

I wasn't ready for 'Bright Star' to end when it did.

I got really depressed when Sidney Moncrief lost to Larry Bird. That really depressed me.

It's so disappointing to put in your best, hard work and then find the film flopping at the box office for no fault of yours.

It's always disappointing to lose a final.

When I came to New York for the draft in '89, they told me I should be like 10 and 15, and it didn't happen. So I was very disappointed, like, nobody wants me.

My last couple of films, 'ABCD 2' and 'Rock On 2,' didn't do as well as expected. It affected me quite a bit, but then easier said than done, I had to stop thinking about it and continue doing what I love doing best!

Missing the chance to go to the 2007 World Cup was the biggest disappointment of my career.

'Karzzz' was a mistake.

I can't think of any actor who doesn't have a flop in his career.

Daawat-E-Ishq' did not do as well as we expected, so yes, when a film doesn't do as well as you wanted it to, it hurts, especially after you have put your sweat and blood on it.