Mahesh Babu

Actor

1975-08-09

Quotes by Mahesh Babu

• If you have a happy home, everything is sorted, I guess.

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• When people say they take hits and flops in their stride, I personally feel that they are just lying. Of course, I'm upset when my movies flop. I take it very personally.

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• I am a shy person, basically. I don't think I can take my shirt off in front of so many people. I never thought about it. No one asked me to. But I don't even know if people like it if they see me without a shirt all of a sudden. But let's see, if a film demands it, I might just do it.

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• Since my father was a superstar, without me knowing it, I became a child star, as my father's entire fan base liked me, and I can't thank my father enough for this, as it was so effortless.

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

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• I always believe that one can't interfere in another's work. Once I start work on any film, I surrender myself completely and blindly follow the director.

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• 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.

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• Over the years, I've learnt from co-actors, directors, technicians, and even from junior artists.

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• 'Baahubali's success augurs well for the Telugu film industry as a whole. It has opened up new markets.

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• 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.

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• Telugu audiences love cinema. They won't let a good film down, and they've proved this with the way they accepted 'Srimanthudu.'

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

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

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• 'Bramhotsavam' is a celebration of families, life and togetherness. It's a film I hold close to my heart.

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• I like to tread uncharted territory and push myself in terms of performance.

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• 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.

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

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

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