People get inspired by Salman Khan, Sylvester Stallone or Arnold Schwarzenegger. But, body sculpting is a gradual progression.

My hero is Akshay Kumar. He is extremely fit.

I have strong views against substance usage and abuse. It's bad for kidney and central neuro system.

I want to act in a film like 'The Pianist.'

I wanted to pursue my passion for cricket, but after school, I got into an engineering college.

We need to embrace fitness. We only have to blame ourselves for our lack of fitness.

I have done some 104 films across languages, most of which had action.

My wife was an excellent mother, her loss has left a big void in my son's life, and those are shoes that I cannot fill. The loss of a parent has not been easy on him.

You can never write off a good actor, look at Arshad Warsi, one 'Munna Bhai' and he's back in business.

I realise that surviving in the film industry is not an easy job, but if one puts one's heart and soul into one's work, anything is possible.

I used to come to school with my school bag hanging on one shoulder and the cricket kit on the other. It was pretty cool and I felt special.

I absolutely adore sweets, especially the exotic variety, and am a fanatical chocoholic.

I believe 'Takkari Donga' didn't do too well. But I had a blast doing the film.

I can give you 150 philosophies about converting to vegetarianism, but you will only convert if your body feels right. I, for instance, feel fabulous; my body feels clean after becoming a vegetarian.

I stay away from alcohol and cigarettes, as I am a tee-totaller.

There is immense pressure of being caught in the rat race. At such times, I'm glad I have just one child.

Chennai is certainly not a fashion place, though I hear it's picking up.

I believe that destiny has a big role to play in everyone's life.

I am open to doing cinema as long as I find the script right.

I am an introvert.

I'm not a great father and there have been many occasions, when I fall short, but I'm genuinely trying.

The sun is the supreme life source and I receive all my good vibrations from it.

I don't believe in being loud. I find that stupid. Understated things work much better.

I have a sweet tooth and I gorge into lots of chocolates. I just love them. I have a liking for coffee too.

If we think about physical strength and that women lack in it, we must understand that in a tough situation, mental strength is more important than physical power. So, women are equally strong for combat roles.

When I look at character artistes, they begin after 40. For instance, Boman Irani took up his first film after he was 40. Since I too, am in my 40s, I think I am finally getting to be in my zone.

My basic food mantra is small portions, no water during the meal and the capacity to say no to an extra helping if it's not required.

At a time when you do not know what chemicals are being fed into plants, there's no way you would know how toxic animals are. So, I'd stick to vegetarian fare.

To be successful in Bollywood, one needs a certain body type.

As parents, it's easy to not give the child enough credit and not spend enough time together.

As an actor, I belong to a strange slot, where you may have all sorts of roles in your kitty.