Not working makes you ill, sad, depressed. It ages you.

I disliked people calling me a chocolate hero initially, as I wanted to explore other genres of acting.

Dad says do whatever your heart says is right, and I am following this in my career. I feel lucky that he is my dad.

The only actor-director I have worked with in my career is my brother in his film 'Dillagi,' and he got the best out of me.

People are getting permanent tattoos of my name. It's madness. People come and touch my feet. Initially it was really weird, but now I think people see me as an inspiration. So I need to set the right example.

Beauty arises out of human inspiration.

I still can't believe that I've achieved what I have. It's like I've lived a dream for about five years now.

Experience has taught me how important it is to just keep going, focusing on running fast and relaxed. Eventually it passes and the flow returns. It's part of racing.