Top 70 Mahesh Babu Quotes

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

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

Siva is one of the best writers in the industry, and ‘Srimanthudu’ is a great script.

A hit film is what we work for as actors, as that goes to show that we have managed to entertain our audiences who shower us with their love and affection throughout the years.

I don’t remake any movie, whether old or of other language.

I really don’t know the secret to it, but I’d like to think my desirability is a combination of my personality, my image, and, most importantly, the kind of films I do.

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

Even after marriage, our home is important for us.

With every film, the pressure is on the rise for the next.

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.

Over the years, I have worked very hard to achieve what I have so far. But I’ve not been alone in this journey. A lot of the credit for this goes to my fans – it’s because of them that I’m here today.

If the home is good, all will be good.

I don’t know how to put it, but I don’t have many friends. All my friends circle was in Madras, and I lost touch with them. But I’m friends with all my directors, and they are very important for me.

In modern life, we tend to forget family values because of the hectic schedule.

‘Srimanthudu’ is a film very close to my heart. It’s my first production, and I’m more than happy with its performance at the box office.

Pressure is part and parcel of our career.

My father is my inspiration.

I don’t have any dream role. I give my 100% to every character I play, and when the film clicks, it automatically becomes a dream role.

I work out every day – and my daily routine is a mix of functional and strength training.

Personal life? I’d like to keep it private.

Fortunately or not, expectations are always high for all my films.

Once I finish shooting, I head straight home and spend time with my family. It’s only when I have to promote my films that I make public appearances.

Whatever my father did were great films. I don’t want to remake any of them.

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

To be honest, I have never thought about getting into direction.

I don’t go out of the way to take special care of myself.

I’m under pressure with all my films. And the reason we are always under pressure is because it’s only in our profession that months and even years of hard work is judged by the first show on Friday.

Gautham was a premature baby. I remember when doctors said that his health condition was critical, I was tense. I could afford the treatment, but a lot of commoners can’t. I believe more children’s lives can be saved if we work towards it.

From my childhood, I am like this. I never go parties and attend functions.

My director is usually aware of what works for me and what doesn’t. For ‘Srimanthudu,’ I have to give full credit to director Koratala Sivagaru for handling my character the way he did.

A lot of things and a lot of money is involved in a movie. It is very upsetting when a movie doesn’t fare well at the box-office.

When I am not working, I am home. I love spending time at my house.

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.

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.

I believe in content, and I go accordingly.

My father is an amazing person. While he was a huge star, he never carried his stardom home and always remained simple and just our father at home. I have four siblings, and we were all very grounded. We lived a very simple life: would go in an auto rickshaw to school, played with normal boys.

Initially, when I joined Twitter, I was active. But, later, I felt that whatever I was tweeting or saying on a social platform turned out to be a little boring.

On the clothes front, I have a designer who sits with the director for each film to chalk out a look for me based on the script.

I believe children’s blessings are very powerful.

Who cares and remembers if my last film was a success? I need to work harder.

No good actor ever stops learning. He is constantly evolving.

When my film flops, I believe it is my mistake. There have been times when I didn’t come out of my house because my films didn’t do well. I lock myself in for months. I don’t talk to people. I feel bad for producer, director, for those who lost money. It’s never about myself or my career alone.

When I started as a child actor, my father didn’t tell me anything.

Everyone should change; otherwise, you can’t grow as a person in life.

I try to do as much as I can, but I simply can’t shoot two films at a time.

I have been very pleased at the response we have got for ‘SVSC.’

C Kalyan has been amazing and totally committed as a producer.

I’m a big fan of my father.

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

I’m very happy to co-produce a film like ‘Srimanthudu.’

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.

Getting in and out of a character takes its own time for me.

I am very close to my brother Ramesh Babu. When my father was away for shootings, my brother would take care of me, and I am very close to him, and yes, Dad’s always special.

It’s healthy to have two or three weeks’ gap between big releases.

My father is an amazing person.

Any film I do needs to excite me at a script level.

I would like the thrill of making a new project every time.

Everybody has been saying ‘Srimanthudu’ is the best film of my career. After watching the film, Dad told me that he’s never seen me perform like this. I just couldn’t stop myself from crying.

I like to reinvent with each project, in any which way possible.

Our entire film fraternity should be proud of ‘Baahubali.’ These are the kind of films that are not made very often.

I can only hope that my future movies will do well.

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.

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

Yes, ‘Aagadu’ was a failure. I was dejected for a couple of months, since there was a lot at stake.

You have to be a little commercial, and that’s what I learnt over the years.

Over the years, with all the experience, I’ve become more mature about the subjects I pick. I have a better understanding of what works at the box office. Once the story is finalised, I surrender to the director and follow him. After that, my performances speak for themselves.

I try to make my fans happy by working hard in every film of mine, and I give my films everything I’ve got.

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

I am strictly against remaking a movie.

We were five kids at home, and my mother and grandmother ensured that we all had a very grounded upbringing in Madras. Even in school, I never used to tell anyone that my dad was an actor.