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" I'm a Gemini, and my attention span is limited. So, I don't dwell on long-term goals. "
R. Madhavan
Attention
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" Normally, my birthdays are very quiet. I go to the temple with my family and later take blessing from my parents. A few friends come over to my house, and we talk about the year gone by. "
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" I am not chocolate and definitely not a boy. I am a man, and I have no clue how this image has stuck to me despite all these years. I think, maybe, in spite of trying to shell off my chocolate boy image, love stories excite me, and somehow I land up in such roles. "
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" All great scripts need not reach silver screen, and every good story can't be narrated in a 2-hour film. "
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" I can't dance like Hrithik Roshan. I don't have the necessary glamour like some of the other actors do. They are able to sell themselves on that aspect. I do roles and films which are very realistic. So, in those films, if you don't get into the skin of it, they won't look convincing. "
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