If you look at it closely, 'Mankatha' is a politically incorrect film. It explores the darker side of the human mind, and I think, while watching it, people are, in a sense, redeeming themselves of their own guilt.

I don't want the child in me to die. Fortunately, I'm lucky enough that my profession allows me to pursue my boyhood fantasies even as an adult.

As a child, I always wanted to be a race car pilot.

Filmmaking, I often like to say, is like Russian roulette. You never know what you'll get. The only thing you can do is find solace in the fact that, irrespective of the film's response, you work hard to make the money you do.

Aren't we all dreamers? It's only because man dreamt of flying that we are travelling in planes. Behind all inventions, we see the dreams of people.

I am glad that mankind on the whole are dreamers.

I was the first person from my family to enter films. So, everything connected with films was new to me, including fans and fan clubs.

I have a lot of respect for people, and I feel they are far more sensible and responsible than to ape or imitate somebody.

I dropped out of school after my tenth standard. But both my elder brother and younger brother are highly educated.

I would not say I was not interested in studies it just wasn't there in me to pursue academics. I would open a page in the textbook and start thinking about everything under the sun except what was there in the book. I was more into extra curricular activities and sports like NCC, rifle shooting, aero modelling, bike racing, etc.

I don't want to put up this act of being a voracious reader, which I am not.

I wanted to be a professional motor racer. It was only due to lack of sponsors that I could not do it.

'Villain' succeeded because we were genuinely working towards a good film. We worked hard and with a lot of conviction.

No matter how big you are, when you go back home, your family treats you like a normal person.

Success is like a wild horse. If you do not know how to handle it, it will throw you off and look for another rider who can handle it well.