Quotes from Akkineni Nagarjuna

I'm a fan of a very few actors.

I can confidently say that I am comfortable with all the directors, co-star and producers with whom I have worked; there have been absolutely no tensions.

People know excessive consumption of anything is bad for health. By imposing a ban on something, we are, in a way, provoking them to do it.

One who kill, own life will be shortened; One who harms, will be injured even more

Sometimes people just need to be heard. They find happiness in sharing their thoughts.

Audiences don't come to theatres going by reviews. Even if a film is rated low, the collections won't get affected.

There should be a flexibility on ticket prices in multiplexes.

It's good to have a governing body to oversee matters in making of films, but you can't blame films for what is happening in society.

At home, we never used to perform pujas every day. But God has always been there in the hearts.

For me, it's about moderation and discipline, and that's something I picked up from my dad. I don't believe in rigorous workouts but believe in eating right, going to bed early, and getting a proper workout.

Critics who complain that we don't do anything new will hopefully be happy with 'Oopiri.'

Great compassion penetrates into the marrow of the bone. It is the support of all living beings. Like the love of a parent for an only child, the tenderness of the Compassionate One is all-pervasive.

In peace there is profundity from which the highest respect arises from respect comes power and command therefore observe peace.

I admire Modi's leadership and his ideology.

Films like 'Namo Venkateshaya' give immense satisfaction, happiness, and makes us feel blessed, and so I consider it the best film in my career.

I don't like anything about 2013. Too many things have happened, including 'Bhai.' I lost my way. Sometimes it happens, and I definitely feel bad about it.

Even offering three hundred bowls of food three times a day does not match the spiritual merit gained in one moment of love.

When Raghavendra Rao garu approached me to do a film on Lord Venkateswara, my initial response was 'What more can we do than Annamayya?' But he asked me to go through the script, and I really liked it.

After 'Shirdi Sai,' I wanted a total image makeover. I was looking to transform myself.

Ultimate serenity is the coming to rest of all ways of taking things, the repose of named things; no truth has been taught by a Buddha for anyone, anywhere.

Once I finish shooting a film, I usually sit on it to see how we can make it better.

Early in my career, I got roles that demanded that I be fit to carry off the angry young man look. Of course, I'm a fitness freak, and that's something I picked up from my dad.

Everything about 'UY' is new and fresh, and we are extremely happy at the response from the audiences, as most people are walking out of cinema halls with a smile on their faces.

The film-watching crowd are mainly youngsters who see fashion on TV, in Hindi films, and in magazines.