Quotes from Akhil Akkineni

Ever since I can remember, over-expectation and pressure have been my worst enemies.

To be honest, my first film Akhil' was a disaster and to come out of the negativity it brought, it took a lot of time.

As a child I had a lot of energy and took to sports.

I don't know whether it was my fault or someone else's fault, but I was extremely disappointed that my first film was a total washout.

You know, it's so tough not to be bit by the acting bug being in this film family.

Everyone likes a little bit of flirting and I do indulge in healthy flirting at times.

I was always the shy one around, I wouldn't sing even in family gatherings.

I have been brought up in a house where animals are our friends and we treat them as equals.

No matter how much buzz you create for a film, it's the content that finally gets judged.

For me, Hello' was more of getting my confidence back and gaining the audience's trust.

It takes time to gain the audience's trust. I am taking one baby step at a time.

Not that I have any regrets about my first film. It was a learning experience and I'm grateful for the opportunity. But I think somewhere we went wrong with the planning and execution of my debut.

Unfortunately, I have a temper. I tend to flare up once in a while.

All my staff is male and the same age group as me.

I see marriage as a new beginning in my life.

'Hello' was a niche film with no high levels of energy. It had no much happiness, no much dance in its screenplay. But it did a lot of good for me. I was in a negative space before it happened.

Being a star son, everywhere I would go the first question that I would face was When is your debut?' I guess that's why it had to be planned well, for the curiosity that exists about your debut film is the highest and it makes for grand openings.

When you come from a star family in the South, you're expected to be really good in dance and fights. It's really important that you open up as an actor in front of the camera.

There's nothing wrong in starting all over again and taking it step-by-step.

The star family status can easily get you opportunities, but the offers dry up after a point when you don't prove yourself.

Irrespective of my father's support, if people don't like me there's nothing my family status can do about it.

Audiences are brutally honest nowadays. If they don't like an actor, they have all the right to write him off.

If Hello' had been my debut film, the numbers would have played out differently.

I had a normal upbringing, studied in Chaitanya Vidyalaya till class VIII, went to Australia for two years, returned and did my Inter at Oakridge. I wasn't inclined towards academics. I barely scraped through.