The only thing my famous last name got me was a foothold in the industry. That was the easy part. The biggest problem is survival. As Fazil’s son, I am expected to know everything – acting, dancing, horse riding… I am not trained in all these, and I don’t think I ever will be.
FAHADH FAASILPeople expect star kids to be perfect – horse-riding, fighting.
More Fahadh Faasil Quotes
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As an actor, you create a character from your understanding of what you have heard and your observations. Eventually, every film is an extension of the images that I have seen or what I have heard or read somewhere.
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I’ve always wanted to do a role based on a real-life person.
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I am a bad boy. I don’t come across clearly to a lot of people, so I am bad for them.
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For me, ‘Diamond Necklace’ is a commercial attempt, as it has songs and glamour.
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All I believe in is, you need to be yourself.
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The closest encounter I had with films in my childhood was sitting on the lap of my father at a shooting set, and he would say ‘rain,’ and it started raining, and then he would say ‘song,’ and people started dancing. I thought I was sitting on God’s lap.
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I have never been 100% confident that I am right about anything.
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I know it’s a big gamble, but I want to do good films.
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The less people know about you, the more you understand how beautiful life is. It’s good when you exist only on screen. I don’t want them to take me home. I love to have my privacy.
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It’s the failure of my debut film which made me an actor, which made me want to succeed in the industry. But that doesn’t mean I regret whatever choices I’ve made over the years. No, not even ‘Kaiyethum Doorathu!’
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I think everything is temporary.
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In Malayalam, I can improvise, and acting is easy because I think in Malayalam, but for ‘Velaikkaran,’ I had to prepare for a role, which is a first for me.
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I trust my directors to see me through, for I don’t consider myself as a natural actor – or a good one at that.
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I love the forest. It is the place where you hear yourself better.
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It feels good to hear good things about yourself.
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