Mohan Raja is an interesting filmmaker. He is constantly, if I may use the word, contradicting himself. He explains a scene, and then he will try to break that and rebuild it. That, to me, is filmmaking. Every scene is constructed after a lot of discussions.
FAHADH FAASILThe 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.
More Fahadh Faasil Quotes
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All I believe in is, you need to be yourself.
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Offscreen, I’m a private person. I’m shy and don’t know how to face the public.
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All I want to do is to make movies that are appealing to people.
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I have always maintained that the audience should take a call on this. Its up to them to decide whether they want to see a pirated version or not. They should understand the effort and amount of hard work that go into a film.
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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 have been fortunate to collaborate with people who have been open to discussion. If I tell them something, they have always explained to me why they want it the other way.
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I never wanted to be an actor but ended up being one.
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I listened to the script of ‘Carbon’ at the end of 2014. I liked it the moment I heard it. I wanted to do it.
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When I began acting, my biggest fear was whether the audience will appreciate the kind of films I do.
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I think it would be a dream for any actor to play someone like Changampuzha.
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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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I have grown up seeing success and failure.
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Every character, when it comes to a cinematic representation, gets complicated and layered. You are given a lot of dimensions than a single dimension to an individual. That’s the main difference between seeing something out of the window and seeing something on screen.
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I want my films to do the talking. I feel if people have to understand me better, I should do more good films. I just want them to know me through my films.
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I do only what I like. If we do something we don’t like, we will become someone else.
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