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My thought process is in Malayalam. So, every time I have to work outside Malayalam, the process is a little stressful. I have to translate my Malayalam thoughts into English and back to Tamil.

Fahadh Faasil

If I do a film, I go to the place where it is based on, interact with people, and then, I believe, you pick up things without you even noticing.
FAHADH FAASIL

Believe Movie People Place Yourself
My films may not have a great opening, but I am not bothered about it. Whatever the numbers be, I want those viewers who come for my films to be excited about watching the movie.
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Excitement Greatness Movie Myself View
I have never been 100% confident that I am right about anything.
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Belief Confidence Myself Right
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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Discussion Explanation Fortunate Myself People Talk
I know it’s a big gamble, but I want to do good films.
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Goodness Movie Myself
When I listen to a basic thought, I try to visualise the cinema in it. Sometimes it is dark, sometimes boyish, sometimes amateurish. It is a trial and error method. But the bottom line is that I want to entertain the audience.
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Audience Entertainment Listening Movie Myself Thinking Visual
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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Bad Boy Myself People
People often ask whether marriage has changed me. I didn’t marry because I had to change.
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Change Marriage Myself People
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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Act Easy Language Myself Preparation Role Thinking
I have grown up seeing success and failure.
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Failure Growth Myself See Success
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.
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Act Big Dance Easy Expectation Fame Myself Problem Survive Training
I try to choose characters that don’t remind the audience of my previous roles. I make a conscious effort for that.
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Audience Character Effort Myself Role
Roles don’t fascinate me. It is the narrative, the screenplay that is fascinating.
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Actor Fascinate Myself Role
Mistakes happen, and then you try to overcome those. I like that process.
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Mistake Myself Process Try
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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Director Goodness Myself Oneself See Trust
I don’t expect to win awards while working in films.
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Expectation Movie Myself Reward Win Work

My thought process is in Malayalam. So, every time I have to work outside Malayalam, the process is a little stressful. I have to translate my Malayalam thoughts into English and back to Tamil.

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My thought process is in Malayalam. So, every time I have to work outside Malayalam, the process is a little stressful. I have to translate my Malayalam thoughts into English and back to Tamil.

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