What I look for in a project is whether the storyline excites me.
FAHADH FAASILWhen I began acting, my biggest fear was whether the audience will appreciate the kind of films I do.
More Fahadh Faasil Quotes
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It doesn’t matter to me how I look on screen. What matters to me is how I connect with the audience.
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I want my films to make money first. Awards and all can come later.
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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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People expect star kids to be perfect – horse-riding, fighting.
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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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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 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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The five directors in ‘5 Sundarikal’ experimented, and it was a very personal exercise. Amal, Anwar, Aashiq, and Sameer have done things that they have never done before. Debutant Shyju has also made a beautiful film.
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I want the audience to watch my films, and that is what I value more than any awards.
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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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All I want to do is to make movies that are appealing to people.
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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 would like to look funny on screen, doing comedy.
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I am a person who doesn’t like responsibility of any kind. But I do enjoy what I do.
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My father hasn’t backed me in any way, and I don’t think anybody has backed me.
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The characters I portray are an extension of what I’ve seen, heard, or read, and so what you see in my films are how I understand life.
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People often ask whether marriage has changed me. I didn’t marry because I had to change.
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When you are talking about human emotions, stardom doesn’t matter.
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If I had my way, I want to do 15 films in a year, but I have realised I cannot physically do that.
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I think it would be a dream for any actor to play someone like Changampuzha.
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I give my best to each role that I do.
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It feels good to hear good things about yourself.
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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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I would like to do movies of all genres.
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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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Mistakes happen, and then you try to overcome those. I like that process.
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