“All I want to do is to make movies that are appealing to people.”

If I had my way, I want to do 15 films in a year, but I have realised I cannot physically do that.

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.

Let me make something clear: I can’t do anything in particular to make others laugh. I do what is necessary for a character. The body language of the character may make others laugh.

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.

What I look for in a project is whether the storyline excites me.

I never wanted to be an actor but ended up being one.

Roles don’t fascinate me. It is the narrative, the screenplay that is fascinating.

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.

It feels good to hear good things about yourself.

When you are talking about human emotions, stardom doesn’t matter.

Whenever I have really enjoyed being part of a film, it has worked well for me.

Offscreen, I’m a private person. I’m shy and don’t know how to face the public.

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.

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.

I think it would be a dream for any actor to play someone like Changampuzha.

I like movies made by Spike Lee – doing those films out of the U.S., that is really daring.

God does not love sinners because they are attractive; sinners are attractive to God because he loves them.

Men become much more attractive when they start looking older. But it doesn’t do much for women, though we do have an advantage: make-up.

Incomplete phases are still attractive, so do your brave heart.

Try your best to make goodness attractive. That’s one of the toughest assignments you’ll ever be given.

No matter how attractive a person’s ability is, you have to see their reality.

Sex has become more and more attractive because of its condemnation by priests.

Feminism was established to allow unattractive women easier access to the mainstream.

I find ambition really attractive too – if someone’s good at something they love doing. I want someone who is driven.