I trust my directors to see me through, for I don’t consider myself as a natural actor – or a good one at that.
FAHADH FAASILI’ve done only things I’ve liked, and I’m happy that others have liked them, too. I hope it keeps going that way. But l would never want to do films which please just one set of audience; they should connect with everyone.
More Fahadh Faasil Quotes
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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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I think it would be a dream for any actor to play someone like Changampuzha.
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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 know it’s a big gamble, but I want to do good films.
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People know me through my characters. I don’t think they have any idea about the individual that I am. They know I am a director’s son, and I am married to an actress.
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I want my films to make money first. Awards and all can come later.
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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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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 am an actor, and I would like to reinvent myself through every character that I portray.
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I am not affected or carried away by success or failure.
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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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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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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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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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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’m not a person who goes out of my way to change my look. I like my characters to look as natural as possible.
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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 feel that entertainment happens when fact and fiction is balanced.
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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 do only what I like. If we do something we don’t like, we will become someone else.
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I never wanted to be an actor but ended up being one.
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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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I like to laugh and to make people laugh.
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Roles don’t fascinate me. It is the narrative, the screenplay that is fascinating.
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I give my best to each role that I do.
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