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.
FAHADH FAASILI am not affected or carried away by success or failure.
More Fahadh Faasil Quotes
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People expect star kids to be perfect – horse-riding, fighting.
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I like movies made by Spike Lee – doing those films out of the U.S., that is really daring.
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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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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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I love the forest. It is the place where you hear yourself better.
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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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What I look for in a project is whether the storyline excites me.
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I never wanted to be an actor but ended up being one.
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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.
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I want my films to make money first. Awards and all can come later.
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I don’t expect to win awards while working in films.
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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 am an actor, and I would like to reinvent myself through every character that I portray.
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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.
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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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