It is easier to produce a film on your own than convincing another person to come on board.
FAHADH FAASILIt’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!’
More Fahadh Faasil Quotes
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I don’t know how to be professional. But I always enjoy what I do.
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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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All I want to do is to make movies that are appealing to people.
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I feel that entertainment happens when fact and fiction is balanced.
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It feels good to hear good things about yourself.
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I wasn’t really sure about the kind of films I wanted to be a part of. That’s when I saw ‘Aaranya Kaandam.’ I was stunned; it was such a stylish film.
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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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I listened to the script of ‘Carbon’ at the end of 2014. I liked it the moment I heard it. I wanted to do it.
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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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I will happily sit at home and take care of the house.
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Roles don’t fascinate me. It is the narrative, the screenplay that is fascinating.
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The closest encounter I had with films in my childhood was sitting on the lap of my father at a shooting set, and he would say ‘rain,’ and it started raining, and then he would say ‘song,’ and people started dancing. I thought I was sitting on God’s lap.
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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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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 would like to look funny on screen, doing comedy.
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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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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 never wanted to be an actor but ended up being one.
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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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All I believe in is, you need to be yourself.
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Mistakes happen, and then you try to overcome those. I like that process.
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Failure is part and parcel of the process of experimenting with roles and films.
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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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Most of the films that I do help me learn something.
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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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People expect star kids to be perfect – horse-riding, fighting.
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