Failure is easy to handle because once you fail, the options are very simple... like, 'Try something different,' or, 'Maybe if you do the same thing, do it in a different way.'
Failure doesn't scare me. And neither success. I am equally detached to both.
I have always believed that facilitating good, unusual content should be one of my prerogatives as someone who has spent half his life in cinema.
Success comes with a baggage. When you are successful, there is a lot of temptation to not foray outside of your boundaries and just stick to what is successful. It is very tempting because it is very easy to do.
We have always wanted to give back to cinema, and we couldn't possibly think of a better way to do that than facilitate films which we believe will make Malayalam cinema proud.
I am in no rush to get anywhere.
Every time actors from down south do a Bollywood film, it is always looked at like, 'Oh it must be a one time thing,' or a stereotypical role.
I'm sorely disappointed that girls don't recognise me in a normal tee and jeans.
Even as an actor, much before I turned director or producer, I was somebody who was very involved with every film I was doing. I would pretty much be a part of a project from the time they toss the ball to the marketing. It's very simple.
I have an inherent interest in filmmaking and equipment. Some of my best friends are technicians.
All the films that I have signed or I intend to sign are purely on the basis of merit of what the films are about.
For most people watching 'Aiyyaa,' what I am down South or what I have achieved does not matter. They are going to look at me as an actor who they will see for the first time.
I have always believed that when a film is being made, it has to be the director's vision.
Something like a 'Maheshinte Prathikaram' will work anywhere in the world because it speaks of something that is beyond language.
'Aiyyaa' was a bizarre film.
I have always said that the biggest difference between stage and cinema is that one has got close-ups.
I don't take my shirt off in every film I do.
'Aiyyaa' was not the first film that I was offered in Hindi... it was the first film that I wanted to do in Hindi.
Every film, regardless of being a success or a failure or anything in between, teaches you something. You might not sometimes realise what it taught you, but down the line, there would be a lesson in it.
Even in Malayalam films, I don't mind if I am not cast as hero.
