I have seen a lot of people who are affected by HIV. When I see that there is industrial growth on one side but there is not awareness on the other side, it breaks my heart.
When there is growth economically and in industry, I think there should be growth in information also.
In the digital world, we have forgotten the meaning of 'persistence of vision'. Art is something we have to hold on to.
I will reunite with Ananth Nag onscreen after a while for a cameo in Vijayalakshmi Singh's 'Yaanaa,' which sees her launching her daughters.
In 1983, when I did 'Sindhu Bhairavi' and played the other woman, many men came up to me and said it opened up a lot to them. The film showed that a man and woman could have an intellectual and artistic relationship.
Just like only qualified people should work in films, only qualified people should review the film.
I was 13 or 14 when I was brought from Paramakudi to Chennai by my uncle Kamal Haasan, and I lived under the care of my uncle and my grandparents.
When my son Nandan was in middle school, I had a fun way of doing his maths homework. I bought another set of mathematics books and both of us would sit side by side and start solving problems.
Chennai has amazing talent, but in terms of organization... not so much.
Vittorio De Sica's 'Bicycle Thieves' changed my very idea of cinema.
Mani laughs every time he hears someone ask me, 'Don't you miss acting?' Because he sees me with make-up on every morning and leaving for the studios.
I stay in Chennai but my heart is beating for Kannada films.
Anant Nag and Vishuvardhan sir are two of the best actors with whom I have worked.
I have got lot of appreciation for my performances in many Kannada films. In fact, I got the best roles of my career in Kannada films.
I prefer to work behind the camera.
When I'm acting, I'm a woman but when I am directing, I am an animal because I am very demanding.
I wish more women would come into films and give it the respectability it deserves.
Direction gives me happiness and acting gives me peace.
I have a great sense of humour. I am teasing, taunting and authoritative.
I have been hooked to cinema since childhood. I am like a typical Indian villager who had no other source of entertainment while growing up.
