To be honest, many of my well-wishers want me to play the solo lead in films. Maybe, it's time to think about it. In fact, I have cut down on signing up multi-starrer films.
As an artist, all I want is to be a part of good films.
I have both joyful and heartbreaking moments in life, even now. Stardom doesn't give us everything.
We never take people seriously when they are alive, but once they are gone, we always think that we should have treated them better.
I can not stay at the place when a stranger starts talking to me. I will try to cut the speech as quick as possible and move away. I had to break this inhibition before becoming an actor.
I was not a fussy kid and had a good appetite. Only, I was not happy to eat keerai and vegetables.
When my parents force-fed me healthy food, they were confident they were giving me the best. But now, when I feed my children, I am not sure if what I am giving them is safe. Politics and pesticides are destroying our food culture.
If I am ever forced to choose between my identity as a Tamilian and an award from the central government, I will choose the former.
Director Jai Krishna is an optimist who has a never-say-die attitude. He has impressed me thoroughly with his faith in the industry. Not many are aware of the fact that this man had to wait for almost 30 years in this industry to direct 'Vanmam,' his first film.
During script narrations, if I feel the screenplay mood jumping abruptly, I tell the director, and they work on it.
All my films have turned out well only because of the director's brilliance, not because of me.
The energy of first-time directors is tremendous. They work beyond the limits for a hit in this competitive industry.
I have always felt that doing too much of homework makes the performance look plastic. I don't even watch the monitor after I finish my scene because I can't reprise it. I just go with the flow.
I don't differentiate a film as off-beat or commercial, because I just don't understand the difference. 'Naanum Rowdy Thaan,' for example, wasn't written for me. It came to me by chance after two or three other heroes turned it down. I agreed to do the role, as I liked the script immensely.
I want to make my kind of films but make them work commercially, too. When my presentation meets the director's imagination, the result will be great.
If you don't see me act, my work is done. The actor must never take the character beyond the scope of the movie.
I'll give the director what he wants, but please explain the requirement. If it reaches me, then there's communication.
Whenever I am shooting in Chennai, I spend most of my time with my wife and kids. Sometimes, I take my kids to the shooting spot, and they just love it.
I am an artist who is ready to grab interesting roles that comes my way.
I've never consciously done 'safe' commercial projects; luckily, they have done well.
