“I think my style is uncomplicated, classic, and elegant. I don’t follow trends, as I like wearing what suits me. Also, I dress according to my mood.”
― Asin
“Salman is a paradox. He has this image of a moody actor who turns up late for shoots or doesn’t turn up at all. And then there is this image of him as a kind-hearted, loving, and giving man. From my experience with him, I have to say that I have never seen the bad boy image at all.”
― Asin
“Everyone’s personal style evolves based on upbringing, exposure, influences, personality, etc. Style is subjective.”
― Asin
“I’m not much of a party-goer, though I do love to hang out and chill with my friends at home.”
― Asin
“The different weather conditions make India the ideal tourist destination.”
― Asin
“I don’t want to alter anything on my body.”
― Asin
“I don’t like discotheques, pubs, or late-night parties.”
― Asin
“I am happy with my journey in the Indian film industry.”
― Asin
“Most actors don’t like doing still photo shoots, but I love them. I’m very comfortable, and I enjoy the clothes, looking good, and freezing the moment.”
― Asin
“Apart from English, I speak my mother tongue Malayalam, as well as Tamil, Telugu, and a bit of Kannada and French.”
― Asin
“I know Hindi.”
― Asin
“I’ve dubbed for all my films, including ‘Ghajini.’”
― Asin
“My film career was never planned.”
― Asin
“I will definitely be doing films down south if anything good comes along.”
― Asin
“I would like to do all kinds of films.”
― Asin
“Now that I am a part of the Hindi film industry, I hope I can do different roles with a lot of scope.”
― Asin
“It was coincidental that ‘Housefull 2’ and ‘Bol Bachchan’ came back-to-back. It’s not that I have a special affinity for them and so I chose them; they just came my way.”
― Asin
“I am flexible and comfortable enough to pull off any genre.”
― Asin
“I do have a soft corner for rom-coms, but at the same time, I like drama, too.”
― Asin
“No matter how much we deny it, the fact remains that we have a male-dominated society as well as industry.”
― Asin
“Working with Salman, I have observed that he is a very straightforward person.”
― Asin
“Working with Salman is just fun. We share a great bond and comfort level, and therefore, work becomes pleasure.”
― Asin
“I think the interaction I had with Salman in ‘London Dreams’ kind of helped to have a comfortable relationship in ‘Ready’ because of the rapport created. He is always very supportive.”
― Asin
“I love pet animals, but I don’t have any.”
― Asin
“I do a film only when I feel I will be comfortable with the set-up and other members of the team.”
― Asin
“I don’t have to do films to pay my bills, nor am I insecure to think that out of sight is out of mind.”
― Asin
“I don’t consider myself so big that I can’t work with any other actress. I’m very easy-going.”
― Asin
“’Housefull’ was an enjoyable film, and I thought it would be nice to be part of the franchise.”
― Asin
“Both my parents are well educated; my father worked for the CBI before becoming a businessman, and my mother was a civil surgeon. But I did not want to be a doctor.”
― Asin
“In school, I was good in academics and extracurricular activities. I even topped the state in French in my Std 12 exams.”
― Asin
“I started learning Bharatnatyam from the age of three. I have also learnt folk dance.”
― Asin
“I started modeling at the age of 14, when I was in Std 9.”
― Asin
“While accepting a film, my co-star is my last priority.”
― Asin
“My close friends are not from the industry. They are those I went to Lower Kindergarten with.”
― Asin
“I act because I enjoy it. I give 200 per cent to it.”
― Asin
“Each film has its own fate, and you can’t go through personal emotions based on the highs and lows of a film.”
― Asin
“Acting is a career, and you can’t expect everything to work out the way you want. One has to be mature enough to handle that.”
― Asin
“I don’t get insecure and rush to sign movies just to be in the public view and news. That is not the way I am.”
― Asin
“Acting with people whom you know is like being with the family. It is a comfortable ground.”
― Asin
“I am very comfortable working with Salman.”
― Asin
“Indians can identify with the Indian sensibilities, and rather than taking something from foreign films, it is always good to make a movie which has been enjoyed by a certain audience or in a certain part of India and make it available to a larger audience.”
― Asin
“I believe that if you acheive success, you will also experience failures in life.”
― Asin
“Even before I entered the industry, my parents always told me never let success get to your head and failure to your heart.”
― Asin
“My feet are firmly planted on the ground.”
― Asin
“Salman is a very relaxed and chilled out guy with no pretentions. What you see is what you get. That’s great in an industry which survives on creating images and personas.”
― Asin
“Let’s be frank. In the South, people are not as enthusiastic about Hindi movies as their own.”
― Asin
“I have been accused of many crimes. A TV channel even put up a show called ‘Sins of Asin!’”
― Asin
“’Kaavalan’ is not like ‘Sivakasi’ or ‘Pokri’; it’s a love story.”
― Asin
“I am a huge fan of the Siddique sir’s Malayalam comedies. I grew up watching them. I am also his daughter’s classmate in school.”
― Asin
“I make sure that I watch all the new films in a theatre.”
― Asin
“When ‘Dabangg’ released, we were shooting in Chennai, but we still went to watch it in a theatre. I am not bothered if people try to mob me or ask me for autographs.”
― Asin
“It feels great to see the kind of love people showered on me when I was shooting for ‘London Dreams’ in Chandigarh. It was overwhelming and touching. That was when I realised the kind of fan following I have.”
― Asin
“When you are new and working with senior artists, it is their responsibility to make you comfortable.”
― Asin
“Women are no longer just born to be married. We are here to compete with everyone and make a place for ourselves under the sun on our own.”
― Asin
“Today’s women are not dependent, and I think it’s the biggest sense of freedom.”
― Asin
“I feel very happy that the society has matured and parents have opened up to their girls studying more and becoming working professionals and becoming bread winners for themselves.”
― Asin
“I had promised myself that after ‘Gajini,’ I would go back and take a break. However, ‘London Dreams’ began almost immediately.”
― Asin
“India is one of the richest civilizations in the world, and we Indians are known for our love of our soil! But somewhere on our way to modernisation, we have been losing the very essence and spirit that we should be proud of – that is, our culture that teaches us to love and respect nature and nurture it.”
― Asin
“We take immense care of our homes, maintain them, and try to make them more beautiful and comfortable for ourselves. Do we not consider our planet to be our home?”
― Asin
“I am happy that most of my films did good business and either set or broke records at the box office.”
― Asin
“I am tired of starring in those films where I am being a part just for the sake of it.”
― Asin
“I am extremely passionate about reading and like to read about anything and everything under the sun.”
― Asin
“I was always fond of books right since my childhood days. Even as a teenager, books were my company. Not that I did not have friends, but books kept my occupied most of the time.”
― Asin
“I’m not afraid of colours. In fact, I love them. I like experimenting and wear funky colours for fun.”
― Asin
“I once bought a winter jacket on one of my travels abroad – definitely an extravagant purchase because I hardly have any use for it, since I live in Mumbai!”
― Asin
“I am not a fish fanatic unless it is made in a certain way. Most of the time, my parents and I would eat very light vegetarian food.”
― Asin
“I have always believed that love is what helps you develop into the best person you are. It’s a selfless emotion, but people usually follow the corrupted version.”
― Asin
“I know that it’s the southern film industries that have made me an actor, and that is where people relate to me the most. I would never give it up or separate myself from it.”
― Asin
“The Tamilians love me because I have done the most number of movies in Kollywood and have worked with all the top stars. I have even stayed in Chennai for a few years, and I have a strong connect with the city and the State of Tamil Nadu.”
― Asin
“Money is not the driving force behind my decisions to accept or reject a project.”
― Asin
“I don’t wear any masks. If I am happy, you get to see it; if I am angry, then you get to see that also.”
― Asin
“After I entered the film industry, I restricted my non-veg diet to fish and chicken. I can’t, however, remain without non-veg food even for a single day.”
― Asin
“Even after the Tamil ‘Ghajini’ became a superhit, I didn’t go on a signing spree, though I was flooded with offers. I took my time before doing ‘Pokkiri’ and ‘Dasavatharam.’”
― Asin
“I have never left the Tamil film industry and have always maintained that I’m open to good projects. I have not restricted myself to any one industry.”
― Asin
“I have been very selective in the South because I was always offered the biggest films. In Bollywood, things are different because multi-starrers are a norm. All big heroines are happy to be part of a big movie.”
― Asin
“I am not a material girl.”
― Asin
“I started doing movies when I was 14.”
― Asin
“My dad is into cars.”
― Asin
“’Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi’ has a very nice subject which I think could be remade into a Hindi film. It was my first film in Telugu for which I got Filmfare Award for the best actress.”
― Asin
“I have always shared an amazing camaraderie with Salman. He’s a fantastic co-star and a great human being.”
― Asin
“I have no issues with any co-star of mine, male or female.”
― Asin
“I want to work with the best in the industry.”
― Asin
“I don’t talk about any of my projects until the production house makes an official announcement.”
― Asin
“I really don’t see myself as a star.”
― Asin
“There are so many people who make their debut every day in B-Town, and there is no competition among a particular section of actors. Everybody is talented, and all actors are trying to make their mark in the industry. No one is competing with another person.”
― Asin
“Work and friends keep bringing me back to Chennai.”
― Asin
“I think I’m very fortunate to have a pan-Indian appeal.”
― Asin
“Kollywood is my parent film industry. It was here that I was born as an actress and grew as an artist.”
― Asin
“I would definitely love to do more Tamil films. I feel more connected to the people here. In fact, I call it my own industry.”
― Asin
“It is rare for an artist to get acceptance by the north as well as the south audiences, and I have thankfully managed that.”
― Asin
“I don’t attribute any ‘luck’ to ‘Bol Bachchan”s success. It was an entertaining commercial film which was bound to do well, and I guess I have the knack of picking up such universally appealing, fun masala movies which turn to be successful.”
― Asin
“I don’t mind sharing my success with a super star or an entire ensemble cast. I have no qualms being part of a film that has super stars.”
― Asin
“Films are commercially viable when you work with a superstar. That’s why I did ‘London Dreams’ and ‘Ready.’”
― Asin
“I don’t get into any catfights with any of my colleagues. I want to keep a healthy work vibe with them, so I constantly message my women colleagues to keep in touch with them even after our film has wrapped up.”
― Asin
“I am an only child, so not only my father, even my mother is also very supportive of my career.”
― Asin
“Having done movies in Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi, I have been accepted both in North and down South. I don’t believe in divisions. I like to believe that I am working in the Indian film industry.”
― Asin
“I understand different cultures because I have travelled a lot.”
― Asin
“I don’t party with my colleagues after work.”
― Asin
“Money is not something that’s very important to me.”
― Asin
“I have no set ideals for a partner or a husband.”
― Asin
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