“I am a bad boy. I don’t come across clearly to a lot of people, so I am bad for them.”
― Fahadh Faasil
“I love the forest. It is the place where you hear yourself better.”
― Fahadh Faasil
“All I believe in is, you need to be yourself.”
― Fahadh Faasil
“I think everything is temporary.”
― Fahadh Faasil
“There are two kinds of films: the ones that are devoid of logic but can still hijack the audience, and those that can win them over with logic. Both kinds can succeed, and I like to work in both.”
― Fahadh Faasil
“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.”
― Fahadh Faasil
“I want to entertain viewers as much as possible.”
― Fahadh Faasil
“I thoroughly enjoyed shooting for ‘Velaikkaran,’ and I made a great friend in Sivakarthikeyan during the process. Also, it was wonderful working with director Mohan Raja. I have not seen a director who takes so much effort to get things the best way possible.”
― Fahadh Faasil
“My thought process is in Malayalam. So, every time I have to work outside Malayalam, the process is a little stressful. I have to translate my Malayalam thoughts into English and back to Tamil.”
― Fahadh Faasil
“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.”
― Fahadh Faasil
“Whenever I have really enjoyed being part of a film, it has worked well for me.”
― Fahadh Faasil
“I enjoyed working on ‘Maheshinte Prathikaram.’”
― Fahadh Faasil
“I would like to do movies of all genres.”
― Fahadh Faasil
“I would like to look funny on screen, doing comedy.”
― Fahadh Faasil
“When I choose the scripts, all I look forward to is an impressive narration.”
― Fahadh Faasil
“The five directors in ‘5 Sundarikal’ experimented, and it was a very personal exercise. Amal, Anwar, Aashiq, and Sameer have done things that they have never done before. Debutant Shyju has also made a beautiful film.”
― Fahadh Faasil
“When I began acting, my biggest fear was whether the audience will appreciate the kind of films I do.”
― Fahadh Faasil
“I want my films to make money first. Awards and all can come later.”
― Fahadh Faasil
“I don’t expect to win awards while working in films.”
― Fahadh Faasil
“I will continue to do films that excite me.”
― Fahadh Faasil
“In Malayalam, I can improvise, and acting is easy because I think in Malayalam, but for ‘Velaikkaran,’ I had to prepare for a role, which is a first for me.”
― Fahadh Faasil
“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.”
― Fahadh Faasil
“Most of the films that I do help me learn something.”
― Fahadh Faasil
“I try to choose characters that don’t remind the audience of my previous roles. I make a conscious effort for that.”
― Fahadh Faasil
“If I had my way, I want to do 15 films in a year, but I have realised I cannot physically do that.”
― Fahadh Faasil
“All I want to do is to make movies that are appealing to people.”
― Fahadh Faasil
“I know it’s a big gamble, but I want to do good films.”
― Fahadh Faasil
“My father hasn’t backed me in any way, and I don’t think anybody has backed me.”
― Fahadh Faasil
“Working with Thiagarajan Kumararaja in ‘Super Deluxe’ was absolutely mind-blowing.”
― Fahadh Faasil
“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.”
― Fahadh Faasil
“I often see only my mistakes. I always feel I could have done better. Every artist goes through it.”
― Fahadh Faasil
“I like movies made by Spike Lee – doing those films out of the U.S., that is really daring.”
― Fahadh Faasil
“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.”
― Fahadh Faasil
“I never wanted to be an actor but ended up being one.”
― Fahadh Faasil
“You can probably ask any actor: every time you start a new film, it’s literally like your first movie. Everyone, regardless of the filmmaker being a debutant or a veteran, takes their time to settle down when you begin the shoot together. It’s like all of us have moved into a new house, and we are setting up the place.”
― Fahadh Faasil
“I have been fortunate to collaborate with people who have been open to discussion. If I tell them something, they have always explained to me why they want it the other way.”
― Fahadh Faasil
“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.”
― Fahadh Faasil
“I have never been 100% confident that I am right about anything.”
― Fahadh Faasil
“Every character, when it comes to a cinematic representation, gets complicated and layered. You are given a lot of dimensions than a single dimension to an individual. That’s the main difference between seeing something out of the window and seeing something on screen.”
― Fahadh Faasil
“If I do a film, I go to the place where it is based on, interact with people, and then, I believe, you pick up things without you even noticing.”
― Fahadh Faasil
“It is easier to produce a film on your own than convincing another person to come on board.”
― Fahadh Faasil
“I’ve done only things I’ve liked, and I’m happy that others have liked them, too. I hope it keeps going that way. But l would never want to do films which please just one set of audience; they should connect with everyone.”
― Fahadh Faasil
“Offscreen, I’m a private person. I’m shy and don’t know how to face the public.”
― Fahadh Faasil
“I’m not a person who goes out of my way to change my look. I like my characters to look as natural as possible.”
― Fahadh Faasil
“It feels good to hear good things about yourself.”
― Fahadh Faasil
“I’ve always wanted to do a role based on a real-life person.”
― Fahadh Faasil
“I think it would be a dream for any actor to play someone like Changampuzha.”
― Fahadh Faasil
“I am a person who doesn’t like responsibility of any kind. But I do enjoy what I do.”
― Fahadh Faasil
“I’m an actor who evolves once the shoot starts.”
― Fahadh Faasil
“I am an actor, and I would like to reinvent myself through every character that I portray.”
― Fahadh Faasil
“I do only what I like. If we do something we don’t like, we will become someone else.”
― Fahadh Faasil
“I don’t know how to be professional. But I always enjoy what I do.”
― Fahadh Faasil
“I will happily sit at home and take care of the house.”
― Fahadh Faasil
“It’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!’”
― Fahadh Faasil
“I trust my directors to see me through, for I don’t consider myself as a natural actor – or a good one at that.”
― Fahadh Faasil
“I believe that anyone with a bit of guidance can act.”
― Fahadh Faasil
“The only thing my famous last name got me was a foothold in the industry. That was the easy part. The biggest problem is survival. As Fazil’s son, I am expected to know everything – acting, dancing, horse riding… I am not trained in all these, and I don’t think I ever will be.”
― Fahadh Faasil
“I have grown up seeing success and failure.”
― Fahadh Faasil
“Roles don’t fascinate me. It is the narrative, the screenplay that is fascinating.”
― Fahadh Faasil
“Failure affects me hard.”
― Fahadh Faasil
“People expect star kids to be perfect – horse-riding, fighting.”
― Fahadh Faasil
“I want the audience to watch my films, and that is what I value more than any awards.”
― Fahadh Faasil
“I feel that entertainment happens when fact and fiction is balanced.”
― Fahadh Faasil
“It doesn’t matter to me how I look on screen. What matters to me is how I connect with the audience.”
― Fahadh Faasil
“Failure is part and parcel of the process of experimenting with roles and films.”
― Fahadh Faasil
“I am not affected or carried away by success or failure.”
― Fahadh Faasil
“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.”
― Fahadh Faasil
“Mistakes happen, and then you try to overcome those. I like that process.”
― Fahadh Faasil
“For me, ‘Diamond Necklace’ is a commercial attempt, as it has songs and glamour.”
― Fahadh Faasil
“I give my best to each role that I do.”
― Fahadh Faasil
“People often ask whether marriage has changed me. I didn’t marry because I had to change.”
― Fahadh Faasil
“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.”
― Fahadh Faasil
“I want my films to do the talking. I feel if people have to understand me better, I should do more good films. I just want them to know me through my films.”
― Fahadh Faasil
“Let me make something clear: I can’t do anything in particular to make others laugh. I do what is necessary for a character. The body language of the character may make others laugh.”
― Fahadh Faasil
“When I am with my friends, I am comfortable.”
― Fahadh Faasil
“I like to laugh and to make people laugh.”
― Fahadh Faasil
“The characters I portray are an extension of what I’ve seen, heard, or read, and so what you see in my films are how I understand life.”
― Fahadh Faasil
“What I look for in a project is whether the storyline excites me.”
― Fahadh Faasil
“When you are talking about human emotions, stardom doesn’t matter.”
― Fahadh Faasil
“As an actor, you create a character from your understanding of what you have heard and your observations. Eventually, every film is an extension of the images that I have seen or what I have heard or read somewhere.”
― Fahadh Faasil
“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.”
― Fahadh Faasil
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