Top 44 Parvathy Quotes

I grew up watching films that presented male perspectives of women.

I’ve been an actor since the age of seventeen.

If I am going to be phased out by whatever powers, then I want people to know that it is not because I am bad at my work.

The only kind of influence I want to be on anyone is by being, constantly and consistently, someone who probes herself at every juncture, improves the way in which she functions as a citizen, and questions the status quo.

I have always been arrogantly confident about the work I have done.

How sad is that life when a man thinks that his manliness comes with asking sexual favours from a woman. That’s the saddest way of being a man.

I have worked in films where we just put on the make-up and go in for a shoot without any discussions and even a talk with the director.

I only do few films, so when one comes out, it is a big deal for me.

I reserve the right to be a participating citizen and artist.

The ‘Qarib’ team was energetic with an intimate way of working.

I’m not saying I’m perfect. But I’m someone who analyses and reflects on what I do, whether it’s in keeping with the ethics that I talk about in public. That’s how I’ve been all my life.

I believe all of us should have the freedom to have our personal take on how art affects us.

I am not the kind of person who shouts out.

I don’t feel genres have helped me as an actor. Movies can be of any genre. But if you give me slapstick, I may not do it.

I have worked with big actors, but honestly, I don’t judge the viability of a project on the basis of the star value attached to it.

I have committed myself to giving quality work.

I don’t believe in looking like a mannequin. I like my bulges and love handles, but fitness is important for me.

I discovered that there was no difference between playing a real-life character and a fictional one.

Awards are like a pat of appreciation from the jury and viewers. It is almost like them saying, ‘So, you have done well; we expect you to carry on doing good work.’

The writer and the director are ultimately responsible for what is portrayed and glorified in a film. Then comes the producer.

I’m not a big fan of just cultivating an image.

If I don’t get work, I’ll create it.

One must keep challenging oneself to do well in any profession.

The lack of exposure to right perspective has caused me to be in abusive relationships. When a boy stubbed cigarette on my leg, I thought it was out of love. You know why? Because our films taught us slapping in the face was a way of expressing love.

The commercial success that came with Anjali Menon’s ‘Bangalore Days’ helped me in getting my work noticed.

I believe that women have the right to wear any attire that suits their comfort. And above all, every individual has the right to wear an attire of their choice, and no one can deny that.

Sameera, my character in ‘Take Off,’ was extremely intense.

It is important to set an example.

No matter how big or new they are, I always look for the intention of the filmmaker first. Their intention has to be in the right place.

As an actor, my body is my tool to flesh out the roles I play.

Sometimes, the actual feeling of loving someone takes a back seat because we are busy defining it.

Cinema is very important to me. I derive a lot of strength from this art form, and I believe that it is very impactful socio-politically.

My mother learnt Mohiniyattam as a child, and my father loved singing.

In the 11 years I’ve worked in films, I’ve realised that no one is indispensable, and that has actually been very comforting to know.

There is such insecurity in loving that we see all the pros and cons and then decide how much we want to invest in relationships.

Some of our life experience makes us weary of love and make it difficult to forgive others.

Acting is very anthropological for me. It makes me less judgmental.

My talent is universal, and acting is a craft that can be used anywhere, unless ethnicity comes into play, and then, looks matter.

Survival is not just a physical thing. It’s a constant mental affair. So, I kind of really draw a lot of power from that word.

I think cyberbullying someone who states their opinion, especially a woman, is sadly a norm these days, and it happens daily to not just stars/actors. We have to consistently condemn and shun it so that it never gets the power it doesn’t deserve to have over the society.

I know how difficult it is to learn languages, since I am working in three regional industries in South India, and unless the director wants my voice to be dubbed, I do my own dubbing.

I don’t know what I want, but I do know that I don’t want the usual stuff, the cliched stuff is just too mind-numbing. They sell, I know, but it makes me sad to know that.

If I have to change for a character, I need really logical reasons to look a certain way. Otherwise, I have finally cracked the code in being comfortable in my own skin regardless of what’s fed to you of how you must look.

We should release films without revealing the director’s name, as his or her gender would not be a barometer to watch those films.