When someone praises me for some speech uploaded on YouTube, I politely tell them I've been acting for many years. Radha Ravi More Quotes by Radha Ravi More Quotes From Radha Ravi When a director narrates a character, I find it normal to ask questions about the character's background, mood swings, eccentricities, behaviour... I do this to make my performance relatable. Directors who don't know their characters well find it difficult to answer these questions and, hence, find me annoying. Radha Ravi performance me mood character All these years, people have spoken good and bad things about me, but I always end up being discussed. Radha Ravi end good me people Every voter has a right to criticise a government and comment on its functioning. Radha Ravi every right comment government There is nothing wrong with Radha Ravi calling women to his office. There's nothing wrong if a man calls women to his office. There is something wrong if a man calls men to his office. Radha Ravi nothing man women men I've been a character artiste for four decades, and in our job, we learn very early that it doesn't pay to be narcissistic. Radha Ravi learn job early character Good looks may be enough for a heroine, but to become an artiste, you need at least a working knowledge of the language. Radha Ravi good you language knowledge Maybe actors are more passionate about cinema than actresses. Many heroines today seem unable to look beyond glamour. Radha Ravi look glamour cinema today Item song dancers like Silk Smitha and Jayamalini have become irrelevant. The heroines are doing those dances themselves. Radha Ravi become doing like song When I'm given a role, I'm consumed by a passion to bring to life a character that exists only on paper. I mull over the character for days and internalise his feelings. Radha Ravi passion feelings character life It doesn't matter if I have experienced actors alongside or novices. It doesn't matter if the director is one film old or a hundred. All I'm interested in is doing justice to the role. Radha Ravi old doing matter justice It's a pity I have been stereotyped as a villain. Radha Ravi been pity villain None who has passed through the portals of UAA has been a failure. From the former Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa, to Lakshmi, Cho, Nagesh, Moulee, Srikanth, ARS and I, all have been a part of UAA. Radha Ravi been through who failure People say I use foul language. I learnt swear words only from my father and YGP. Radha Ravi words language father people I've done 290 movies and have lost 200 movies for my outspokenness. Radha Ravi movies done lost I cannot expect actor Prakash Raj, who is versatile across languages, to express solidarity with a cause. Radha Ravi actor expect who solidarity Malaysian Tamil movies are amateurish, with songs picked up from our old Tamil movies and inserted in between. Radha Ravi songs old movies up An actor does not have anything to do with the business of screening films. Radha Ravi does actor anything business Theatre owners cannot threaten actors with defamation cases and take them to court or seek compensation for losses incurred. Radha Ravi seek cannot court theatre I don't like it when filmmakers say, 'Just come like this, sir.' I like to experiment with my makeup. I wish more filmmakers let me do that. Radha Ravi i-wish me makeup wish For me, the character I play is most important. Radha Ravi me important play character
