I don't watch many films. I just make sure my directors are really good. I will work even with a debut director, but the one-hour narration of the script should be mind-blowing. Suriya More Quotes by Suriya More Quotes From Suriya Do your best and keep learning - that's what I believe in. Suriya do-your-best best learning believe My father came to Chennai at the age of 16 from a village in Coimbatore. He was an artist and was clear he wanted to do something, so he came to Chennai and joined an art course for eight years before he came into films. Suriya village age father art It is very important for both the parents to spend quality time with their children, at least till they are eight years old, whatever be our social status, or even if grandparents are available to take care of them, and that is the message we try to drive home in 'Pasanga 2.' Suriya quality home time children I always make sure that every film of mine has some element of freshness to it. Suriya mine some always film The one thing humans can't control is time, but what if one has the power to do so is the core theme of '24.' Suriya control theme power time My son was so excited about me doing three roles, and Jo and my parents loved the craft work and visuals, and I think '24' will be the most favourite movie of mine at home, and they are all waiting to watch the film in theaters. Suriya me waiting work son Even today, my father watches my films only in the theatre with the general public. And he's very tough. His first call will be to the director and the camera man, and only then will he send me a message. Suriya me man today father When people leave the theatre, they should remember a line, a character, a sequence or emotion. With entertainment, I want to give meaningful cinema. Suriya cinema remember character people I had this inferiority complex as a child, as I was not good at speaking. I was also not good in studies or sports and would often flunk in four-five subjects. Suriya complex good child sports My dad never had a bank balance of more than three lakh and was always extremely compassionate towards his producers. Suriya never balance dad three Being in Loyola College exposed me to other options and gave me confidence, apart from the freedom to bunk classes. I became a merchandiser and then a garment manufacturer, and interacting with foreign buyers and manufacturing foreign brands in India gave me a high. Suriya me confidence freedom college I was the eldest child, so I know how it feels to have attention shared with a sibling. Suriya child know sibling attention How well we understand the kids' world is very important, and I myself am not claiming to be the perfect dad, and from feedbacks from Jo, I understand that more time should be spent with our children. Suriya myself time children world Sixty per cent of how you act is drawn from memories. And it's about who you are. I am a son, brother, husband, father, and caretaker. You connect with certain instances and emotions. Suriya brother memories father son I try and imagine myself in situations and figure out how I'd have reacted and responded to them, and then bring that insight into my acting. Much of acting is about borrowing from your real-life experiences. Suriya your try myself acting When you act, you want to emote and think in that language. I don't enjoy the process of doing a film in a language I am not good with. Suriya i-am good you enjoy As for Hollywood, there was an offer. But I declined to do it because of certain moral and ethical values. Suriya because values moral hollywood I ask myself if I deserve what I have. What I have today is way more than I ever bargained for. Suriya myself deserve today way I enjoyed working with Vikram Kumar, as he is an amazing director who is full of ideas, and he tells me that he has different compartments in his brain in which he places different story ideas and works on them simultaneously. Suriya amazing me brain ideas Dad always said, 'Get a degree and do something on your own before you start movies.' He always kept me grounded, telling me the realities of the business and the struggles even the legends had to go through. Suriya me you dad business
