“Men still try to possess women. Sometimes, I wonder if men invented religion only to keep women in check, to dictate what they should wear and where they should go.”
Category: Conversations
The Vijay Sethupathi interview: The actor, the philosopher
“I play every role like Vijay Sethupathi,” he says. “Vijay Sethupathi as a policeman. Vijay Sethupathi as a gangster. Vijay Sethupathi as a fraudster. It’s what you do in a scene that defines you, not how you look.”
I am not ready to make Mahabharata: Rajamouli
Today, when I walk on the sets of my films, I sometimes hear assistant directors talking about me with the same reverence I had for other directors. It’s a great joy.
The scientist in Hollywood
“They ask all sorts of questions; some of them are really thought-provoking. Daniel, for instance, offhandedly asked me what’d happen if somebody cried in space.”
Arvind Swami: I never wanted to be a star
” I don’t internalise any appreciation directed towards my looks. In fact, I did a variety of roles, only so people could focus on my acting instead.”
