Quotes from Nithya Menen

I don't enjoy public attention. I don't like being recognised, being clicked, or being written about. But then it is destiny. I am just going with the flow.

I am not a trained singer, but I love to sing.

People in Andhra Pradesh treat me like a girl next door after 'Ala Modalaindi.' I feel at home here.

I will not accept a role just because a big hero stars in it. I am not here to merely dance, run around trees, and be a glam doll.

If something has not been part of your dreams or ambitions, then you are not awestruck by it.

The second you become an actress, people take the licence to make many assumptions about you. You're in trouble if you interact with a director/actor. You're in even more trouble if you don't. When I started out, a single YouTube comment would make me sad for days, and I'd wonder how people could say such nasty things about me.

Films were always there at the back of my mind. I would try to move away, but films kept coming to me. I would do movies for friends. I guess some things are meant to be!

Working with a good artiste is always a pleasure. If you get a reaction from your co-star, then you get the space to perform well.

I don't like the idea of being connected to the world all the time. One should have space and time for oneself.

As an actress, I should be able to do all types of roles.

I am not very fond of spotlight or even, for that matter, money. I appreciate the small things that give me joy. The most precious forms of happiness often come from things that money cannot buy.

I don't belong to any social network, and I don't even message much. In fact, most of the time, I don't even use my mobile phone.

Even though my family was accepting of an unusual career, cinema, my journey in it has still been a tough one.

Journalism is not what it used to be. I thought it was an important job, but it is not. I'm idealistic, and it pretty much upsets me that negativity sells and that even if I wanted to tell the truth, I wouldn't be able to if my boss does not okay it.

I am not bothered about if my role in a film is small or big. Because if the character I am offered is sensible, I would do it even if it is small.

I'm serious, in general, and I guess I cling onto the little freedom I have offscreen. Having said that, I am funny and, at the same time, detached from a lot of things in life.

I am not intellectually choosy. My choice of films reflect who I am, but it is not done with strategy and planning. I hear something and go by my intuition.

I studied journalism, though I never really became a scribe.

I studied journalism and was idealistic as a student. In course of time, I learnt that there's a lot of politics, and it's not easy to put forth your point of view as an investigative journalist.

Acting is emotionally draining, so I make it a point to not do anything when I am home.

I've been working in three-four languages. I'm happy to do it.