Quotes from Shruti Haasan

I have always believed that if a film has only two characters, but they do not make any sense, then the film's meaningless.

Playing music and singing are my forms of meditation.

I was satisfied with my role in 'Luck,' and I am proud of the film.

If you have a five-second role in a film, and those five seconds make sense, then that is what matters.

I tend to detach myself from movies once I'm done shooting them, because after that, it's in the hands of God. And it doesn't help if I panic.

I am open to playback singing, but only if my acting schedule permits. I would love to sing for myself in my films, but that depends on the director and if the makers think my voice is needed.

My South Indian audience matters to me a lot, so I like when they watch my Bollywood films. It feels great.

Breaking expectations, even as an audience member, is something that I have enjoyed.

I started out dabbling in rock and roll; then I did playback, and I have also sung for my own songs on screen.

The Tamil film '3' is a movie that I will always be proud of, irrespective of whether it did well at the BO or not. It completely changed my career and people's perspective of me as a performer.

I love this... being busy and working every day.

No amount of learning goes to waste. It adds to building your skill set and intellect.

I party only with my close friends in Chennai and L.A.

I love romantic comedies. When I am at home, and if I want to watch something, I would probably watch a romantic comedy.

It really broke my heart when music took a back seat when I was concentrating more on films. It was like choosing between two children.

It is a conscious decision that I do films in different languages.

Music has always taken me to my 'thinking place' - the one place that makes me dwell on the meaning of things and ponder why things are the way they are.

Music is quite an enigma because it is many things together, and it is one whole body. Like a nucleus, it contains every idea, but the basic stand is the same.

As an actress, I should be playing my parts with conviction; otherwise, the audience won't be convinced.

As an actor, I can just show up and do my job. The success and failure of the film depends on team work.

When my first film flopped, I got damn depressed.

I'm proud of my lineage but never really depended on it anyway whatsoever.

Mum has discreet spontaneity - she has an ease in front of the camera, which comes naturally - whereas dad is a kind of an acting ninja. He attacks you with his acting, which is overwhelming.

I am happy wherever I get success.