Quotes from Shruti Haasan

I am neither a method actor nor a trained one. So, I don't generally prepare for any role. Becoming the character and being in that moment are most important.

I'm trained in classical music, and my favourites have always been rock n' roll and blues, but I've grown up with different kinds of music around me because of my parents.

I trained in Hindustani, and then I went to music school.

You can transform into any character of any age. It's all in the mind.

This may sound strange, but I did not join the film industry to be a star and be successful.

I've learnt so much since I joined cinema. I just want to take it as a positive experience.

I never bothered about critics in the first place. And I'm not out to prove anything to anyone. Honestly, if I took every slight that someone made at me seriously, it just wouldn't work.

I don't believe in method acting.

I live in Mumbai with my mom and sister. And, of course, I always consider Chennai as home.

I love Mumbai for many reasons.

I first came to Mumbai when I was very young. My mom is from here, and dad always had some work around here, so Mumbai always felt like a second home. I moved here when I was 16 and went to junior college here as well.

I love the Mumbai monsoons, but it really does get messy.

I've never acted with my father, but we have always connected through music. He has been a great influence musically. He has always been encouraging about my music and is always happy when I sing.

If having it easy means there are more doors open to you, then one must not forget that you still have to navigate your life yourself.

Somebody with no connection to the film industry may succeed, and somebody with all connections to the industry may not.

When I was a musician, I had no intention of taking up acting.

I don't have the privilege of time to meet everyone all the time. But, I've always said that my dad is one of the most important people in my universe, and if someone's important to him, I respect that person.

There is an unrealistic pressure to perform like Kamal Haasan, and it's unnatural, because he's been in the industry for so many years, I don't even take the comparisons seriously.

I don't think I'm defying stereotypes on purpose. If it so appears that way, so be it. For me, I've been brought up that way.

I take offence if I'm called arrogant, because I've been brought up in a family that does not endorse arrogance.

I love Kamal and Sarika because they are my parents. But nobody buys me a car because of that, and you aren't flooded with offers, either.

I started officially learning music when I was 14. I learnt Hindustani classical.

My idea of romance is pretty old school.

I'm not going to lie; having acting greats like Kamal Haasan and Sarika as parents has, in a sense, opened doors.