Quotes from Parvathy

Everybody has a priority. Mine is simple and clean acting, and my work, irrespective of the industry I am in, will not cater to anything else.

The writer and the director are ultimately responsible for what is portrayed and glorified in a film. Then comes the producer.

One must keep challenging oneself to do well in any profession.

I can never go back to a workspace where there's no dignity.

I have worked in films where we just put on the make-up and go in for a shoot without any discussions and even a talk with the director.

The lack of exposure to right perspective has caused me to be in abusive relationships. When a boy stubbed cigarette on my leg, I thought it was out of love. You know why? Because our films taught us slapping in the face was a way of expressing love.

I have been shocked at some senior actors who made lewd comments on my body. They think it is normal, and in fact, I thought it was normal. But, much later, I failed to see how that is a normal thing.

The day the audience feel they are watching Parvathy instead of the character, that would be me failing as an actor.

Women need to tell their stories from their experiences, and that may not mean that it would be all stories with women as protagonists.

I don't believe in looking like a mannequin. I like my bulges and love handles, but fitness is important for me.

How sad is that life when a man thinks that his manliness comes with asking sexual favours from a woman. That's the saddest way of being a man.

I did one print ad and thoroughly disliked the experience.

In the 11 years I've worked in films, I've realised that no one is indispensable, and that has actually been very comforting to know.

Bollywood is there; the film industry is thriving, and it's huge, and it's everywhere. Anytime I travel abroad and I say I'm an actor from India, they're like, 'Oh, Bollywood!' And I say, 'Umm, not yet!'

Yes, I am happy that my work is recognised, and it is wonderful to be acknowledged.

If you're talking about industry, I've never restricted myself to Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi, or Kannada. Whichever the language is, from Swahili to Marathi or Bhojpuri to Bengali, I would be happy to do it.

To be honest, I am not really excited by most of the offers I get.

From my personal experience, I've put on and lost weight according to each character's requirement, which has taken a toll on my health.

I'm not saying I'm perfect. But I'm someone who analyses and reflects on what I do, whether it's in keeping with the ethics that I talk about in public. That's how I've been all my life.

If I have to change for a character, I need really logical reasons to look a certain way. Otherwise, I have finally cracked the code in being comfortable in my own skin regardless of what's fed to you of how you must look.

I know how difficult it is to learn languages, since I am working in three regional industries in South India, and unless the director wants my voice to be dubbed, I do my own dubbing.

There is such insecurity in loving that we see all the pros and cons and then decide how much we want to invest in relationships.

We should release films without revealing the director's name, as his or her gender would not be a barometer to watch those films.

Both my parents are lawyers. They come from humble beginnings.