Quotes from Vijay Antony

India Pakistan' will be on the lines of 'Oru Kal Oru Kannadi' and 'Kalakalappu.'

I was always ranked last in my class. My problem was that I would obtain a just pass and move on to the next class!

Once a composition is complete I sing the track and send it to the director. He sometimes suggests I record them in my voice, and I go ahead.

These days, I pay attention to my eating habits and avoid junk food, but looks are not that important to be a good actor.

I always believe that it is his hard work that pays for a film's success.

As actors, we are expected to come up with an exaggerated performance, which is far from reality.

I don't act. I am the way I am, and choose roles that I think suit my body language.

I am wary of unknown street food, available in plenty in places such as Singapore and Malaysia.

One day, I got a call from Mani Ratnam sir's assistant, who said that the ace director was impressed after watching 'Naan' trailer and wanted me to do a cameo in 'Kadal.' I was on cloud nine and my joy knew no bounds. However, I had no other option than to say no since the date required by Mani Ratnam was exactly the release date of 'Naan.'

If my film fails, I never think it was because the script was weak.

I can't shout, I can't cry convincingly, and please don't make me dance.

I have composed music for many city-based movies.

After the success of 'Bicchagadu,' I am more happy, energetic and confident.

It's not that easy, but the moment the camera is switched on, I have to mould myself to breathe life into the characters I portray.

Anybody can act. Correction. Anybody can act if they know their own weaknesses.

Once a week, I used to treat myself to three parottas with the pocket money I saved. It tasted so good, and I loved eating it soaked in salna.

Politicians are the same everywhere.

If there's a scene in which I need to cry or emote heavily, I just take care of it during the dubbing sessions.

I prefer working with new talent irrespective of whether they know the language or not. At the same time, I have been keen on taking female leads, who know Tamil quite well.

Only after coming to Chennai did I come to know that I know nothing about music. People in Chennai are so talented in Carnatic, ghazals, etc. They can play Piano, etc so well.

Since 'Naan' happens to be my production, I've decided to use this as a platform to help new talents.

I always wanted to give opportunities to young talents. And Deena Devarajan is one.

Don't call me a hero. I would prefer myself being called as an actor.

Working with newbies has its own advantages as they're open to ideas and the audience can see the actresses as themselves, devoid of any pre-conceived image from their previous films.