Quotes from Shobana

For 20 years, I've been running an institute in Chennai where serious dancers from Kerala come with aspirations of becoming professional dancers.

In 'Dancing Drums' I interweave all my mediums into what I like to call, simply as 'trance.'

I am who I am because of my experiences, my learnings in this creative world, my travels and meeting new people.

By the way, all the major awards that I have won are for so-called commercial movies.

To me, it's not about the lure of camera. It has always been a question of whether I can learn something new from a film role or not.

Artistes are all motivated differently, with different experiences.

There was a point of time when there wasn't anything new coming to me, but the same old scripts. But, the script of 'Thira' motivated me.

The beautiful thing about 'Bhav' is that it reaches out to a far more number than just the typical set of people who say they like classical music and dance.

Truly accomplished artists are humble and unaware of their abilities.

There are some facets of Krishna, like his image as a butter thief, a lover and a make-up-loving deity, that people connect with. But there's a lot about him that is unexplored.

I am dedicated to dancing, and I want to help spread this art form.

No matter how many years you have been dancing, I feel a guru is always needed for motivation and inspiration.

In 'Krishna,' the movements mostly stem from traditional dances of diverse cultures but there is some use of multimedia that completes the production and nudges the audience into the right ethos.

I have trained for 30 years in Indian classical dance and there is nothing more beautiful in my eyes than stepping out of the box.

Personally, I don't think I have the time for a big noisy family, so maybe just one child.

It's not fair to tell an artiste what to be creative about.

As a storyteller, I realize that because of the inherent abstraction in rhythm, the possible interpretations are plenty. But that only makes the work more challenging.

I do get film offers, but if they are dance teacher kind of roles, I don't take them up.

I act in films depending on the offers.

You cannot start dancing at the grand old age of 30.

As you grow older, there are lesser and lesser roles for you in the movies, while in dance the field opens up as you mature.

Students of Bharatanatyam or any other dance form, for that matter, are artistes first.

In Tamil or Malayalam, there was a time when light films ruled. Then, a spate of drama or women-oriented stunt films followed.

Although I've acted in several films, dancing has always been my passion.