Quotes from Padmapriya Janakiraman

All I want is to be a part of good projects and be remembered for that.

I am hungry as an actor.

I sign films that have significance for my characters or are big entertainers.

I am not revolutionary or experimental, but I am curious and love to explore and indulge in life.

I started dancing at a young age. When I became busy with films and studies, dance took a back seat. Also, it was constricting for someone like me, who is not religious, to do something which is so deified.

I had a smooth take-off in Malayalam, I would like to explore more and take up films that are different in Tamil.

See, modern dance forms have a pull because the youngsters can relate to it, but it makes me happy to say that in Kerala and Tamil Nadu, people still relate to classical art forms.

WCC is not an arbitrator, it's a collection of people who represent and protect the interest of women in cinema. We are an organisation that facilitates solutions for a just work space and don't see ourselves as arbitrators of justice.

When you have a meaty character to play opposite an actor you like, it becomes a memorable experience.

I was supposed to do Beautiful,' and when I watched the movie, I knew that I had missed out on a great opportunity.

I started learning dancing when I was three years old, and I started modelling when I was eleven years old.

Actually, I am a typical middle-class girl.

I was part of the Bollywood film 'Strikers,' which I would call a niche film.

The starting point of social movements stems from deep pain and intolerance towards loss already incurred and hence any gain including just voicing the injustice empowers the movement and everybody else around them.

I am basically a theatre artiste. However, after stepping into cinema, I did not get much opportunity to act in plays.

I always celebrated my birthdays with my parents. There is no question of not being with them on that day.

It's a misconception that an intelligent person can't act and I want people to discard such notions.

Nowhere in the world will you find a cowboy speaking in Tamil.

I am not against the idea of looking sexy. But I don't like women being looked at as mere objects of sex.

Getting a Masters in Public Administration was nothing unusual for me. I have always been a person to hold on to my other interests along with my acting career.

I am a greedy actor, and it upsets me losing work I have wanted to do, but that is a motivator not a dampener.

I just cannot fathom the criteria and the eligibility for awards as there is an ocean of difference between the state and national awards.

'Striker' is a story of the human spirit triumphing over all odds.

It wasn't because of Striker's bad performance that I didn't sign any film in Bollywood. There wasn't much to do in Bollywood, and the offers weren't great too.