Quotes from Manorama

The one person who is the reason for all my success is my mom.

When you're around for as long as I have, nothing surprises you any more.

If I had chosen to act only as a heroine then I would have disappeared from the scene long ago. So, I decided to take up comedienne roles, so I survived in the industry for nearly five decades.

Without God, who am I? Nobody.

My mom wanted me to study medicine. But it was not easy to become a doctor in those days, and I became an actress. So, if I hadn't taken up acting, I would have tried to become a doctor as my mom wished for it.

I am the first Tamil film artiste to receive the Padmashree.

I've no regrets at all. I'm blessed in this life. Even in my next birth, I want to be born as Manorama again. I want this same life, and same people around me. Most of all, I want my mom with me again.

It is not an actor's business to suggest changes. Actors are tools. They must just do whatever the director asks them to.

The most difficult thing is to make people laugh. It is easy to make them cry.