Top 27 Quotes & Sayings by Arvind Swami

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Last updated on December 3, 2024.

Arvind Swamy is an Indian actor, model, entrepreneur and television presenter known for his work in Tamil cinema. He was introduced as an actor by Mani Ratnam with the blockbuster film Thalapathi (1991) and subsequently starred in successful films such as Roja (1992), Bombay (1995), Minsara Kanavu (1997), Thani Oruvan (2015), Dhruva (2016), Bogan (2017) and Chekka Chivantha Vaanam (2018), Thalaivii (2020). He made his debut as a director in the Netflix anthology series Navarasa (2021).

Indian - Actor | Born: June 18, 1970

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I can't watch formulaic films and hence, won't write or make one such film.

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When I joined films, I was clueless about the industry and had no aspirations to be an actor.

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I was very young when I made my debut, I was almost like a kid getting that kind of success and adulation which was difficult to cope.

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I just want to be myself. I want to act in films and not expect any special treatment. I carry my own bags on sets, I don't have assistants around me.

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While dealing with kids, it's very important to talk to them about what they would like to do.

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My daughter criticizes me constructively. She gives me good and honest feedback.

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I never feel proud of my work and say that this is my biggest achievement.

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I have plans of becoming a director soon. I just finished my script. I don't know when I'll direct the film. It is ready and has reached its third draft.

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I have a learning disability when it comes to languages, I envy actors like Prakash Raj and my kids who do it with such ease.

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From 'Thani Oruvan', I've decided that I will work only in films where people accept me as a team member. I can't think of ideas that I feel will improve the film and just keep them to myself.

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I'm in this profession because of Mani Ratnam. He was the one who brought me here. He taught me everything. And he inspired me to make a comeback.

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While bringing up my kids I had to strike a balance between being strict and being able to maintain my cool.

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I have nurtured my kids by myself. I am happy that I invested those 10 years in bringing up my kids.

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I had no intention of being an actor in the first place. But it all started when I was 20, and by the time I was 28, it was stifling me.

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For me, most things are mental. You do better if you analyse and address the issue mentally.

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For me, whatever I do, I believe, I must do it seriously and invest a lot of time to understand and learn.

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I have always tried to experiment with roles.

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I now have the experience of life and all I've seen. I came in when I was in my twenties and I wasn't prepared to be an actor. Then there was my sabbatical, my accident and I was single-parenting my kids. Your mind expands, you become mature and you feel liberated. I don't care about being conventional. I want to be daring.

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I don't expect people to know my name. I don't get offended if people don't know me.

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I was born and raised up in a small farm.

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I may not write poetry in Telugu but I need to get the nuances right.

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Stardom doesn't appeal to me in anyway. Of course, I want people to like my work, but in my mind I've consciously created a line where I don't think of myself as a big star.

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I know I'm not a good actor; I just don't have that natural ability to perform when someone narrates a scene. What I lack in talent I make up with my brain.

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I have done my fair share of good roles in unsuccessful films. There's no point in that.

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At 29, I quit films. A lot of things happened. I had personal issues, injured my spine, and felt paralysed for a while. I never thought of coming back. Personally, it was traumatic. I just took life as it came and dealt with it in a positive manner.

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When we watch 'Scarface' or 'The Godfather', we look at the characters for what they are and the story through them.

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By nature, I am very curious. I don't think it's fair for anybody to keep your ideas bottled up out of fear. I take a lot of inputs from others. Whether I use them or not is a different issue.

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Top 27 Quotes & Sayings by Arvind Swami

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