Top 95 Quotes & Sayings by Parvathy

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an Indian actress Parvathy.

Last updated on September 19, 2024.

Parvathy Thiruvothu Kottuvattaa is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Malayalam and Tamil-language films. She is the recipient of a National Film Award, four Filmfare Awards South, and two Kerala State Film Awards.

Indian - Actress

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One must keep challenging oneself to do well in any profession.

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Until 'Bangalore Days' happened, a huge commercial success had not happened to me.

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My career strategy has never been the most important thing; my conscience is.

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I know how difficult it is to learn languages, since I am working in three regional industries in South India, and unless the director wants my voice to be dubbed, I do my own dubbing.

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As an artist, my only relationship to my audience is through my work. That relationship is sacred to me.

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Awards are like a pat of appreciation from the jury and viewers. It is almost like them saying, 'So, you have done well; we expect you to carry on doing good work.'

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Women need to tell their stories from their experiences, and that may not mean that it would be all stories with women as protagonists.

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If I am going to be phased out by whatever powers, then I want people to know that it is not because I am bad at my work.

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Cinema is very important to me. I derive a lot of strength from this art form, and I believe that it is very impactful socio-politically.

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I'm not a big fan of just cultivating an image.

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To be honest, I am not really excited by most of the offers I get.

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I believe we need to learn from our past.

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Yes, I started out as an anchor on television, but that was just 'me being me,' trying to make some pocket money.

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I have nothing but immense respect for my peers.

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I reserve the right to be a participating citizen and artist.

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There is casting couch in the Malayalam industry.

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I would want the audience to simply see the character I portray in each movie in its true essence because I feel acting is all about truthfully portraying the character.

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If I have to change for a character, I need really logical reasons to look a certain way. Otherwise, I have finally cracked the code in being comfortable in my own skin regardless of what's fed to you of how you must look.

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I like it when things come to me; I choose a movie if I know I need to be a part of it.

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I am not the kind of person who shouts out.

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We need storytelling from all angles. We need men, women, and trans people participating in all aspects of filmmaking; this is the only way we can depolarise the age-old standard of singular perspective.

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I can never go back to a workspace where there's no dignity.

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I think cyberbullying someone who states their opinion, especially a woman, is sadly a norm these days, and it happens daily to not just stars/actors. We have to consistently condemn and shun it so that it never gets the power it doesn't deserve to have over the society.

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From my personal experience, I've put on and lost weight according to each character's requirement, which has taken a toll on my health.

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Some of our life experience makes us weary of love and make it difficult to forgive others.

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I'm not saying I'm perfect. But I'm someone who analyses and reflects on what I do, whether it's in keeping with the ethics that I talk about in public. That's how I've been all my life.

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I play Sophie in 'Koode': a very strong and soft woman who has been through many atrocities yet holds herself together through conviction in herself.

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I have been in the industry for 11 years but still feel excited about my work. That is what keeps any actor going.

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Everybody has a priority. Mine is simple and clean acting, and my work, irrespective of the industry I am in, will not cater to anything else.

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The 'Qarib' team was energetic with an intimate way of working.

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Sameera, my character in 'Take Off,' was extremely intense.

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I have been shocked at some senior actors who made lewd comments on my body. They think it is normal, and in fact, I thought it was normal. But, much later, I failed to see how that is a normal thing.

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The day the audience feel they are watching Parvathy instead of the character, that would be me failing as an actor.

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I don't believe in looking like a mannequin. I like my bulges and love handles, but fitness is important for me.

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How sad is that life when a man thinks that his manliness comes with asking sexual favours from a woman. That's the saddest way of being a man.

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We need women in cinema to know first that they have a safe space to open up about their struggles without being judged and marginalised.

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The commercial success that came with Anjali Menon's 'Bangalore Days' helped me in getting my work noticed.

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I want to do only those films which come from a real place.

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I have committed myself to giving quality work.

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I don't know what I want, but I do know that I don't want the usual stuff, the cliched stuff is just too mind-numbing. They sell, I know, but it makes me sad to know that.

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I believe all of us should have the freedom to have our personal take on how art affects us.

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If you're talking about industry, I've never restricted myself to Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi, or Kannada. Whichever the language is, from Swahili to Marathi or Bhojpuri to Bengali, I would be happy to do it.

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Women haven't stood together enough because women have been pitted against one another.

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Unfairness is everywhere.

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My humble request to journalists - It only takes one phone call or an email to check facts.

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Yes, I am happy that my work is recognised, and it is wonderful to be acknowledged.

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I discovered that there was no difference between playing a real-life character and a fictional one.

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