I grew as an actor just by watching Kamal Haasan acting. I had the good fortune of being able to observe Kamal Haasan from close quarters.
Everyone's amazed by the question that how did I succeed as an actor in the industry, which has Kamal Haasan? It's because I grew as an actor watching Kamal's acting.
In the beginning, in 1975, just how big a star Kamal Haasan was, today's generation does not know.
I come from a family with many dancers, my aunts learnt dance, so did Kamal Haasan and, as a child I learnt it, too.
Kamal Haasan is a huge talent.
It's a great honour for me to be a part of a Kamal Haasan film.
I'm not a Kamal Haasan or a Sivaji Ganesan, I know I'm Vijay Antony.
I was a huge Kamal Haasan fan, but not really a die-hard wackadoo.
Movies are truly in Kamal Haasan's blood in every sense of the term.
Kamal Haasan makes sure that his co-artists wear the safety gear when they perform stunts.
For an actor with his experience, Kamal Haasan's never shown a complacent 'Been there; done it' attitude.
I'm not going to lie; having acting greats like Kamal Haasan and Sarika as parents has, in a sense, opened doors.
'Marmayogi' has a budget of Rs 110 crore, and I think only a gifted person like Kamal Haasan can do justice to such a film.
Usually, you know how politicians are. Whenever they are around, you will see at least 10-15 people by their side. But with Kamal Haasan, that's not the case.
There is an unrealistic pressure to perform like Kamal Haasan, and it's unnatural, because he's been in the industry for so many years, I don't even take the comparisons seriously.
Often our onscreen personas are different from who we are. Actors like Kamal Haasan, who is such a genius, has never played a role close to what he is in real life.