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" I'm serious, in general, and I guess I cling onto the little freedom I have offscreen. Having said that, I am funny and, at the same time, detached from a lot of things in life. "

Nithya Menen

I Am

Life

Said

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" I'm often asked how I portray the roles I play so convincingly and express so much through my eyes. Quite frankly, I don't know how to explain that. I guess it's about who I'm as a person; I radiate it through my eyes. "

" I am not bothered about if my role in a film is small or big. Because if the character I am offered is sensible, I would do it even if it is small. "

" Working with a good artiste is always a pleasure. If you get a reaction from your co-star, then you get the space to perform well. "

" My cinema is of a different kind: give me a good meaty role instead of two or three songs and running around in foreign locations wearing itsy-bitsy costumes. I'm clear and focussed about my priorities. "

" I think acting is my destiny. I did my first film when I was just eight. However, I never took that role seriously. "

" Films were always there at the back of my mind. I would try to move away, but films kept coming to me. I would do movies for friends. I guess some things are meant to be! "

Nithya Menen

Friends

Movies

" I'm really fond of P. C. Sreeram, and we got along quite well on the sets of 'Ishq.' "

" All of us just go to college and waste our time and to pass our exams. So just learning journalism does not mean I'm good at it or any of the journalists are, either. There is no difference; it's just class, and it's just college. "

" When they say 'action,' I am into it completely and forget everything around. When they say 'cut,' I am back to myself. "

" I will not accept a role just because a big hero stars in it. I am not here to merely dance, run around trees, and be a glam doll. "

" The second you become an actress, people take the licence to make many assumptions about you. You're in trouble if you interact with a director/actor. You're in even more trouble if you don't. When I started out, a single YouTube comment would make me sad for days, and I'd wonder how people could say such nasty things about me. "

" People in Andhra Pradesh treat me like a girl next door after 'Ala Modalaindi.' I feel at home here. "

Nithya Menen

People

Door

" I don't prepare for any role. I go on the sets and do it. "

" I draw inspiration from everything I've seen and been through. My life has been my biggest teacher. "

" We should be actors rather than trying to be a lead; it will create a healthier atmosphere. "

" Soundarya was always respected, and she is looked at in a certain way that I always would like to be looked upon as an actress. "

" Acting was not on my agenda. It just happened by chance. I always wanted to be involved in wildlife protection or maybe surrounded by kids. I love animals and children. "

" I am not sure for how long I'll stick to this industry. Acting is just a part of my nomadic life. "

" I don't belong to any social network, and I don't even message much. In fact, most of the time, I don't even use my mobile phone. "

" At one point, I wanted to be a wildlife photographer. I also love to travel, so maybe I'd do travel writing. "

" I don't see gender when I look at the world. "

" I don't sing professionally; I sing because people who make my films want me to sing. So, as long as they want me to croon in the film, I will sing. "

Nithya Menen

Film

Will

" I try to choose characters that are very different; I think I have succeeded in that. A big role or a small one does not bother me at all. What matters is that I should have a rapport with the director. "

Nithya Menen

Try

Think

" I studied journalism, though I never really became a scribe. "

" All these years, I have handpicked my films. It was passion and love for the art that made me do films. "

" I think they call every actress 'bubbly' most of the time! "

" If you worry too much, it shows in your acting, and it ceases to be effortless. "

" I wanted to do journalism, as I was an idealist. Then, in my second year of journalism, I realized that in real life, things don't work the way you expect them to. I realized that I could express my ideas better through films. "