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" I've always believed in speaking my mind, and I think the technology has made it more prominent. Even a common man's voice is heard prominently now, much to the chagrin and surprise of politicians. They aren't used to that. "

Kamal Haasan

Now

Mind

Technology

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" If you ask my opinion, I don't look at a film according to its box office collection. "

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" You must have anger, as rightful wrath is what makes you create your own ethical standards. "

" I don't remember myself to be a forefront fighter, but when pushed to a point with a wall behind me, there is only one way forward. Later you can call it a Rambo syndrome, but I never regret it, as it comes naturally to me, and in my mind, that is the only way. "

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" Would I get into politics? I'll just say what I tell people when they ask me this: Pray that everyday citizens like me aren't pushed to that corner. "

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Everyday

People

" Happiness is perhaps painlessness, a state one rarely appreciates. Happiness, then, is very much like a great talent. It rarely gets appreciated and is taken for granted. "

" We should work towards a legislation to sack non-performing politicians. This may not happen during my lifetime, but I will try for it anyway. "

" Even if the country is run by a Mussolini, free speech will find its way. "

" The disgraces I suffer should be attributed to me, but the praises that I get go to my family and teachers. It is they who decided what I would become. "

" There is a lot to be learnt, and I am always dissatisfied. I am happy but not content. "

" Tell me, when do you become a respectable person in society? When you start respecting yourself. That is when you take care of yourself, that is when you comb your hair, groom yourself, and cleanse your body. You do all this because you respect yourself. "

" I audition for almost every role. I get into auditions even when I am just producing a film. Not that someone would fire me, but I keep trying various tests and keep working till I learn the job. "

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" I am opposed to autobiographies, mainly because most autobiographies lie. "

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" I love reading all the mythological stories. I was brought up on them. "

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" If I were to believe in the stories of the of the gods, then the gods do not need mortals to defend them, do they? "

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" I am not the opposite of theism. I am right in the middle of those non-believers and believers. It's not even about being agnostic or nastik. Why would I take a name given to me by my opposition? I am just a rationalist. "

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