Unfortunately, I can only act; I do not have the looks, but I am very happy with what God has given me.
From Dhanush
Music is my breath, blood and food - without music I would perish; the actor in me would die.
I get emotionally attached with every film I do, and that stops me from being critical. I can't fight my emotions.
Many people find their calling very early in their lives. These are the kind of people we read about in school books and newspapers. Then there are some who don't have a clue of what they want to do in their lives; I am belong to the latter category.
Trust me, it has been anything but easy to make it as an actor.
I've always known that I'm very, very ordinary looking. But I'm not alien looking. I am an artist here to play characters.
I took up acting upon the insistence of my filmmaker father, Kasthuri Raja. But I am glad for it: sometimes one identifies one's calling; sometimes it singles one out.
I come from a very humble background. My father had to work really hard to become an assistant director. For a large part of his youth, he worked in a mill and took up odd jobs to make ends meet. We lived in a small room and could only afford a meal a day.
I suffer from stage fright, so I blabber on stage and stop midway through my performances. I cannot even write a cheque, as it makes me nervous. Being around people makes me nervous. But I'm very comfortable in front of the camera, and this I realised many films later.
The screenplay has to be gripping. That's when the film will work. Then, I see how much I can relate to the character I'm playing.
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