I have worked very hard to shed away my chocolate boy image in order to get a tough look for this action entertainer. I am confident of my success and would love to dedicate the same to Director Balachandar sir.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
In Hong Kong, particularly, we craft this art for decades. The action choreographer actually is the action director. He takes over and he choreographs with - by himself or with his team, and place the camera where he feels cinematic effect to bring out that choreography.
Acting for the Indian audience is surely on my bucket list; it may take some time, though.
That is the great pleasure of working with great directors. You get to look at the world through many different prisms. I guess I love talent, whatever form it takes.
One of the tasks that any artistic director has is, you're trying to bring elements together that will work. The truth is that you could bring all the best talents in the world together and produce a big turkey.
If my favourite director gives me a role that is very sparkly? A very brilliant character? I'll do it.
It's kind of funny, with all of the different outlets that come from acting that you could try, I would love to direct and kind of be involved in art direction, too.
Having been a child actor, I remember how directors would trick me to get good performances out of me. I don't think you need to do that.
The most amazing thing you can ask for as an actor from a director is that you're being seen, that the choices made are informed.
I am very pleased to be working with director Woo.
There is a Bollywood actor, Salman Khan, and I'd like to act alongside him - whatever the film.