Top 50 Parvathy Quotes

I remember I was in my ninth grade, and I was smitten by Sushmita Sen, the way she carried herself, her interviews, and, of course, her movies.

The writer and the director are ultimately responsible for what is portrayed and glorified in a film. Then comes the producer.

I have worked in films where we just put on the make-up and go in for a shoot without any discussions and even a talk with the director.

My career strategy has never been the most important thing; my conscience is.

The ‘Qarib’ team was energetic with an intimate way of working.

Yes, I am happy that my work is recognised, and it is wonderful to be acknowledged.

We should release films without revealing the director’s name, as his or her gender would not be a barometer to watch those films.

Until ‘Bangalore Days’ happened, a huge commercial success had not happened to me.

I believe that cinema is not only an artistic industry, but there is also a political activity.

Reviews are extremely subjective, but I have respect for them.

I grew up watching films that presented male perspectives of women.

If you want to do something, you’ll find the space to do it.

As an actor, my body is my tool to flesh out the roles I play.

I have worked with big actors, but honestly, I don’t judge the viability of a project on the basis of the star value attached to it.

Survival is not just a physical thing. It’s a constant mental affair. So, I kind of really draw a lot of power from that word.

Diversity is strength. Our cinema and our art forms need to diversify so that it tells all stories, all perspectives.

If I don’t get work, I’ll create it.

How sad is that life when a man thinks that his manliness comes with asking sexual favours from a woman. That’s the saddest way of being a man.

My mother learnt Mohiniyattam as a child, and my father loved singing.

As an artist, I feel you can have a debut just once.

Even with me, there are so many things I have bottled up.

I believe all of us should have the freedom to have our personal take on how art affects us.

I have always been arrogantly confident about the work I have done.

Women haven’t stood together enough because women have been pitted against one another.

I think cyberbullying someone who states their opinion, especially a woman, is sadly a norm these days, and it happens daily to not just stars/actors. We have to consistently condemn and shun it so that it never gets the power it doesn’t deserve to have over the society.

For me, talking about the casting couch in the Malayalam film industry was like calling the sky blue. There is nothing new about calling a spade a spade. My intention was not to create an effect; I just wanted to pluck a few weeds in the system and throw them out.

Awards are like a pat of appreciation from the jury and viewers. It is almost like them saying, ‘So, you have done well; we expect you to carry on doing good work.’

I only do few films, so when one comes out, it is a big deal for me.

My talent is universal, and acting is a craft that can be used anywhere, unless ethnicity comes into play, and then, looks matter.

When I look back, there isn’t a single film that I would disown becaus,e with every film, I’ve learnt a lot.

I’m not saying I’m perfect. But I’m someone who analyses and reflects on what I do, whether it’s in keeping with the ethics that I talk about in public. That’s how I’ve been all my life.

I have committed myself to giving quality work.

Some of our life experience makes us weary of love and make it difficult to forgive others.

Working with any senior actor is a learning experience, so getting to work with a thespian like Kamal Hassan was a memorable one.

We need women in cinema to know first that they have a safe space to open up about their struggles without being judged and marginalised.

Unfairness is everywhere.

I reserve the right to be a participating citizen and artist.

I will keep repeating it until people get it – misogyny and violence and everything that’s bad in our life and society should be reflected in our films. It’s the glorification that is wrong.

I know how difficult it is to learn languages, since I am working in three regional industries in South India, and unless the director wants my voice to be dubbed, I do my own dubbing.

Acting is very anthropological for me. It makes me less judgmental.

The commercial success that came with Anjali Menon’s ‘Bangalore Days’ helped me in getting my work noticed.

We need storytelling from all angles. We need men, women, and trans people participating in all aspects of filmmaking; this is the only way we can depolarise the age-old standard of singular perspective.

There is absolutely no wrong way to find love.

I longed for people to forget Parvathy and remember my character. That has finally happened in Malayalam.

Yes, I started out as an anchor on television, but that was just ‘me being me,’ trying to make some pocket money.

If I have to change for a character, I need really logical reasons to look a certain way. Otherwise, I have finally cracked the code in being comfortable in my own skin regardless of what’s fed to you of how you must look.

Sometimes, the actual feeling of loving someone takes a back seat because we are busy defining it.

Sameera, my character in ‘Take Off,’ was extremely intense.

I am not the kind of person who shouts out.

Cinema is very important to me. I derive a lot of strength from this art form, and I believe that it is very impactful socio-politically.