Keerthy Suresh Quotes

I prefer to commit 100 per cent to a movie and make fewer films, because it takes over your life.

The first principle of success is desire - knowing what you want. Desire is the planting of your seed.

It's not the quantity of your decisions; it's the quality.

I don't put the focus on things that don't matter.

I've been very hands-on with everything I've done since I had my children. And it's just really important for me to understand the big picture, where everybody's coming from, what's the real purpose of this shoot and this song, or whatever it is in that moment that I'm doing.

I don't work that much because I am selective.

Children, old crones, peasants, and dogs ramble; cats and philosophers stick to their point.

So much of artistic creation is just exclusion. It's not creating things; it's just excluding things that really aren't going to be helpful.

I want to tour less and make more art.

I just don't throw things against the wall that aren't gonna stick.

My parents are kind of young, and my dad always listened to rock music and stuff like that, so I sort of grew up around that. As far as acting goes, I didn't really have any major influences because it wasn't really something that I focused on.

I have a small entourage of people who I trust. I value their opinion on my career. And I stick to those voices. The rest is just background noise.

I don't pay attention to a lot of people - I pay attention to a select few, and that's worked out well for me.

Good parts just don't fall off trees. I try to be very careful about what sort of projects I attack. There's an audience out there that expects high standards from me.

Instead of signing 10 films a year, I'd rather do a couple of films where I can give my best performance and am appreciated by audiences.

Sometimes I think albums are so ambitious, they don't stand as bodies of work because you try to achieve so much, and sometimes we need to do less. Say less.

With each year I experience, I become more relaxed. I know now what is important to listen to and what to ignore. You only get that with age.

I was waiting for good films after 'Fugly' released. My second film was important. I kept waiting, and the period strengthened me. I would rather wait and do something worthwhile than take up bad films.

If I don't think something's worth saying, I don't think it's quite there, I'd rather just not say it, to be honest. In that case, I'd rather wait 'till the thought is ready, 'till I feel like I'm happy with everything.

My work comes first, reasons for it follow.

I feel a sudden clear focus and perspective. There is no time for anything inessential.

Doing more things faster is no substitute for doing the right things.

Besides learning to see, there is another art to be learned - not to see what is not.

Above all, discard the irrelevant.

Keep the best, forget the rest.