Kamal Haasan Quotes

"When you don't take a stand against corruption you tacitly support it."

"The creation of God itself, I deduced, came from our primal fear."

"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."

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

"Entering politics would be like donning a crown of thorns."

"If it doesn't reach the last poor man, your constitution is wrong."

"Acceptance is the only thing you should teach. Be it Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Dalit, you must inculcate acceptance, not tolerance."

"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."

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

"Sometimes we equate anger to destructive physical violence, but anger need not be martial."

"The most feared thing should be death, but after a lot of rumination, I have settled to fear incessant pain. It is not a 'screaming hysterically' kind of fear but a silently lurking one."

"I cannot live on myths; somehow, science convinces me more easily. I am prone to lean towards science, ethics, and philosophy rather than myth, religion, and rituals."

"The box office is a black money laundry shop. No business is straight."

"As a principle, I will never react to film criticisms. As long as they are part of film fraternity, whatever they say will be beneficial to cinema."

"Since I was 20, I wanted to make a short film and send it to international short film festivals. It never happened. I became too big a star to indulge in those things."

"If reality TV is bad, so is Colosseum, so are the gladiators, so are sports. I think cricket is bad. But that's a point of view."

"I'd like to keep updating myself. That's the only way to make life interesting. And because I am a performer, I like to do it deliberately and with purpose."

"All my films are statements, especially when I write them."

"There is a buffet of ideologies for me to choose from. I've been a fan of certain communist and socialist ideals. Some have failed, some have succeeded. I've lived long enough to understand where all they failed."

"Politics is too big a game to feel the absence of a Kamal Haasan."

"I have been vociferous against government on things like beef. I used to eat beef, but I've stopped. That doesn't mean others shouldn't eat beef."

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

"I am very angry, and you don't need angry politicians. You need politicians with great balance."

"I don't have tiffs with people. I only mind my business, but whatever interferes my freedom of expression, I have always voiced."

"I've entered politics the moment I marked my finger with the electoral voting mark. So I've entered politics, but I am not a politician. I am doing my duty as a citizen of India."

"Acting ceases to be work because I enjoy it. But it feels like working when I do bad work, especially when I know it is bad."

"You have to appreciate the finer points of your work; criticise, too, if needed. I am also my own worst and most honest critic. I can say things which nobody will ever dare say. Even the best of friends will stop at a point, whereas I can go beyond."

"Once you attain stardom, you lose that finer touch with society. When you are a man on the street, you get to know every vibration. But once you attain this status, more than you, people become self-conscious by your presence."

"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."

"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."