26 Kamal Haasan Quotes for You to Enjoy

Kamal Haasan

Indian Actor

Born: Nov 7, 1954

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

You Corruption Take Support Against Stand

Happiness is perhaps painlessness, a state one rarely appreciates. Happiness, then, is very much like a great talent. It rarely gets appreciated and is taken for granted. Kamal Haasan

Happiness Great Appreciates State Rarely Taken Taken For Granted Talent Great Talent Like Perhaps Very Gets Then Much Granted Appreciated

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

Man Constitution Poor Man Wrong Reach Poor Your Last

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. Kamal Haasan

Me Those Would About Given Take Name Am Opposite Opposition Just Middle Being Theism Agnostic Even Why Believers Right

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. Kamal Haasan

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. Kamal Haasan

Religion Me Science Ethics Myth Live Philosophy Easily Prone Somehow Rather More Rituals Myths Towards Lean Am Than Cannot

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. Kamal Haasan

Work Best You Will Own Too Say Worst Dare Critic Criticise Finer My Own Point Points Nobody Beyond Most Also Am Go Friends Stop Whereas Which Your Even Ever Things Honest Needed Appreciate

The fact that I've lived this long is not really an achievement. Time passes; we age... it's natural. This is why it annoys me when a person watches a movie and tells me that it was 'time pass.' Would time not have passed if he hadn't watched the film? Kamal Haasan

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

God Fear Creation Our Primal Came Itself

If you ask my opinion, I don't look at a film according to its box office collection. Kamal Haasan

You Collection Look Box Box Office Opinion According Office Ask Film

If my idol Mahatma Gandhi could fight to eradicate corruption at the age of 78, why can't I try at 60? Kamal Haasan

Age Fight Corruption Try Could Idol Eradicate Gandhi Why

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. Kamal Haasan

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. Kamal Haasan

Me Long Enough Some Failed Ideals Buffet Ideologies Understand Been Where Fan Succeeded Certain Communist Choose Lived Socialist

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. Kamal Haasan

Sports Reality Think Cricket TV Bad Point Point Of View Reality TV View

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. Kamal Haasan

Big Too Those Never Since Indulge Make Became Festivals Send Short Short Film Wanted Happened International Star Film Things

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

Politics Game Big Too Absence Feel

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

Will Free Free Speech Country Way Run Mussolini Find Even Speech

Entering politics would be like donning a crown of thorns. Kamal Haasan

Politics Thorns Entering Would Would-Be Crown Like

I used to be a wannabe Genghis Khan and will always be that. He never lost any battles. Then I swung to the other side of the spectrum and settled on Mr. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. Now I realise I should identify myself with those who strengthen my argument. Kamal Haasan

Myself Will Argument Lost Other Settled Side Khan Those Battles Never He Identify Always Any Realise Then Should Used Gandhi Who Now Swung Strengthen Spectrum

I am opposed to autobiographies, mainly because most autobiographies lie. Kamal Haasan

Lie Mainly Most Because Am Opposed Autobiographies

I write the occasional poem. I think my dabbling in poetry makes me better at screenplays. Poetry teaches the value of condensing, the importance of talking in a few words. Kamal Haasan

Me Words Better Value Few Think Poem Poetry Write Importance Occasional Talking Makes Screenplays Teaches Dabbling

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