20 Quotes by Tovino Thomas

When we are part of mainstream cinema, we want our movies to be seen by maximum viewers.

Movie, being an art form, should have artistic value and should do justice to the artistes.

2019 is proving to be a golden year of Malayalam cinema... As an actor, I have always classified films as either good ones or bad ones... I had five films that released this year in the cinemas and our audiences liked every one of them.

So, quite often, there are hardly any breaks. But that's fine with me as, at one point of time, I had stayed home for months without work. I have taken all the rest I needed then.

I want to be a part of good stories. It's not about my role, but the overall story that counts.

For me, Malayalam films remain the most important. I don't want to do more Tamil films just for the sake of it.

There is a lot of discrimination between artistes from Kerala and from other states. Artistes from other states are paid more here. Once I told the ad guy that you won't be able to afford me next time. After that, I have neither done any ads nor has anyone approached me.

I love direction. I met Roopesh Peethambaran and assisted him in his maiden venture, 'Theevram'.

In fact, most of the roles that I did came to me after being rejected by others. I chose them because of the potential. Every film that I have chosen has been crucial in my career, be it a hit or a flop.