Salim Kumar

I had always wanted to don the director's hat and was waiting for the right time.

I have heard stories of how the Malayali jury members trying to play down actors from our own state, stating various reasons.

We have seen many instances where Malayali actors missed out on the awards when some of the jury members were from the state.

I have done some serious roles earlier and there have been some brilliant comedy roles in my career as well.

I accept a character purely based on its merits and not on any other criteria.

Only a devotee can understand another one.

I believe acting also has a retirement phase. Unfortunately, no one in the industry is ready to accept that.

I am a son, husband and father of two children. I have to take care of their needs and concerns.

I don't want to limit myself as an actor alone.

Like any other actor, I also look for good scripts and want to portray some memorable characters on screen.

Though direction was always on my mind, scripting was accidental.

I was not active in films for three years owing to some treatments I was undergoing.

Till a person is proven guilty, no one should attack him or her.

I am glad to say that I used to read a lot right from a young age.

Mimicry artistes and comedians are supposed to incorporate incidents around him in his acts in a satirical way. For that, he should be well aware about the things happening around him.

An award should be earned based on an actor's ability and not be just given as a present.

Cinema was my passion and I am sure that if you are talented, nobody can sideline you because you are just a comedian.

Though there is lot of struggle, nothing deterred my ambition to get into the film industry.

Cinema was always my passion and dream.

Usually, people think that award movies are hard to break.

We are tagged as comedians, villains, etc. but those are just character traits of a role and there is no need for differentiation.