Shobana

Art is like wine. It gets better with age.

— Shobana

I wish to excite people with music and dance.

— Shobana

I am a teacher and a mom.

— Shobana

I don't miss the world of movies.

— Shobana

It is always good to see a full house.

— Shobana

I'm too busy with work to give time to somebody.

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I act in films depending on the offers.

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A lot of my favorite actors do commercial cinema.

— Shobana

I am dedicated to dancing, and I want to help spread this art form.

— Shobana

Wearing heavy jewelry and make-up is a part and parcel of Indian films.

— Shobana

I am glad I was in a position to select films that interested me.

— Shobana

In 'Dancing Drums' I interweave all my mediums into what I like to call, simply as 'trance.'

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I unwind by watching TV, which is also how I wind.

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I quit acting because i wasn't enjoying it anymore.

— Shobana

Artistes are all motivated differently, with different experiences.

— Shobana

Even when I was busy with acting, dance has always been there. You can't separate the two.

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For me, Rajinikanth is, first and foremost, a colleague. I don't want to think of our relation in terms of like, say,…

— Shobana

I know I should be taking breaks in my performances , but there is something about the Maharashtrian audience that makes me…

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Western influences have turned the world into a small global village, particularly through television and other mediums.

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I write scripts, I read scripts, I meet people who chat about their scripts. So honestly, I don't feel bad if I…

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The good thing about Indian dance is that it relies a lot on communication. There is nothing that can't be communicated by…

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The dance form has been a lifestyle that I was initiated to at an early age. It has been the only constant…

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For 20 years, I've been running an institute in Chennai where serious dancers from Kerala come with aspirations of becoming professional dancers.

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I have worked with the tavil and the mridangam all my artistic life. My style does have a strong grounding in rhythm.

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We are told to do good math, lead the country, or go abroad and make million. You can't blame anyone. That's the…

— Shobana

Earlier, I would not train children under the age of six because they were so difficult to deal with, but now I…

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For Krishna to be such an international icon, so to speak, means there are various perspectives on him. Saints, philosophers and historians…

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Personally, I don't believe in International Women's Day. After all, there's no International Men's Day that we celebrate. These are just titles…

— Shobana

My mother would apply castor oil to my lashes every night. That was kind of torturous, because I would wake up with…

— Shobana

When I want to make a creative work, I still have producers of marketing houses dictating to me how I should make…

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Personally I love film culture.

— Shobana

I should not become redundant or jaded.

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When times are changing, I change with the times.

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I am basically a story-teller.

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I have been dancing from the age of three.

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I like the freedom of a choreographic production.

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It takes a lifetime to master one dance form.

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I prefer to do roles that suit my mental maturity.

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Although I've acted in several films, dancing has always been my passion.

— Shobana

By the way, all the major awards that I have won are for so-called commercial movies.

— Shobana