I don't know acting, but I choose good stories and portray emotions according to the story.
— Vijay Antony
If there's a scene in which I need to cry or emote heavily, I just take care of it during the dubbing sessions.
Working with newbies has its own advantages as they're open to ideas and the audience can see the actresses as themselves, devoid of any pre-conceived image from their previous films.
My characters in each of my films bear no resemblance to each other.
Music is always with me and I don't need a special space for it.
Since 'Naan' happens to be my production, I've decided to use this as a platform to help new talents.
I had a blind belief in myself and became a music director and an actor.
It's one thing to narrate a story and another thing to execute it.
I find it easy to be myself as an actor.
As actors, we are expected to come up with an exaggerated performance, which is far from reality.
I'm not a Kamal Haasan or a Sivaji Ganesan, I know I'm Vijay Antony.
I'm not a good actor.
My style of cinema is different and I always look at my films as the audience would.
I can't shout, I can't cry convincingly, and please don't make me dance.
I prefer working with new talent irrespective of whether they know the language or not. At the same time, I have been keen on taking female leads, who know Tamil quite well.
I felt very happy when people mentioned that I had done a good job in my debut flick.
I was always toying with the idea of acting.
Right from my first film, I've introduced several singers and lyricists to the industry.
After the success of 'Bicchagadu,' I am more happy, energetic and confident.
Only after coming to Chennai did I come to know that I know nothing about music. People in Chennai are so talented in Carnatic, ghazals, etc. They can play Piano, etc so well.
With the advanced editing technologies, it's not difficult to play double roles these days. It can be done easily.
I'm an emotional person. I chose films based on emotions.
Every film is like my own kid; I don't treat them differently.
I didn't know music either, but I became a composer. Acting too is like that. It's like cooking for your siblings when your mother is away. You have a responsibility and you try to do a good job.
I'm a technician whose efforts go into hiding my limitations as an actor.
It's not that easy, but the moment the camera is switched on, I have to mould myself to breathe life into the characters I portray.
Acting is just another facet and it will not affect my output as a music director.
I would love to work on a film which would be close to Hollywood standards.
Don't call me a hero. I would prefer myself being called as an actor.
New directors are safe. They tell you the full story and since they are new, they try to put their heart and soul into the project.
I like to produce my own movies.
The scripts that I take should be solid in terms of content; only then will my inability as an actor not show up on the screen.
To be honest, I have never thought about the intricacies of a script.
I only treat myself as an audience with each film, I enjoy different stories.
