“In Queen Mary's, which was an all-girls' college, I learned discipline...” — Suhasini Maniratnam Quote

“In Queen Mary's, which was an all-girls' college, I learned discipline, hard work and to be competitive. But at Madras Film Institute, I learned about the world, being free and knowledgeable, and thinking beyond oneself.”

“Mani laughs every time he hears someone ask me, 'Don't you miss acting?' Because he sees me with make-up on every morning and leaving for the studios.”

“My husband won't remake films and won't allow anyone to remake his films. It's like making your child study like your neighbour's child.”

“Three years at the institute had not taught me as much as two weeks on the sets of 'Susman.'”

“You don't have to be a member of the New York Psychoanalytic Institute to figure out that when you title a memoir of your parents 'Them,' you're performing an act of distancing.”

“I am a trained actor and an alumnus of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII).”