I was born here and this was my playground. Now I’m still playing in the same playground, only it has become a theater.

I never thought I would become a performer. When I first began, performing arts was only for certain people. My family always said it was not a secure and honorable profession.

My mother said that acting would be honorable only if you did it well and did it for charity. I think she meant, do it well and do it for society, not just for yourself.

In my university in England, I used to disappear from all but my performing arts classes. So my professor told me to go to drama school and be serious about what I liked.

I discovered that when people like to do something, they do it well. Performing arts gave me confidence. Doing that improved my ability to learn mathematics and science.

I feel like my life is on stage. When I had the opportunity to go into television, I finally stopped doing design.

People change after 35, they don’t want to be singing and swinging on a rope anymore. Your body gets tired very quickly and your bones start to crack.

I feel better being a teacher than a performer. As a performer, I’m just one person. I see thousands of performers I’ve taught and worked with to become successful and grow.

Theater is a fundamental; it’s for all human beings. People come to be trained in arts to learn how to develop the inside brain—controlling desire, emotions and concentration.

Performing arts also teaches you how to be graceful. You talk about how the young generation has bad manners; it’s because they are not graceful.

I have seen all my friends from Rajini School who had to take Thai classical dance and singing throughout their school years. Even now that they are old, they are still graceful.

Performing arts is like a first step to Buddhism. I learned from many acting and dancing masters about how important breathing is and how many of them meditate before performing.

Acting is not just about being a star, but about being a better person.

Some people say theater is a flower that invites people to goodness. They used acting in the Greek times to teach religion.

Happiness to me is using every minute of my life in a helpful way for everyone, including myself.

After all these years, I’ve realized that to be a good person we need three kinds of knowledge: art, Buddhism and science. They come together and they are all about nature, the environment and our bodies.

I’m glad that the Thai Health Promotion Foundation gives me the opportunity to pass on my knowledge to the younger generations through an educational TV channel. I try to explain difficult things through drama so it’s easier to understand.