Quotes from Ashish Vidyarthi

Once there was this Telugu film about a ghost. It sounded too hackneyed. 'Probably it will turn out fine,' I told myself and went ahead and... it was a disaster.

It's a funny thing that when things happen in an actor's life, at some point it's just a performance, at another, it's a part of your life.

Over time, I have realised that it is important to stay grounded and keep in touch with reality.

All of us play different roles in our chosen career. I play the role of an actor. But I realised I am also an actor apart from various roles I play in my personal life.

Gossip is the biggest enemy in a healthy relationship and creates distrust.

It's a great joy for me to work on television after a long time.

Roshan Sherchan is a grey character and that's the challenge. He's not all bad. Even though people will hate him, they'll still wonder why he did what he did. I enjoyed playing this character a lot because he will make the audience choose between things.

There are many roles and I haven't had the opportunity to do any of them. I jokingly tell people 'Sometimes I wonder, is the film industry waiting for me to die and then say it's sad. He was a good actor. He was underrated and didn't have enough chances.'

Try to be creative in everything you do, then only you will get recognized by the society.

Redemption happens in many forms. It happens when one takes responsibility even when one need not.

My mother Reba Vidyarthi was a Kathak dancer while my father Govind Vidyarthi was a theatre personality. Later on, he worked for Sangeet Natak Akademi and documented many dying art forms of India.

I always look for innovative casting and that's why I seek directors, whether in Bollywood or regional films, who are keen to make something different.

An actor has to continuously reinvent himself. So my plea to all directors and scriptwriters is please look at me out of the box.

The concept of 'DAM999' is very interesting, which director Sohan Roy has written. The entire idea was to capture or encapsulate the nine rasas depicting different human emotions in the backdrop of dam disaster.

There is immense power in acknowledging the contribution of every human being in our life. One must constantly make the effort to absorb this power by getting the blessings of all human beings.

I was in a school called Shiv Niketan, run by Elizabeth Gauba, where she gave a lot of importance to people expressing themselves in whatever way they wanted - some could draw and answer, some could dance and answer, while some could act.

What I tell people usually is - don't look at others and be like them. Instead, find out ways in which you can augment yourself and increase your capabilities and use it in different ways.

When people ask me where I am from, with artificial simplicity, they don't understand how convoluted an answer it may sound.

I love to meet people and interact.

Once I sign a film, irrespective of whether it is a small production or a large one, I make it mine and give my best.

I did a film called 'Nightfall,' based on Isaac Asimov life, which was directed by an American director. However it was a short film.

As an actor, I have travelled, met people and discovered that the only thing that matters is how we treat life, not complaining nor wanting better things.

I'm essentially a traveller. I love to do many things.

Either I am rootless or I have my roots spread out so much that I cannot spot my primary root. I believe in Camus' philosophy - It is important to be a traveller without a baggage.