Quotes from Ashish Sharma

I love period dramas - be it romance or philosophy.

I am the kind who is always on time while shooting.

I like the fact that the audience does notice the hard work that I put in to maintain my physique, and there is nothing better than having your hard work appreciated!

If two actors can communicate well during a scene, it works and makes for good chemistry.

I respect women but do not necessarily believe that women need to compete with men.

I feel no one has the right to click pictures of anyone without their consent.

I know April, May and June are a few unbearable months, and working out in a gym and sweating in such dirty hot, sticky, humid weather puts me off. The best way is to swim. I feel so fresh and rejuvenated after swimming, and I believe it's one of the best mode to fitness during summers.

I haven't had any formal training, but I guess dance comes naturally to us - people from the north. See how much we dance at weddings.

Direction is something that interests me. Even while shooting, I always have conversations with the director to get a better understanding of shooting technicalities.

'Rangrasiya' was a very special show for me. It played a very important part in shaping up my career. I feel it was a premature end to the show. My character Rudra was very close to my heart.

There'll always be a difference between a star and an actor. I've nothing against stars. They've earned it and deserve it. I'm happy being just an actor.

I have been doing action roles for a while and really wanted to explore the other side of my personality on screen.

When I came into television, the serials were all women-centric, while the men had to stand around like furniture. I wasn't willing to be a prop in serials. To my good fortune, I got serials where I was a central character.

I feel good when I come to Ahmedabad.

You can ask my wife - there has always been mutual respect between us, and I believe women should be respected for what they are; at no point should they feel the need to be like men.

A lot of people thought that it was a foolish step to move to television. But for me, it is all about the creative satisfaction I get.

I can feel this pressure of living up to the expectations of people. I hope I can fulfill it.

I am thankful that 'Jhalak' made me a professional dancer now from just a 'barat' dancer.

My family is really happy that I'm playing Ram.

I always had this dream to act: so much so, even as a child, I used to take part in Ram Leelas.

'Siya Ke Ram' is the story of Sita and Ram as two equally strong individuals, and I feel 'Ramayan' is as much as Sita's journey as it is Ram's.

'Siya Ke Ram' will leave us with hardly any scope to think of other projects. And I wouldn't want to work on something and not be whole-hearted in it, either.

We all have this idea of Ram being a patient person besides being a great archer, a horse-rider, and above all, a compassionate king. There is more to him than that.

I'd rather sit at home than be a part of a popular show and be a piece of furniture.