Quotes About Acting

Playing Martin Luther King Jr. was an honor for me on so many levels. It was the most I've ever prepared for a role.

If you're in an Egyptian film and you're not Egyptian, you have to wear mascara and stuff like that.

As an actor, we spend so much putting the mask on and trying to be someone you're not.

It was easy for me to play someone with a massive ego. It's actually really fun to have the freedom to be that person.

To be with Derek Jacobi and Stellan Skarsgard, it's a master class in acting every day.

I get a daily master class in Jenifer Lewis, and that's been so special to me. If I haven't prepared for something, she'll ball up the script and throw it at me. She'll say, 'You're not ready for this! Go downstairs and work on it.'

I wish I could say I had this master plan for a career, but I always thought acting was something I'd just do until I had a hit record.

I am happy to be part of 'Sajjan Re Phir Jhooth Mat Bolo.' This character is something that I have not done before.

Of course, I want to look the best I can, but I am playing characters that should match my age, and the women and the material that I am interested in are usually going through something. I have to be able to live in my face and tell the story of the character I've taken on.

Truly, I connected with all of my cast mates, which is rare but I think that's what made 'Trinkets' so special.

I'm certainly not going to play any of Matt Damon's roles in the future. But he will eventually grow into mine, since he'll be around for a long time.

Playing a mature role was challenging for me.

When I was 13, I looked like I could play 16, and I wasn't mature enough to play 16.

In my long and difficult and mature life, I have come to learn that the less I know about acting and the more I know about everything else, the better I'll be at both acting and living.

I'm a more mature actress now.

I was lucky enough to be able to grow and mature in a natural way as an actress.

I have been waiting for a film like 'Maximum.' I have learnt so many things while shooting this film. The entire cast has been a pleasure to work with.

When I get older, if they ever do a project about Audra McDonald's life, I would love to play her, or even play her daughter in something. I love her.

I've learned to take jobs as an actress that is meaningful to me because I've never taken a job for the money.

I am not into the number games but wish to do meaningful roles.

I look forward to meaningful roles that provide me an opportunity to perform, even if I appear only in a couple of scenes.

Actors do all kinds of roles, but once in a while, we also want to do a meaningful film.

I can do very dramatic films, and at the same time, I can do a very meaningless movie, too, if I feel my role is good.

I really enjoyed working on 'Dumb & Dumberer' with Cheri Oteri, maybe because we are both into improvisations. We were meant to act together.