Quotes About Acting

I have worked really hard to reach where I am - I worked hard on my Hindi and diction because I am a Parsi and Hindi is not my strong point, and I've also learnt Tamil and Telugu because I want to get my lines right. I want to be known as a performer.

Luckily, neither in my Tamil nor in my Telugu movies do I have roles that require exaggerated emoting.

I knew that the glamor quotient is high in Telugu movies when compared to Malayalam. Hence I was careful while opting for the roles in Tollywood.

Balancing my career between two industries has never been an issue. I started with a Telugu film and have a soft corner for the south industry, though I've grown up speaking Hindi. I don't think language can be a barrier when it comes to acting. And, since I come from a theatre background, I'm used to memorizing my lines.

I'm quite fluent in Telugu now, but there's a difference between talking and dubbing. While dubbing, the diction must be in sync with the emotion in the scene and would impact my performance.

I can memorise lines quickly. Knowing Telugu now has helped improve my performance.

When I got a Telugu film, it happened out of the blue.

I usually mug up my Telugu dialogues much before going to the sets every day.

As long as I am acting, I will do only Telugu films. I want to take Telugu films to the world. Everyone should talk about our films.

When I tell people that I am acting in Telugu, they ask me if I have to overact.

I just can't stop doing Telugu films just when I have started speaking a little better Telugu.

I am very happy to have debuted in Telugu with a film like 'Guru.'

I was eight years old when I was offered a film. And before I knew it, I was acting in Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu movies.

I played a biker in one of my earliest films in Telugu, 'Mr Perfect.'

I never planned to become a dancer, but I became one. The same thing happened with acting and direction. I remember I was doing the choreography of a film, and the producer came and offered me to direct the film. It was in Telugu, and that is how it started.

Coming from the Malayalam sets, when I went to Telugu, people told me that I wasn't acting and that it felt dead. It was very subtle in Malayalam, while it is slightly dramatic in Telugu. It is quite fascinating to understand what each industry expects of you and work according to that.

I've done a host of Tamil and Telugu films, a Bengali one, too.

I am open to do a Telugu, Tamil or Malayali movie. If I get a good script and good character, I will surely do it.

I am getting good roles in the Telugu film industry. And people are also liking my work. I dub the films myself and this makes a huge difference.

I've acted in Hindi, English, Tamil and Telugu films.

I am ready to act in Telugu if I get a good story.

In Tamil and Telugu films, I am not called for stylish roles and often play rustic or unglamorous roles in them.

I love doing Telugu films.

I have dubbed in all the three languages - Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.