Quotes About Acting

I first wanted to be an actress after seeing a play - not a movie.

I'm not an actress who's a fan of gratuity, so I don't seek projects that have nudity for nudity's sake. I don't know any actors who do, unless they're in 'Spartacus.'

When I go to sleep, I want to know that I have experimented as an actor, and I am constantly seeking to evolve.

I wanted to write in film or something like that. I thought acting was an embarrassing thing to say you wanted to do, especially when you're young. It seemed really uncool.

That's the thing with acting. There are always loads of people who are more successful, richer, more famous and seemingly able to do anything they want.

While in other films I've always played a character, 'Naach' sees me playing a personality.

I select good scripts, and every role is an opportunity to enhance my histrionic skills.

After watching my Kannada film 'U Turn,' director Kannan narrated the story of 'Ivan Thanthiran,' and wanted me to attend the auditions in Chennai. He selected me after seeing me perform to two difficult scenes I was given during the screen test.

Since I don't have an image to be worried about, I am not concerned about it when it comes to selection of my roles.

I've always been selective about my roles.

It's better to be a star on TV and do selective work, rather than act in some stupid film.

I'm very selective about my scripts and about how I am projected on the screen.

People believe I am selective. I am not. Directors pick me, not I them.

I keep getting advice on the social media that I should be selective in accepting roles. But, as an actor, I get attracted to every role I'm offered.

A lot of times when you're acting, you're no longer talking and listening; you're going at it for your own self.

I like to play the guy that has no self-awareness.

To me, great writing - and when you can really make something wonderful out of it as an actor - is when your character has a sense of self-awareness. It doesn't necessarily have to arc. It doesn't have to grow.

One of the reasons that I needed to become an actor was that I didn't have any self-confidence.

If I do too many takes, I'm too self-conscious. I think I'm better in first scenes.

Acting can be very selfish and all-consuming.

There's a joke in my family that I'm going to make a career out of playing other people's younger selves.

As a senior in high school, you figure out what you want to do with your life. I asked myself if I wanted to get back into acting and thought: 'Yes, but under my own terms and nothing like it was before.'

I get sent a lot of scripts where you're just the mom.

I often have scripts sent to me with allegedly Scottish characters where I end up telling them, 'You're going to have to rethink this whole thing!'