Quotes About Acting

I have never done intimate scenes on any of my shows, and now, after marriage, it's a complete 'No.'

There's a bizarre comfort and safety in doing your last and most intimate scenes with the actor you've worked most closely.

I don't find intimate scenes more difficult than other scenes.

Intimate scenes are always super awkward - and that is the truth. I know everybody says it, but it really is true.

Believe it or not, I always found intimate scenes hard to do.

When you work with someone like Dulquer Salmaan, you tend to get a bit intimidated.

Performing was always my thing, so when I act with another co-actor, perhaps that is why I never feel intimidated.

Came to acting pretty late. It looked wonderful, but I guess I was intimidated by my father. I look a bit like him, and he was so much bigger than life and so great, it took me a bit longer than most people to have enough confidence in myself.

Bob Balaban is so perfect that the first movie I did with him, I couldn't talk to him because I was so intimidated by him.

I felt intimidated the entire time I was in school by my teachers and classmates. But I just knew acting was something I wanted to do.

I think every role is always exciting and intimidating. I've never had a role where I wasn't intimidated by it.

I play characters that are pretty; I play characters that are sort of intimidating and confident, but that doesn't necessarily mean that I'm that.

The immediacy of improvisation is intoxicating, but there's an intimacy that you get that's very different when you're doing drama.

I love the craft of acting, I love learning, I love everything that comes with the new project; the whole process is totally intoxicating to me.

I'm quite simple, really. I like to play and inhabit my character. I really like to inhabit the situation. It's the situation that intrigues me.

I always hear about people falling in love with their costars. It's yet to happen to me, but I'm intrigued.

For me, it's first about the characters. I look for a character who is intriguing and challenging and different from what I've done before.

Playing a real-life character is very intriguing.

My mother was an introvert and quite religious. And we were brought up in the church. And when she learned that I wanted to act, she simply said: 'You cannot live here and do that.'

In 'Nach... ', I go all out, but 'Saraswati... ' is an introvert character. The two things are totally opposite.

I believe it's easier to be an actor. Somehow, interviewing seems to be intrusive on people's lives.

I think back story can help guide your choices, but when you're playing a scene, you're not making choices; you're just intuitive.

Music is extremely intuitive, which acting too in a different way.

I remember being on this film once, and people said, 'You're not on Instagram or Facebook - what's your deal?' They said, 'In this industry, if you want to do well, people want to invest in who you are.' I said, 'I'm an actor, not a celebrity - they watch my acting, and hopefully that's enough.'