Quotes About Acting

It's always been fun for me to play somebody else. I did drama class when I was younger. It kind of just happened. I never said, 'I want to act.' I just auditioned for the role, I got it. I was blessed with this opportunity to be in 'Earth to Echo.' It's fun for me; it's cool to do.

You know, I don't think you need to be educated to be a great actor.

I think playing a negative character is more difficult and challenging, since you have a lot to work on, and you have to put a lot of efforts.

I'm in the acting business. That's the ego business.

People assume that displaying your own personal ego on screen is called acting, which is actually not what acting is about.

I've been on stage since I was eight.

I have acted with Rajinikanth as his elder brother in 'Uttar Dakshin,' and since then, we have been close.

There is a large element of me in every role I do.

What's special with 'Corrie' is that they have the comedy element, women are funny as well - they might do the emotional stuff, they might do the drama, but they're really funny too.

I love playing Eleven.

Eleven years of acting it has been for me, and I still sometimes think I am not cut out for this. I hate the people-pleasing that goes with it, and the stupid politics, but that is with every kind of work and job.

I definitely would like to embark on acting, give it a shot, you know maybe that's my calling, maybe it's not.

I always wanted to be an actress, but I was embarrassed to say so, and somehow I found myself in the dance track. I'm very competitive, and I wanted to be the best in that field, too, although it didn't really speak to me.

I had to work in 'Mastizaade,' I felt embarrassed.

I find just being on set embarrassing. Mortifying. And that's with all my clothes on.

It's great to be an actor, and it's great to embody something more than who you are.

I understand what it is that actors do. They embody someone that they aren't.

Even in between takes, you emerge yourself. So you don't have a life for six months.

You don't have the opportunity to win an Emmy unless you're given the opportunity to play certain kinds of roles.

The more comfortable you are in front of the camera the more you can emote well. If you are confident then 90% game is won.

When you act, you want to emote and think in that language. I don't enjoy the process of doing a film in a language I am not good with.

My character in 'Hollyoaks' went through absolutely everything! There's not one emotion where I'm going to go, 'I don't know how to play this.'

You try not to become so emotionally attached to your character, but you do.

Part of acting is always just being available emotionally and open to people.