Quotes About Opportunity

Nobody supported me when I was struggling. I have never been able to understand that. It is maybe because I come from a small village.

My father had to shift from the village because he didn't have a steady job.

I once lost a role because I was told I am fair. They were looking for a village woman who is darker.

I'm telling you I was from such a small village I didn't even know what wrestling was until I came to America.

Athletics talent is more prominent in the villages than in the urban areas because the main factor determining the difference is hard work which is an integral part of an athlete's training.

As an undergraduate, I had an opportunity to go on a number of archeological digs. So I had experience excavating, digging up remains of ancient Indian villages in the Midwest and in the Southwest.

I want to encourage more people in small villages to take up sports.

Yes, there is an image people have of me, that I did only sweet boy roles. With 'Ek Villain,' I got the opportunity to break out from this image. It is a way of answering my critics, to tell them I am here to perform and not just for glamour.

I always wanted to play a 'Batman' villain; that was a big one for me. I may have missed the boat, but I always wanted to do that.

I would love to play the villain, but again, it's sort of what happens in this industry.

Being a villain is great, even though I've only gotten to do it a few times.

I think if you do something effectively whether you're the lover or the comic or the action guy or the villain like I play; movies are very expensive to make. Chances are you'll get asked to play that part again.

I'd like to be involved in 'SNL' somehow. I mean, being a permanent cast member is a stretch! That's pretty damned hard, but to host it one day would be a dream come true. And I would like to play the DC Comics villain Harley Quinn.

When I worked as an assistant director in 2007, Indraganti Mohan Krishna offered me a lead role. Now, the same director has made me a villain in 'Gentleman.'

One of my goals is to play a villain in a Bond film. People ask me if I want to be a Bond girl, and I say, 'No, I want to be the villain.' I'm waiting for that call!

I have no qualms about doing a character who may be below the lead in the pecking order, whether it's a hero or a villain or a comedian.

Comedy or villain, the role does not matter as long as it is challenging.

I would have loved to do a film like 'Piku' or 'Neerja.' But I never got a role where a woman played an authoritative role. In my time, the hero and the villain were both men. The heroine was only the victim.

If 'Passage' works, then maybe they will ask me to play James Bond; if not, then I will play the villain.

I can do more than anyone suspects. I pride myself on my versatility. It took 32 years of difficult parts, second leads, villains and juveniles. The Oscar changed the quality of the roles I was being offered.

I always wanted to be a singer. I was going to finish school and go to Berkley, and then Vine came out, and I felt like I could finally show people my talent. I can even sing in the Vines. It's honestly changed my life. I don't know where I would be right now without it.

A friend of mine from New York asked me what I want to do, and I responded with, 'I want to make movies.' He responded with, 'Guess what? They're not making movies on Martha's Vineyard.' Literally ten minutes later, I was packing my bags.

Viola Davis is a perfect example of somebody who's so much better than the parts she has the opportunity to play.

I was working with the likes of Steve McQueen, Matthew McConaughey, Viola Davis, just running the gamut.