Quotes About Industry

In the Malayalam industry, artistes are expected to provide bulk dates to film-makers. But now that I'm working in different languages, that's a problem for me.

It's a bit daunting going into an industry that is very much based around your appearance. I just want to act; I don't care about that stuff. I hate that you need to think about it as much as you do to get work.

Writing a screenplay is daunting for sure, but I think that Hollywood needs them, so if you can manage to do that, there's certainly a value within it.

I've put projects out on my own label twice now and been very successful which shows you don't need a major label to back you in this day and age.

I can't remember the first time, but I've worked with supermodels almost from day one.

A show can be completely dead before you even get on the air. I've been privy to a couple of those.

The deals that were made for Black artists at that time were not the deals that were made for white artists.

There are two kinds of people in the entertainment industry: Those that close deals and those that don't.

'Dear Society' really is my letter to society where I express the anguish I've been caused from such an image-based industry and culture we live in.

Salman is somebody who will always be very dear, special and very close to my heart because if not for him, I had never thought of becoming a part of this industry. I would have never been a part of this industry because this was not my plan and now I am here.

There is a dearth of senior artistes in Kollywood and it is up to the directors to utilise my potential and experience.

In our industry star kids are given opportunities. There is no dearth of films for them.

There's always this debate about how we need more good films but how many are willing to be part of such films.

When you don't come from a film background, getting the right debut is important and difficult, as you don't have the sensibility to know what will work and what won't.

I eat, sleep, and breathe movies. Though I didn't understand the seriousness of films when I made my debut, I felt on top of the world.

The library companies have made it so that music is so cheap to license. They do sound-alikes of every band, and it makes it harder for the actual bands to get any decent paychecks for licensing.

For people like me, I think it is more about, 'When do people give you an opportunity?' rather than you deciding about when you want to make a debut. If I had a chance, I would have come as a child artist in this industry.

People don't buy CDs so much anymore because it's easy to download everything. So, while the record industry is declining, the music is heard a lot more than before.

If you look at the way I dress and my personality, you would immediately recognize that I'm dedicated to Punjabi TV and movie industry.

TV artistes are far more professional and dedicated compared to film actors.

Films just happened to me. After coming to the industry, I became dedicated.

My model is much deeper than looking after players. My model is understanding the industry, working within it.

The market didn't define the music; the music defined the market.

For Maersk Line, it is never great to compete with somebody who, by definition, can't go bankrupt.