Quotes About Career

When it came time to go to university, I wanted to study cinema studies and theater and not necessarily do a fine arts degree.

I think it is very important for all actors to complete their studies side by side.

I always wanted to be an actress, but my parents were adamant that I complete my studies first before I take up acting.

To me I don't think sport is something that I can take for life. I still have my academy, my studies.

I always did plays, and when I went to NYU - and I didn't go to Tisch, the theater school, because I was like, 'Well, acting's not realistic. You can't make a career out of it.' So I just studied general studies and humanities at NYU, but I was doing plays while I was there. So I was sort of cheating.

I loved being a student more than being in school. I was kind of the nerd type; I was more into my career and my studies than the dances and being popular.

One day, a photographer living in our building came up to my mom and asked her if I would like to model. After a few days, I was offered a Kannada film, 'Chiru,' which was a lot of fun. But I had to complete my studies, so I went back to college.

I was a good student. For a while, my parents did make me cope with school and films simultaneously. But after a point, this wasn't practical. I had to choose between studies and films. I chose films.

I actually started modelling when I was about eight years old, and then, when I went to high school, I stopped to concentrate on schoolwork because I was in an accelerated program, so it was just really time for me to sit down and focus on my studies.

After completing my studies, I got into advertising.

I liked business studies and economics at school and it followed on from there.

There are so many girls in school who don't know about the opportunities out there. As a graduate, I only realised things about the business world after I completed my studies.

Following my studies, I started giving auditions which eventually ended up with me working on 'Premam.'

I told my father that I was not interested in studies. I was more interested in tabla, piano and other instruments. My father told me to complete school and then I could do music full-time.

I started modelling in college, but it was part time since I was kind of nerdy and wanted to finish my studies.

I got into modelling simply because I wanted to avoid studies.

I always feel I could be like Toni Collette, going between big studio things and indie films. That would be feasible.

I was so young, and making movies, going to the studio every morning at dawn was magic.

The thing is, the studio then forget that you're an actor and that you can do other things, and so since they pay you for that, they don't want you to do anything else.

All the movies that I have done I have not been in control of. Sometimes there is a contractual situation where you go to the studio, and they kind of tell you which ones they want you to do.

I got out of high school, bought a recording studio and started operating it as an engineer and a producer.

I started young. My first record came out when I was - what? 18? So I was in the studio when I was 15, 16.

We were all ruled by the studio system. I signed a contract for seven years.

I like the idea of working my way up. I don't feel impatient to immediately jump into something that could literally bring down a studio if I don't do it well.