Ajith Kumar Quotes

Acting isn't really a creative profession. It's an interpretative one.

Acting has always been something I've wanted to get into. I think the best models are actors; you're taking on a character. In that sense, I have been acting for a long time. It didn't seem like a crazy transition.

Do theater. Because you'll develop a craft that you'll always have. It'll give you a chance to really learn how to act and you won't go into the world with a few measly tricks that will only carry you so far.

What's interesting about the process of acting is how often you don't know what you're doing.

You know, back in acting school they always teach you, 'Make bold choices and look for activities that are interesting.'

I just happen to like the work. I like preparing for a role. I like reading. I like analyzing. I like literature. I like emotions. I like working with other actors.

Acting is reacting, and it's always easier to react when someone is doing a good job.

Acting is acting.

Acting has been very useful to me.

Acting can be a really silly thing. It's like playing dress-up.

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.

Acting, it's very different. It's obviously very different and a lot more difficult than the modeling world I came from.

I'm a task-oriented actor. A pretender. And I try to invent my process anew each time I make a new project. So I frown on any method.

I'm always practicing lines, researching, trying to be fresh, and fully trying to become the characters I play. That's how I roll.

For my money, when you're doing an on-camera performance, unless it's for something particularly stylised, you are, by and large, striving for naturalism.

As an actor, Coppola trained me. That was my training ground.

With actors, I have very close, intense working relationships with actors in theater.

I did 'Damnation' on USA, and hopefully I keep picking up smaller roles and learn the craft.

I just remember watching my first theater class, and I was like, 'Oh I can get up there,' like I could absolutely get up and do this every day and learn about it.

I haven't studied acting formally, so my 'university' was watching a lot cinema.

I'm one of those actors who finds the part in the wardrobe.

I want to continue working with actors who truly enjoy the process of acting.

Acting is not being emotional, but being able to express emotion.

I learned more doing 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' than I did during three years at drama school.

I think acting is something that came natural.