Shruti Haasan Quotes

Actors, we like stories, we like storytelling, we love being a part of the story, and if you give us a story that's interesting then we'll want to do it.

I hope I'm always convincing when I act!

The role of an actor is to make every character believable.

Actors are the most important. Performance is what matters. Nothing matters more than the actors; they have to perform. No one else can give life to the characters. Audiences must believe the characters as real and the moments as real.

Theatre is the principal job of an actor. An actor's job is to tell a story to someone in a room. TV and film can be great and I really love doing it, but it is a different way of telling a story.

For an actress there is no greater gift than having a camera in front of you, listening to the most beautiful music in the world and just being looked at!

I think basically an actor is a salesman.

Each time that you're playing a character, it's hard to pick a favorite.

Sometimes I'm doing a big movie, or sometimes I'm doing a TV show, but as an actor, it's almost the same thing for me. If I'm doing action, or comedy, or something more heartfelt, it's a different approach, but it's all acting for me.

Acting is very immediate.

Everything was magnificent so far, even if I knew my part of dramas.

I enjoy acting when you really hit it right.

Acting, it's hit or miss. Make them laugh, make them cry; hopefully they have a little entertainment.

I work according to the kind of character they want me to play.

That's why actors are so great and why they earn so much money. They take away the anxious necessity to find the right words.

When I'm doing a role the one thing I ask is 'Is this believable? am I being truthful?'

My job as an actor is to be visible and to tell stories.

If I talk about Charles Dance I am talking about something else, something I operate and wind up and have to make an impression with and use to transmit someone else's screenplay.

It's an acting job - acting natural.

Acting is real important to me. I love it, and it's something I care about.

Where every moment is about truth and I think it's a great challenge every night. That's what really drove me to wanting to do theatre, and it's great.

Depending on the show, I've played a cop, a criminal, or a victim. So there's a range.

Acting is not about knowing all this stuff; it's about character.

In theater, you have a rehearsal period and you know just who to be.

I just want the actors to put their faith in the language. Just let the words do the work.