Boman Irani Quotes

There's a lot of pressure to be the lead of a film. I have done it. It's not my favorite way to work.

I was so flattered to be asked to be in the movies - the idea of being paid to act was heady stuff.

Essentially, I'm a small-part actor who's been lucky enough to play leading roles for most of his life.

Working with Bernardo Bertolucci was one of the greatest highlights of my whole life. It was such an incredible opportunity for me.

Mike Nichols asked if I would do The Birdcage. Mike and I are dear friends but he had never offered me a feature role in a movie. My television career opened other doors for me.

I was working at a restaurant in L.A. when a producer came in. He said I should audition for this movie 'Cellular.' I did, and I got the part. It actually makes me sick to tell that story because it's obnoxious.

I had never dreamt I'd become an actress. It was destiny that put me in the right place at the right time and gave me the right opportunities.

The first movie I had a featured role in was Parting Glances.

I remember the first time Bill Fichtner and I had a scene together. I've seen him in a few movies, from 'Armageddon' to 'The Perfect Storm' and 'Contact,' and suddenly he's on a bunk bed and I'm on a bunk bed and we're doing this scene together. That was a real 'pinch me' moment.

I loved working with Jamie Lee Curtis, and I felt she was a wonderful actress even that early in her career.

I was watching TV one day, and there was this open casting call for extras, and my brother says, 'You wanna try out for this movie?' and I said, 'No, I'm okay.' And then he said, 'Do you wanna be on a DVD?' And I said, 'I wanna be on a DVD!,' so I tried out.

It's, like, sort of a dream thing for an actor when they're told to gain weight.

My first acting role as a kid was on 'Freaks and Geeks.'

For 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona,' for example, Woody Allen is one of the greatest American directors, and we really had a very good working relationship. We understand each other really well. He gave me one of the best opportunities somebody has ever given me in my career.

I would die if Woody Allen ever called and said, 'Emma, I have a role for you.'

Working with the Coens was a dream come true.

I don't think anybody at the major studios is rushing to offer me a romantic lead.

For me to get a lead role in a real movie is something to jump at. It's not like I get to do that all of the time.

If you get a chance to be part of a Judd Apatow film, you just say yes.

I landed the female lead role on 'Chuck' within three days of landing in L.A., so it was a little overwhelming, and I definitely felt like I got thrown into the deep end.

I think 'Nick and Norah' was a huge deal for me. It was my first foray into the studio world, and that character was such a gift.

Michael Keaton is amazing. He's one of my favorite actors. To get to work with him was a privilege and really was a wonderful thing.

When I began my journey in films, I never thought I'd be playing the lead in my films and was keen to move ahead with roles that give me scope to act.

I didn't debut in a film playing a diva.

To work in your first film, in your debut as a lead, to work with the finest artists of the country - who doesn't want to do that?