Lara Dutta Quotes

The thing is, I don't just take roles because they're performance capture.

It's a whole other way of working when you work in films: You know exactly the arc of your character.

The first thing I ask when I'm offered a part is, Who's the director? which is something they never understand in Los Angeles.

And film acting is incredibly tedious, just by its nature. It's incredibly, mind numbingly slow.

'Snow White and the Huntsman' was - I came in before they started shooting and basically worked on Charlize Theron's character for the most part. I guess I probably worked four or five weeks on that one and stayed during production a little bit with them.

I was auditioned for 'Sultan' for the lead role in 2015. My auditions were very detailed as it was for the female lead. They took around 10-11 auditions for it in the span of 2 weeks. It was very hectic and tiring for me.

It would be interesting to explore an opportunity if Hindi filmmakers think I can fit into any character in a film.

When you go in to do a screen test, you negotiate your contract and sign all your paperwork before you even get on a plane.

Over a spell of about three years, I played a series of roles that were, for me, all very different, but most of them came out within a six-month period. They all dealt with a kind of dark territory that in some cases had been mined before in movies.

In film, I find it very useful always to do some preparation before you start rehearsals or start shooting, because there's so much that's against you on a film set.

My experience has been that actors always want to be directed.

There was this one movie I really wanted to do, with Gregory Peck, 'Captain Newman, M.D.,' and Universal said, 'Well, if you want that, you're going to have to sign a seven-year contract.' And I'd already been through that. But I needed it, so I signed.

'You Can Count On Me' took 20 days to shoot, and we had 50 days to shoot 'Margaret.'

I did a good bit of episodic television directing, but directing a movie is so much more complicated.

When I did 'Clockers,' I didn't even think about having a career in acting, I just thought, 'Wow, this is cool. I get to do a little movie.'

'The Bank Job,' for me, was a great opportunity for me to do some good acting, you know?

Usually on films, you get used to kind of being told, 'This is what you're going to wear, this is what you're going to hold, and remember, you're lucky to be here, and shut up.'

I have tried to make decisions to work with great directors, with good scripts, and that makes the pickings real slim.

I don't want to do every independent film offered to me.

A producer is supposed to generate an idea for a movie. And then they're supposed to create the team, the group of people that are gonna make this movie. And within that team, the producer has to have a creative vision and a fiscal vision, and they have to adhere to both things.

I don't storyboard like some. I mean, all directors are different. I plan meticulously - really meticulously.

My job is to act, whether in indie or mainstream films.

I want to do more films because if you do a lot of films, you become a better actor.

After being signed for 'Madras Cafe,' I joined Jogi Singh's acting classes, where I learned the basic nuances.

I see a lot of actor-bashing because they are the face of the film. Actors are just following someone else's direction.