Jon Tenney Quotes

I think every actor's dream is somebody writes something specifically for them.

I have a particular love of an actor that I did work with, oddly, in 'Donnie Brasco,' who has since become a wonderful talent: Paul Giamatti. I would love to do a whole movie with Paul Giamatti.

Hill Street Blues gave me an opportunity to work with an ensemble cast of people whose work I admired.

Quentin Tarantino and Sam Jackson are the reasons I'm an actor.

Acting-wise, I did a web series. I play a music agent in a series called 'Keeping Up with the Downs.'

One of the things I really love about TV is this symbiotic relationship you can get between the writers and the actors, and the characters start to come to life because you start to collaborate.

I loved working on 'Boardwalk.' I had a very limited run on it, but I did love it and that was quality television.

When you are an actor you are a very small part of a very large scheme of things.

It's all you want as an actor: to have a story people want to be told.

No, I am not looking at being a part of television in India, but I may consider movies, if I get to play a strong character.

My first films, 'Tamizhan' and 'Whistle,' showcased me in a different light - as an urbane composer.

I think it's dependent on where life takes me. For sure, I absolutely adore acting. It has been my passion from a very young age. But at the same time I am very intrigued by the camera, and also very intrigued by props.

I am a director's actress in general - I depend a lot on them.

I always thought it'd be cool to portray these certain things, make people feel a certain way. I was kind of fascinated with that, but I wasn't the type to do acting school or theater. I didn't have the best views of Hollywood, so it wasn't something that I was going to try and pursue.

It was the reason why I became an actor - to tell new stories - and I stick to that, which is how I found 'Ghazi.'

I played a very small role in 'Attakathi.'

In my forthcoming movie 'Jerry,' I play a funny character, where there is scope for me to perform. I hope people would appreciate my performance. Hence forth I would concentrate on doing variety of roles, rather than appearing in skimpy costumes.

Theatre has a strong connect with the audience and gratifies me as an actor, but the canvas of films is huge!

I really want to act and act in great roles, which have scope of performance.

I do films in which I have an important character.

I'm no stranger to joining a show in the third season. I joined 'Lost Girl' at the same stage, and that was a wonderful experience.

Acting began as a casual thing, but along the way, I did films like 'Happy Days,' '100% Love,' and 'Baahubali' that made me fall in love with cinema. I can't imagine being in any other profession.

If any fantastic filmmakers want to offer me roles, I'll consider it!

Standup led me to acting because I liked standup, and I saw people on a stage, and the closest, nearest thing to me was doing plays. It was like, that's the same thing as standup - people are on a stage; they're being seen and saying things - so, because of my love of standup, I moved towards acting.

I had the time of my life playing Rose in Wes Craven's 'The Girl in the Photographs.' I became so close with the cast and crew, it was hard to leave after we wrapped.