Deepika Padukone Quotes

I think that there's not much point to being an actor if you're not enjoying it, so I try to be picky about roles I do like to go out for.

I needed to be an actor more than anything.

It was a sort of organic thing. I never went, 'I must be an actress.' I thought, 'I think I could do this. I think I could be good at this.' I would just get sort of hungry when I read something I thought I can do well, whether it was in books or in scripts or if I saw a certain movie. It sort of happened quite naturally.

Yes, I am a very greedy actor. I love acting, and I want to do all kinds of roles.

I was never interested in 'Teen Beat' like roles. I just wanted to work.

My interest in acting came from seeing Broadway shows on summer trips to New York as a child. It was the original production of 'A Chorus Line' in an easy tie with the first 10 -15 minutes of Dustin Hoffman in 'Tootsie' that hooked me on the romantic idea that the impossible, difficult life of a struggling actor was for me.

You never really know why you become an actor: it's a visceral thing, an emotional thing.

I'm not interested in going to casting after casting, trying to get into that game. So there is a part of me that knows that I will do more characters, even if I have to produce those projects myself to get those projects out there. If the right characters come along, I would love to. I would jump at the chance.

I just grew up loving acting and loving entertainment.

As an actor, you think to yourself, 'I want to do good work,' but you also want the work that you do to make an impact in some way.

I always look forward to roles that excite me as an actor.

Let's not forget that I am an actor and I'm a real budding, enthusiastic and ambitious actor.

I could even do an Oriya film if the role excites me.

I have just wanted to be an actress. That's always been my goal. I didn't want to be famous.

Believe it or not, I kind of went into professional wrestling so I could get an avenue into acting.

It's funny how being an actor forces you to do things or go places that you wouldn't ordinarily.

By being a waiter 100 percent, I think I was a lot like any other actor in New York. I had credits because I'd work lunches during the week, and then on a Wednesday would go be lucky enough to be in a movie like 'Kinsey.'

I like everything about acting.

There's something important, as an actor, about allowing yourself to be approached by people to do roles. People see different things in you.

Acting is so much about waiting... waiting for an audition, waiting for the right part to come along. It's nice to write your own thing, write about what you're feeling and then go out and perform them. It's a nice thing to have and not get bored.

My family thought the fascination with acting was just another fad.

Once I found acting and found that I could get away with it and make a living out of it, I was thrilled.

I just always wanted to be an actor. I don't remember ever not wanting to be an actor.

I think as an actor you want to keep being challenged.

I have been really lucky in my career, with the diversity of it. I get to play really complex people.