Actor Journey Quotes

I was editing for Kunal Kapoor when I got my first film 'Jaan Tere Naam' as lead actor.

My first professional audition as an actor was when I was about 12 years old, and it was for a children's television show called 'M.I. High,' which I ended up doing for two years.

I first decided to become an actor at school. A teacher gave us a play to do and that had a major impact. At first, I wanted to work in the theatre, but there was something about the ambience of film, especially American films, that always attracted me.

I've been fortunate to get involved with 'Short Term 12.' I was just a young teenager on the Internet, clicking on anything that had the word 'actor' in it. One day, someone called me in for a movie audition.

I really never thought I would be an actor professionally. I was very academic and was like, "That's so irresponsible. I would never do that." And now, here I am.

I think God made this very path for me, and he guided me all throughout. And my family has always been very supportive. It's not like one day I sat across the dinner table and told them I want to be an actor. It didn't happen like that.

After I began to explore what an actor actually is, I studied for three years before I had the guts to go on an audition.

It was only when I finished the course and left my graduation diploma on the bus that I realised I'd become an actor.

When I started out, I wanted to be a serious actor. I never thought I'd get into comedy.

No matter how brilliant an actor is, there's always a point where they let you down, but that's all part of their journey. They might be trying something they need to explore.

I fell in love with film. I didn't start out to be a film actor. I wanted to be a theater actor.

I don't come from an artistic family, so I didn't know what theater was. I was working on Wall Street in the '90s, and I went to see 'Appointment With a High-Wire Lady' at Ensemble Studio Theatre, and it affected me so deeply. It changed everything I thought about the arts. I quit banking and became an actor.

The platform of 'Kyunki' is irreplaceable in my life. This is where I began my journey as an actor.

The journey that we go on as actors is an interesting one and sometimes a revealing one.