On-Camera Technique Quotes

I thought martial arts was going to help me with my movies and TV stuff, but I realized it would not.

Honestly, I don't aspire to be a huge movie star. I really just fell in love with acting... Everything I do on-screen is very subtle.

If you've had intimacy in your life, you can be intimate onscreen. I mean, come on - I didn't know how to hold a gun, but I could play a cop.

It's not like every actor needs to train, but an actor will either develop their process through training or through working.

I just enjoy acting, whatever area - theatre, film, television.

I resisted being an actor for some time.

I don't really think of myself as an actor.

I felt very insecure about whether I was up to recreating my stage 'Fagin' in front of a camera.

I love the art of acting, so I don't care if I'm in a movie with 10 people, two people, or by myself. I just really enjoy it.

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

A lot of film acting is about being casual.

As a teenager, I didn't want to be an actor at all.

Through the auditions and the process of 'Sonali Cable,' I realised that I want to be an actor.

Acting is acting.

Acting is about reacting, and it's not easy to do that when you don't have a good co-star.

Obviously, modeling and acting are very different. With acting, there's just so much more to explore on an intellectual, emotional, and physical level, especially with 'Ma.'

An amateur can be great in front of the camera, but you need an education to get on stage where you have full control as an actor.

When you do a play, or even a movie, you have weeks to finesse your character. You really understand why they do what they do. In TV, you get new material weekly about your character.

Acting is acting at the end of the day. How does it matter if it is in films or on TV?

Auditioning and actually acting on a set are two different things. When you audition, you're in a room and you don't have anything to play with and you don't have anything physically in the room. Whereas on set, you have direction, you have costumes, and you have other actors to work with. It's a completely different thing.

Modeling is great because I don't have lines to memorize. But I find acting much more challenging - which is a good thing!

I don't really view myself as an actor.

Acting is learnt, not taught.

Acting is not glamorous. It's not. Anybody who wants to get into acting for the glamour is in for a hard time.

Acting is somewhat mysteriously taught. There are so many different methods and systems and processes for teaching acting because it will always be an elusive art-form.