People assumed that I wasn't open to doing TV, probably because I was doing a film and reality shows. I have become choosy and want to take up substantial roles.
If something nice comes my way, I will take it up. It has to be something substantial. I am not saying that I have to do films like 'The Dirty Picture' or 'Kahaani.' It could be something commercial as well.
I'd love to do more Tamil films; unfortunately, I don't get any substantial roles.
I didn't want to be seen as just a guy on a list. I'm interested in good scripts, scripts that are about something, scripts that move your acting along.
'Gilmore Girls' and the first 'Guardians' were the two most substantial jobs of my career.
I think it's possible to bag substantial roles in meaningful cinema despite being a mother. My role in Yagavarayinum ' is the best example.
I don't mind doing genre roles as long as they offer me something substantial.
My cinema is of a different kind: give me a good meaty role instead of two or three songs and running around in foreign locations wearing itsy-bitsy costumes. I'm clear and focussed about my priorities.
Be it TV, films, or stage, I love substantial roles. The length of the character doesn't matter, but if the character is well thought, then I have to grab it.
I'm drawn to roles that have real substance, that aren't just the victim or the teenage girl or the girlfriend.
I'm always wishing for more intrigue and meaty stuff to do as an actor.
What I'd look for are roles in which the heroine's character has substance rather than just glamour.
As an actor, you want roles that are full of meat.
