RASIKA DUGAL

Because I feel as actors we are required to be vulnerable, it is a part of our job. So the space that you are being vulnerable in should respect that, otherwise it is not worth it.

The kind of scripts I have read for web shows have been outstanding.

There's a difference between being a star and an actor. If you feed off from being in the public eye, this is the unfortunate flipside to it.

Memories come out only when you spend time with a person.

You can't understand a character intellectually, you have to become one with its emotional core.

But, as an actor, the role that I enjoyed, in terms of really understanding and appreciating this profession, was Anoop Singh's 'Qissa'.

When you disagree with somebody else, they often tend to get very defensive. But that doesn't stop me from doing the kind of work that I want to do.

I have been offered roles in mainstream films which have not been interesting to me. They have been too insignificant.

The thing about comedy is that you don't have to play funny.

It was been an absolute joy being in 'The Vagina Monologues' for so many years. I think the play is truly special.

As an actor, it is my job to prepare for the role I am playing.

So, I do not work towards fame but if it happens to me, I won't say no.

In Bombay, people usually tend to cast you in roles that you've played before. Even though they may consider you to be a talented actor, they just think it's 'safer' to have you play the same kind of roles over and over again.

With digital space, the content has become accessible for the audience. So, they feel more connected to you as you are more accessible to them. The kind of adulation actors get today is very different from the kind of adulation you had for a star which came from aspiration rather than relatability.

I don't have much foresight, and I think that's an asset for an actor.

I just got an opportunity to do that with a film called 'Lootcase', and it's an opportunity that I am really grateful for.

Very often when we talk about war, conflict or terrorism, we talk about it very politically. We forget that there are people involved.

Talking about your work all the time and to open up, you have to do all that. I have begun to find my fun in that as well.

Of course, I'm open to all kinds of genres. In my head, there are no demarcations.

As a society, we need to create an environment that encourages women to make the choices that are available to them and encourages them to speak their mind.

A well-written character is one where you don't know in which direction it's going; the character could spring a surprise any moment.

Infidelity is a fairly common occurrence in society but very often not spoken about.

Salaam Bombay' and 'Monsoon Wedding' are the two Mira Nair films I go back to.

The best option that you can have as an actor is pure instinct and you should be able to protect your instinct. Information can either cloud your instinct or aid it.

I think we're still struggling to find a way of depicting women that doesn't objectify them.