Parineeti Chopra Quotes

I didn't get here for my acting... but I love show business.

The camera, I hate it. That's something I need to endure while working as an actor. In the end, because of fame, Gong Yoo exists. It's the driving force that keeps me going.

The name game is frustrating. Agents will say, They love you, but they're going to offer it to Julia Roberts first.

I always wanted to be in the limelight, and I found I could get it by being on the stage. That was the beginning of everything for me.

As an actor, I've always said, half the audience is going to love you, half is going to hate you so just live with it. It's easier that way.

I love film sets, but I don't necessarily love being the center of attention.

I'm lucky I don't make my living in front of the camera.

When you are an actor, rejection and disappointment are an occupational hazard.

The thrill of being in front of a camera remains exactly the same.

I struggled with being in the public eye, losing my anonymity when my star rose quickly in the late 90's. But I need the challenge of showing up and getting up there to spill my guts and connect with my loyal folks.

I'm an actor and I like having attention. There's a reason I like being on stage and in front of the camera, and it's that interaction.

What I do miss that I don't get anymore? You're going to think I'm crazy, but you want the truth, so here it is. The lights! I miss the spotlights. I don't mean it figuratively. I mean it literally. I love the feeling of lights.

I actually love auditioning because I usually don't get the part. I've tested with Daniel Day-Lewis, Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Tom Cruise. So I've gotten to that point, and I understand when I don't get it. There are a lot of very talented people out there.

I think the life of an actor is very glamorous to other people - then, realities set in.

What is it about actors? God knows I get bored with actors talking about themselves.

I think for any actor to say they don't like attention is ridiculous. Of course we love attention. But getting attention is different than pretending the attention means something.

It's a great life being an actor, and I wouldn't change it for anything.

I go for a couple of parties; you won't find me at every film party and never at award ceremonies. I tried attending for the first three to four years, and I've performed at award shows. I sat in them, and I've also exited pretty fast from them. It's just not my place. I'd rather get their adulation in a cinema hall.

I can remember crying on the set of Beverly Hills 90210 after being released from the show a few years ago.

If you want to be an actor because you want to be recognized on the street and have people ask you for autographs, look for another career. If you want to be an actor because you love being on stage and want to capture a person's heart, go for it.

I have this mistress: show business.

I think most actors jump at the chance to do something where the camera's on them all the time.

I'm not a star, I'm an actor.

Acting is a life of rejection.

I love living on that stage. Without that, I'd die.