Ammy Virk Quotes

It's not like you do 'SNL' and then get handed movie roles. You work, you audition for stuff and try to get it. I think, a lot of people, it's the goal to be in movies or just to be working in general. But yeah, some of us get lucky and get some movie roles, and it's nice.

I feel so comfortable in an acting role, you know, as an actor. Maybe it's because I came into it late. If anything, I've felt frustrated that I can't carry a film because everything since 'District 9' has been supporting roles.

Rarely do I do film press because I'm so low on the food chain of the movie, and for me it's just this thing I did for four weeks before the next tour started.

I don't do movie junket-y things, because I don't really do movies that much.

With the birth of social media, a film gets left behind if the actors don't go and present their film and energy to the public.

I know a Bollywood actress' tenure is limited.

With acting, there is a level of anonymity which is conducive to your profession. There are examples of very public people who are on the cover of every celebrity magazine but can't open a film.

Because, let's face it, I do not get offered the parts that Brad Pitt has just turned down.

Television allowed me to kick the Hollywood habit of typing an actor in certain roles.

I want people to see my name on a movie, pay money and know they're going to be entertained for 90 minutes.

I was very aware that my path into the industry would probably be as an actress and not in production, that I could learn a lot that way. And I did.

Things are looking up, and hopefully, I will be doing good roles in both Hollywood and Bollywood.

I was on the cusp - or thought I was on the cusp - of celebrity, the result of starring as an adorable curly-haired alien in the miniseries 'V' on NBC. 'V' was a hit, and then got green-lit as a series. During the hiatus, the only job I auditioned for that fit my schedule was 'Nightmare on Elm Street.' That's the real reason I said yes.

As an actor, of course, you want to be in something that's successful.

I act probably a lot more than you see. I happen to choose movies that don't have much of a life, or I choose movies that are shown on cable instead of as features.

I mean when the play was on in New York I was starting to get film offers coming through, and since the film's come out I get offered more than I used to, but it happens incrementally.

Movie stars have careers - actors work, and then they don't work, and then they work again.

Hopefully I'll get to make another movie, so we'll see. But modeling - all the actresses are taking everything over now, with all the modeling endorsements and magazine covers.

Well, I'll keep on auditioning and one day maybe I'll go to LA and try out for films there.

Now that I've established myself in a drama, I'm plugging away, trying to get the attention of people who do the independent movies and the features.

Most of the time, you do films and they can be big films, but you are rarely aware of the fan base that comes with it.

Hopefully, I can cross over into Hollywood, and hopefully that will bring me a bigger name in China.

Being on a television series is sort of life-altering on every level.

I left 'Law and Order' because I really honestly did want to do movies and did want to be a movie star since I was a little girl.

Being a fan of the business for years and wanting to be an actor for years, I knew, if ever the opportunity came for me, I would already know what to expect. I know what comes along with it. The best thing I can do is take it all in and go with the flow.