Tamannaah Quotes

Me jumping on a song with Ariana Grande is just showing versatility, you know what I'm saying?

You know to me, being a good actor, the most important quality is you've got to love to play, and to just be open to anything.

The play is not in the words, it's in you!

I just let the work speak for itself. An actor is not afraid to take risks; to put on different hats; to be a good guy, a bad guy, a victim, an abuser. There are all kinds of people in the world, and playing them is what acting is all about.

When I have to play the same role every day, I have the flexibility to play the character in so many different ways. It's almost like playing five different roles.

The surest thing about me is that I will change my mind.

If one story becomes too hot, then you can't forget it. As an actor, you want to remain fluid.

Any part I do is a marriage of the words - what the playwright or producer or show runner's vision is - to how I would play it. It took me a while to get rid of 'Oh, they want it this way, so I'm going to do it how they want it.'

I've done TV and I've done film, and I'm not snobby about it. It's about the project.

If I'm characterized as a character actor, that's fine with me. Whatever they want to call me is fine.

I could play a lot of things. And it's hard for people and logically hard and understandably hard for people to think of me for certain roles.

You can say your lines a million different ways and play your character a million different ways and still hit the common, agreed-upon finish line.

The actor should understand the script and come prepared to play the role. At the same time, they should be flexible enough to take the director's input and portray his vision.

There is a false idea that I am stubborn and do only what I want, but really, I am like a sponge.

I want everyone to understand that as an actor you need to be able to play different roles, be versatile even in terms of your personality.

When I meet a good actor, I would like to be a director. When I meet a good director, I would like to be an actor. When there is a good script, I would like to be both a director and an actor. The switch is very natural, not intentional.

Whatever the script demands, I do.

As an actor, you buy into someone else's dream and make it your own, and you don't lose sight of that.

Acting - you're taking someone else's visions and someone else's inspirations, and it's up to you to portray that to everyone watching the film.

I feel, as an actor, you should be in a position to mould yourself into different characters and should have the ability to change.

For me, the most important thing is that I adapt quickly to different conditions and be consistent.

I look to play the same way wherever I play.

Sometimes you're talking to a tennis ball on a stick, and you have to imagine what is supposed to be there and trust that the editors and the animators are going to make it all convincing to the audience. You have to pull a lot from within.

With any character, you have to put part of yourself into it because we are the soul that brings that character to life.

I can adapt to any situation.