Rajiv Menon Quotes

I've been doing theatre for years, but film acting has broadened my horizon.

The foundation for film acting is stage acting.

As an actor, Coppola trained me. That was my training ground.

As a good actor, I think you need to know camera, dubbing etc.

I've had plenty of lessons about film acting and theatre acting.

Watching a good actor is the best way to learn.

When you work with actors, what you're hoping to absorb is good ways to be an actor as opposed to how to handle being famous.

I think if you're an actor, then you can work on stage - but if you've never done it before, you're going to have picked up a few things that you're going to need to change when you're working on stage.

My advice has always been to study the craft of acting if you want to be an actor. There are many great schools that teach acting. NYU being one of them.

I knew absolutely nothing about acting, and had to be taught everything. Some people are born naturals and know how to walk, talk and hold themselves. I didn't and had to learn everything.

I really enjoy acting. I feel I'm getting better and better with each movie I make.

If you want to be an actor, you need to learn how to act first, even in sketch comedy.

I had gone to acting school for years. It was the kind of thing I had studied to do. I had worked with good coaches and trained to do this my whole life: to be a realistic actress capable of doing truthful work.

I learned how to act working in TV.

After being signed for 'Madras Cafe,' I joined Jogi Singh's acting classes, where I learned the basic nuances.

The experience with 'The Knick' is a singular experience. That experience taught me a lot about acting and about being on camera for extended periods of time to try to create a character arc that travels.

I plan to take time out and read, learn, and absorb more about acting.

I want to act in films such as 'My Left Foot' and 'A Beautiful Mind.'

Being an actor in TV or movies is different. A film or TV actor, if put in theatre, won't know certain dimensions, while a theatre actor won't know certain things when he comes before the camera. So I think a film actor can learn emoting from this theatre counterpart, while the theatre actor can learn about camera techniques from the film actor.

People keep asking me where I learnt acting. And I say that there is no special school for acting or drama where you can go and learn.

An actor has to do everything, all genres of films.

Film acting is really the trick of doing moments. You rarely do a take that lasts more than 20 seconds. You really earn your spurs acting onstage. I needed to do that for myself. I would hate to say at the end of everything that I never did a stage play.

An amateur can be great in front of the camera, but you need an education to get on stage where you have full control as an actor.

I really learned how to act on camera through 'Power Rangers' because I hadn't done a lot of film and TV.

I would absolutely recommend for actors to start in the theater because it establishes a foundation in your craft that you can build off of.