Ali Fazal Quotes

Working with Kal Penn in 'Namesake' was funny at times. What we did was so real. We had fun on and off the sets, too.

While accepting a film, my co-star is my last priority.

I like playing off strong actors, whether it's Benedict Cumberbatch or Dominic Cooper. Also I'm a hopeless romantic, so I'm fascinated by relationships.

Nick Lea is a great actor, and doing scenes with him was always awesome.

As an actor, I love working with directors. As much as I love working with other actors.

When you act with phenomenal actors, it makes your job much easier because all you have to do is react.

I really enjoyed working with Mariah, Alfre Woodward's character, because she's a wonderful actor, and I felt we had a natural chemistry that was reflective of real family members.

Acting is about reacting, and it's not easy to do that when you don't have a good co-star.

I really respect actors much more now that I am one because I realise what hard work goes into being part of the industry.

Acting is completely different from the standup world. You have these 12- or 14-hour days, but you have a great time doing it. It's like hanging out with your friends.

As an actor, you want to do the best job possible, and you want the best scripts possible because it makes life more interesting.

When they're good, I like working with new actors.

I'm always envious of the actors who get to come to work every day and really grow deep roots there, but it is really fun playing lots of different characters.

I'm not the kind of actress who asks a lot of questions of my directors unless it's something I really need to know.

Working with actors is something I've never done before. I find it tremendous. It's hard work.

All actors do that. Should do that and do that. For the most part. I say all actors. I'm exaggerating, but you know who does and who doesn't. Vince is a wonderful young actor who knows his work and did a beautiful job on this film.

The whole idea with acting is that you take some risks. And if you take some risks, you're really going to mess up sometimes. But it's not OK to mess up a movie; it's not OK to do that just so you can improve as an actor. But film-making takes a little bit of risk in every department.

It's been a lot of fun getting to work with Tracy Middendorf, who plays my mom. As an actor, it's always fun to have different parents and to create different familial dynamics than you have in your real life.

As a director, it is important to understand the actor's process.

Acting is reacting, and it's always easier to react when someone is doing a good job.

As an actor, you really want to respect and honor the script. You want to try to be in the moment and you also realize that you're one part of a bigger picture and when they call action, you have your dance.

One of the exciting and enjoyable aspects of acting is being in the environment with another actor.

Acting can be a really silly thing. It's like playing dress-up.

To be able to work with actors who are doing such good work, not only makes it easier for you, but it makes you better.

Once I'm on set, the only thing I'm really interested in is being in the room. Being present. And trusting that what I've done is sufficient, and I'm also trusting that I've also left room for magic.