Poonam Dhillon Quotes

I have done serious roles in various films including 'Budget Padmanabhan,' 'Thaththi Thavudhu Manasu,' among others.

Be it TV, films, or stage, I love substantial roles. The length of the character doesn't matter, but if the character is well thought, then I have to grab it.

I hope to land roles where my presence is carried on throughout the film. I'm looking forward to taking on a role with a complicated backstory and yet someone who refuses to lose sight of hope. I know that it will happen someday.

I think you can always find interesting, complex and fascinating characters to play in different kinds of movies. It's in your hands.

Mature roles full of substance the kind played by Robert De Niro and Al Pacino - my favourite actors - is what I want to do.

If you see my filmography, I have mostly done non-glamorous roles.

I have only recently got interested in film, and it is a strange way of working in many ways. But actually, when it is at its best, it's quite an extraordinary way of working between a director and an actor, to really explore an inner life.

My first four roles were all nice guys, Raggedy Man being one of them.

I'm an actor, and I don't look at myself as providing comic relief. I have done diverse and dark roles such as a psycho, murderer, and others in films such as 'Don', 'Eklavya' and '3 Idiots.'

Creating a role is an interesting thing - each show or each situation is different.

Acting is still, of course, what I love to do most. The beauty of it is that by changing characters, it never gets boring.

I kind of found a niche for myself after 'Firefly'. I found something that I enjoyed doing and that I did well, but as far as how I seek out a part, it's always different. It's always something that lights you on fire when you read it. It might be just one scene, it might be one line that defines the character for you.

I'd love to play more challenging roles, characters that would stretch my comfort zone and imagination.

'A Guide To Recognizing Your Saints' was the first real actor-actor part I did, and I hope to do more. Action movies are fun, but I'd be happy not to do them if there are better roles.

Well, usually when I finish one character, I'm looking for a role that's really different.

Pretty much everything that I pick, when it comes to choosing roles, is just based on things and materials that grabs me. It's pretty much the subject matter that I gravitate towards.

I'm always looking for a low-budget script with an interesting character to play.

I gravitate to the roles, not necessarily television or film. It's just the fact that, for me, the most interesting roles have been in television.

I never sought to play monsters in films.

We play many emotions in our careers, emotions that in real life we would perform just once. For example, my character has died in about 10 films, so you have to keep searching for different ways to do it!

I think you work on the roles that draw you in and the stories you want to tell.

Playing dysfunctional characters or crazy characters is only fun if they're well written. So I have been lucky enough to be asked to play crazy people who are very well written.

I am not bothered about if my role in a film is small or big. Because if the character I am offered is sensible, I would do it even if it is small.

I play characters that allow me to do lot more than just be a glamorous heroine.

It's better to play negative lead roles than portray just any other character on the show.