Raveena Tandon Quotes

I did a lot of theater, so especially as an on-camera camera actor, there are so many things that aren't in your toolbox. They're somebody else's job. You think about editors and rhythm. Volume isn't even in your control.

And after you've done the acting, there's a lot of places you can put your input - in the editing, in the production of it, in the rewriting of it and so on.

Writing, directing... anything behind the camera is what I want to do.

There are still things technically about films that I think are a mystery to me and I want to remain a mystery. I don't particularly want to know what everyone's job is because I've got lines to learn.

Filmmaking is a very complex form - ya know, acting, lighting, screenwriting, storytelling, music, editing - all these things have to come together.

Film and television essentially feel the same when you're doing it, because it's the same technical approach.

I love working in the theater.

I do most of my work on the stage, and typically once the show is over, it's over.

I love just about every aspect of the filmmaking except acting. I would never be able to do that, but the rest I really enjoy.

Do some work in the theater if you can. It is the best training you can get.

I always think that a director who knows about the technical side, but cares about the acting performances and casting as well, is ahead of the game.

I trained in the theatre.

A career in the theatre demands so much commitment.

I think acting is only one part of the piece of the movie. I'ts an important piece, but I'd like to be involved in all the other aspects of making movies.

When someone says 'Action,' you just get on with it and hope that that is translated onto the screen for other people to see. All you can ever do is work as hard as you can on it and make sure you're doing your job.

I'm just so used to music videos or live TV, so to really see something that's scripted and you have to do it over and over again to get every angle - it's fascinating to me. I would love to do a little acting.

When I was in film institute, stage plays were compulsory part of our training.

I enjoy production more than acting, as one is involved in many aspects of film-making.

I don't really have to switch on and switch off because I enjoy the process of enacting a role on the sets, all those mad hours of shoot and then heading home after work. I don't divide it like normal and abnormal life. For me, the entire process of doing my work and heading home is normal.

I'm an actor, and I love the art of creating a character.

In theater, there's a lot of work to do to build the characters. It's a great experience.

I just love the hours of the theatre, I love the way it operates. I always say that when you're doing a play it's like getting a shot of B12, and when you do television for a long series you need a shot of B12.

I was a drama-class nerd. I did whatever school production we put on.

Movies are in a much longer production conversation before an actor is even involved. I always thought of actors as the last piece of the puzzle - so you're a tool.

That's the difference between working on film and working in a play. In a play, you work on it, and you live in it and develop it and make it happen.