Rhea Chakraborty Quotes

I worked a long time to get good at what I'm doing, and nobody handed me a recording contract because of who my father is.

There are so many actresses who struggle for years to get where I am. It's luck that's worked for me more than hard work.

You might get one job for having a famous parent, but you won't get your second unless you're good.

There are lots of actors out there who are hugely, hugely talented and haven't got the breaks I've had.

Most child actors were lucky enough to get the part in the first place.

People don't believe this, but Hollywood really is a meritocracy.

There will always be competition, especially in showbiz. There's always someone younger and hungrier standing behind you; there's always someone with more contacts; there's always someone whose grandfather or father is a filmmaker. I think your job is just to be there 100% - you work hard, and there are no shortcuts to success.

It's not like they just open the gate to Hollywood and off you go - you earn your stripes. I worked ferociously hard even just to get an agent.

I'm an actress, and that's why I'm still here. Anybody who has the illusion that you can have a career as long as I have and be a star is kidding themselves.

Acting careers don't come out fully formed - not unless your name is Jaden Smith and your dad has done it all.

After a point, it doesn't matter where you come from. There are many star kids who haven't done well in the industry and rank newcomers who have done amazingly well.

A lot of people have that notion that it must have been easier for me because I had the Malik tag. But I don't feel it's right. With due respect to someone like Ankit Tiwari who leaves everything at home to come and make it big here without any backing, I agree I have an advantage.

You can be a kid of a star or be a normal child coming from a non-filmy family, but you still have to work hard.

I've worked with a lot of great, glamorous girls in movies and the theater. They would always give their last ounce to get where they wanted to be.

Success is based on music, not where you're from.

I'm not saying people shouldn't apply themselves and work hard. You do have to try to make your own luck. But I know people firsthand who worked incredibly hard, who were really smart, who never got into trouble, and still didn't get a break.

We have this myth that if you work hard, you can accomplish anything. It's not a very American thing to say, but I don't think that's true. It's true for a lot of people, but you need other things to succeed. You need luck, you need opportunity, and you need the life skills to recognize what an opportunity is.

Coming back to 'New Girl' was a real reminder of how lucky I am to be on a popular network TV show.

Once you've gotten the job, there's nothing to it. If you're an actor, you're an actor. Doing it is not the hard part. The hard part is getting to do it.

A ball player has to be kept hungry to become a big leaguer. That's why no boy from a rich family has ever made the big leagues.

For me, it's never been about being famous. I just want to be a successful singer. I wanna work hard... If I'm in the papers, grace, but I want to be there for the right reasons - for my music.

I would say that Emma Stone and Emma Watson are two very talented young actresses who are very intelligent and have a great sense of humor and have learned to balance what they love with their acting career, and I think that's really a great thing.

There's no such thing as talent; you just have to work hard enough.

Everyone wants to go to the party and the red carpet, but my life is 90% the work.

If you hang around long enough to show these people what you can do, you have a chance in this acting business.