Amyra Dastur Quotes

I'm looking forward to working with some of the best cast and crew there are.

The best thing an actor can bring to a role is himself - that's no secret.

Um, I think every role, whether in TV or film, has a part in building a career and relationships.

It's interesting to me that I get cast as mothers and really maternal, sweet, nice people... Maybe I have a vulnerability or something; maybe that's what it is.

I actually love auditioning because I usually don't get the part. I've tested with Daniel Day-Lewis, Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Tom Cruise. So I've gotten to that point, and I understand when I don't get it. There are a lot of very talented people out there.

Oh absolutely. I had the pleasure to get to know a lot of really talented young actors before they even really hit it big. And yet what we all had and shared in common was a love for movies.

I think I'm an actor. You can hire me. I can do a good job. But you also have to get lucky now and then. Every film-maker knows how hard it is to do a good film. You have to just make many, and see how lucky you get.

I'm never worried about being upstaged. I love to have the best, most individual people come in and see if we hit on something.

I love working with Sally Field, and Steve Buscemi is one of the most giving, talented actors I've ever worked with.

I do always feel very proud and flattered by being asked to be a part of American productions playing American characters.

Acting is about acting, not about being a movie star.

Acting for me is like a ping-pong game. That's the secret of acting. When you have a really good actor, I always want to be as good as he is or she is.

I like to do a lot of different things in acting.

There are a lot of great actresses out there. You learn to appreciate each one for what they offer.

Whether that's an action film or a comedy or a drama or anything in between, I'm willing to prove that I can play with the big boys.

I miss working with great actors, working with great directors.

It's not like every director in every movie is seeking me out by any means, there are a lot of things I'm not suited for, a lot of things I'm not interested in, and a lot of things that directors wouldn't be interested in me for.

Hollywood's a big place, and they make all sorts of different movies. Some movies I'm attracted to; a lot of the movies I'm not. But there are some terrifically talented people over there that I'd love to work with.

I read for 'Reservoir Dogs,' and it got down to me and Buscemi, and Quentin couldn't make up his mind. I really wanted that part, but Buscemi is great in that. I also got really close on 'Gladiator,' but Ridley Scott decided on Russell Crowe, who's perfect in it.

I enjoy working with actors so much and having the chance to be surprised by them.

I guess I say this for younger actors out there: you have to be brave, and you have to be ready to fail, and that's the only way you can be unique. So when a director is confident enough in what they're doing, and they allow their actors to be brave and bring in stuff, the more likely it's going to work out okay.

Everyone has a different colour as an actor. And the composite of all those colours hopefully creates something that's fun to watch.

I want to work with anybody original.

I loved 'Les Miz' and 'Into the Woods' - I used to cast 'Into the Woods' with my friends, even if they'd never stepped on stage before.

If you get the right cast, half your work is done.