Sharat Saxena Quotes

When people see me in something and say, 'That's just you - that's not acting,' it's the best compliment I can get.

There is no overacting, only untrue acting.

Most of the performances I see on TV and in movies are so self-conscious and overacted. I would think a natural actress would be welcome.

Good actors can make a huge difference to a scene that might sound or read flat.

Ranbir has the ability to be a natural in front of the camera. There is nothing artificial about him. When I watch him on screen, I always feel that he is not acting. And I see this quality only in him among my contemporaries. I am a big Ranbir Kapoor fan.

Emotional power is maybe the most valuable thing that an actor can have.

Good actors, you always know what they're thinking. That's why they're good actors.

With acting, you see some of the kids are literally just off the street, untrained, and they are great. And others are off the street, untrained, and kind of horrible.

I actually love actresses who look like they feel really natural. I like Patricia Clarkson, Laura Linney, Frances McDormand. Those are actresses where the second they show up on screen you're like, oh my gosh, this movie just got so much better.

I think it's critical in any character you play that it really is about reacting instead of acting. You can always tell when a person is acting.

My background is really being a writer's actor - that seems to be the way I work best, bringing out the best of writing. There's a whole range of acting skills, and some people can be astonishing with very poor material. That's not me; my skill is essentially unlocking the writing.

As an actor, the biggest compliment you can get, in my book is for someone to believe that you're the character.

A good actor is somebody who can be truthful and fascinating and interesting and enlightening.

I don't believe in acting. I think that people in life act, but when you are on the stage or, in my case, also on screen, you have to be true.

I rarely play a real person, because I don't think I'm a good imitator.

Harrison Ford - one of my favorite actors - has a wonderful sense of character and depth and uniqueness to him, yet he's able to just deliver the lines without putting any English on it.

Playing a plainer role means everything is dependent on the credentials of the actor, not the fact that they are as pretty as Julia Roberts. People start to look at their talent rather than their appearance. And playing the ugly part often means less time in the make-up chair, which is a great benefit on set.

I just want to bring as much natural as I can. I'm not saying that people who take acting lessons are false. They're much better than I am, but it doesn't work for me.

My strength is with actors. I think I'm good at working with them to get the best performances, at seeing what it is that they have and that the story needs.

Govinda can act in his sleep. He is just amazing.

Even great actors who transform who they are still go to a really honest place; I think that's sort of that special skill that actors have.

I was blown away watching Michael Keaton act because he was such a maniacal, evil person on set. He takes on a totally different life, and it was so amazing to watch him work.

A lot of really good actors are able to go straight from life to their work. They don't treat it as something that's an unattainable, weird thing that they have to aspire to and reach for in a scene.

Actors are not made, they are born.

I just try to be honest and true to the character and play the part.