Navya Nair Quotes

I love challenging films, really. I'd prefer to do some gritty, challenging roles. That would be awesome and really fun.

Bottom line is, off-beat film or commercial films, Tollywood or Bollywood, it's the role that matters to me.

I really realize the more movies I do just how important - it's so cliche when people say it, because everybody says it nowadays - but it's so important to keep it grounded. I totally understand what that means.

I look at scripts really for whether they can be moving or penetrate some kind of truth. You are constantly chasing that feeling as an actor when every part of a production comes together.

I don't go for glamour roles.

Hopefully, any character I play has an anchor in reality.

I would have preferred to have been in a film where I could've been more authentic or more human, where the dialogue and my approach to the part could have been more real.

As an actress I just want to tell beautiful stories.

My job is to focus on bringing characters to life in an honest and personal way.

I want to play roles that I'm proud of, that I feel a certain integrity about, and I want to continue to be truthful in the work that I do.

'Ugly Betty' has been the most important thing I've ever done, easily. I was able to do more with one character than I can ever imagine doing again - Hilda was hilariously funny and emotionally deep... I really got to showcase what I could do with a character.

As an actor, you work to the script: that's our main priority. But you have to be aware and look around for things that help you bring that little bit extra, that touch of realism that rams the point home.

My approach is always the same. I try to be as honest as possible. Find the real honesty and humanity in the character because even a fictional character is supposed to feel real. And my job is to find that reality and bring it to the screen.

I will not hesitate to take up good film offers.

For me, it's always the script. The script which gives me the chance to do something new; that has been my prime objective ever since I started acting. There's nothing else that excites me more than that.

I would love to act in films if people think I am right for a particular role.

I was introduced to the world of films by Manoj Bajpayee and trained under theatre actor Makrand Deshpande.

I want filmmakers to notice me, not just as a glam doll but as a human being with all facets of emotions.

I would do more film roles if I am invited.

As far as films are concerned, I would take up only those roles which are challenging and have some substance in them.

I like the character roles. Somewhere back there I really came to the conclusion in my mind that the difference between acting and stardom was major. And that if you become a star, people are going to go to see you. If you remain an actor, they're going to go and see the story you're in.

All you ever really want is a great character and great writing. As an actor, that's the juiciest sandwich you could ever ask for.

Doing theater, I call it concentrated shampoo. You put a dime in the palm of your hand and you get a headful of lather. When you do a play, you're there for two and a half hours, and you live a lifetime.

As an actress, emotions are my business, my stock-in-trade. As such, I've dealt with them nearly all my life.

All movies aren't fun; some are hard work. You try to do something and convey a set of emotions that have to do with some real life kind of stuff.