Sushant Singh Rajput Quotes

'Jab We Met' is the reason why I have become an actress.

'Transformers' was important and defining for me because it taught me about what kinds of movies I want to make and the kind of actor I want to be, and I have a long way to go before I become that actor.

I didn't grow up watching movies and thinking, 'Oh, I wanna be in those!'

The blessing that this film business has given me is that when I walk into a school I automatically have everyone's attention. They want to hear what the guy from 'Con Air' and 'Desperado' has to say.

Acting for the Indian audience is surely on my bucket list; it may take some time, though.

When I saw 'Independence Day,' I said, 'I want to be like Will Smith.' I want to do something like that. If he can do it, maybe one day I can come close to a set like that.

I grew up idolising Madhuri Dixit, though I wasn't a Hindi film buff. I had an academic upbringing, and movies were a rarity. I looked up to Madhuri because I loved dancing, and she's a fantastic dancer.

Everyone's amazed by the question that how did I succeed as an actor in the industry, which has Kamal Haasan? It's because I grew as an actor watching Kamal's acting.

The first film I worked in was Dev Anand's 'Hum Naujawan.'Then I went back to school and college.

I got into the movie business because of 'Days of Heaven.'

I was looking forward to knowing Shah Rukh and get to know how he works, what is his process like and how he is as a person. There are millions like me who dream about working with him some day. His film 'Baazigar' really inspired me.

I did not come to Mumbai because I wanted to be a star. I came to Mumbai because I genuinely love acting, and it gives me a kick.

I never thought of acting Bollywood. I have not seen many films.

I love the way Shah Rukh Khan host awards. He's the one person that I look up to.

I didn't grow up watching Hindi films and loving them, or wanting to become a Bollywood actor. That, to me, was the most fantastical idea.

Shah Rukh Khan's stardom always inspires me. His sensibilities, way of life and the way he does business, I love him for that.

As a child, I always wanted to be an actor. But as I grew older, the acting dream kind of faded away, and I took to studying a lot. A few years later, a relative of mine who really wanted me to try my hand at acting sent my photographs to a few production houses, and like they say, the rest is history.

I always wanted to act, but it was not because of the influence of my family. I just wanted to act since I was four! I used to watch a lot of movies. One of the things that attracted me were the songs picturised on 'Govinda' and Karisma Kapoor, who would dance in the middle of the street!

I hadn't grown up thinking that I have to be this big actress in Bollywood.

'Baazigar' was the movie which initiated my drift towards acting.

My role model has been Shah Rukh Khan. There is something or the other for one to learn from his career.

I'm really excited about furthering my film career in Bollywood and Hollywood.

I got to work with Juliette Lewis in my fourth real movie, which was such a cool full-circle moment. Her character in 'Gilbert Grape' is why I wanted to become an actress.

It's been a surreal journey for me since 'Masaan.' The way the industry has accepted me and motivated me has been amazing.

I am very happy that in the second year of my acting career in Bollywood I got to do a biopic.