Neha Dhupia Quotes

I kind of have never thought about a career path, which is an unusual approach.

As far as post-'SNL' career, whatever kind of comes my way that looks interesting, I'll do it, you know?

I think it's been confusing for people because I haven't had a linear career.

Before 'Holby,' I'd always avoided long-term roles.

If you look at my career, I've taken on a lot of risky roles.

I am just at that stage of wondering where I go from here. I came into this business almost by accident, but now it has become serious. What started as a bit of fun, something to do other than be a model, has taken on a different career curve. I have been forced to ask where that curve is going to end up.

As actors, you like to think about the luxury of having choices in your career, but for the most part you kind of take whatever comes your way and hope that you carved out something that you're proud of in the end.

It's like Forrest Gump said, 'Life is like a box of chocolates.' Your career is like a box of chocolates - you never know what you're going to get. But everything you get is going to teach you something along the way and make you the person you are today. That's the exciting part - it's an adventure in itself.

I've just been lucky. I'd like to have more choices, and I'd like to have a leading part.

I don't really know if I want to do acting as a career. I really don't know what I want to do yet.

I had the privilege of being able to choose, or at least have the opportunity to work at, being anything but an actor.

I'm just focused on exploring new opportunities.

My agent and I try to be picky with roles so that I can drive my career in different directions and be different, creative characters. I want to be an actor for the rest of my life and to have fun with my career. So I told him that I wish I could do a movie that already has a fan base. And then 'Twilight' came along!

When I started in films, it never really occurred to me that I could make a career out of acting.

After doing this, going away, trying other things and working on other shows, this character, and working within Days of Our Lives, has been one of the most enjoyable experiences in my career.

I'm still at the beginning of my career. It's all a little new, and I'm still learning as I go.

The only reason my work seems to be eclectic up to a certain period is because I was a failure as an actor.

One of the things I'm most proud of about my career is the fact I've managed to keep options open.

I would love to do films. It's just the way things happened for me - I ended up doing a lot of TV.

It always irritated me that people think they have to be locked into a career path.

I could've ended up in action films forever. But the comedy thing has been my forte.

My career keeps shifting; I keep doing the next thing and it keeps growing.

Other acting opportunities had come along, but nothing that was tantalizing enough to me to step away from what I found most interesting.

I'm always trying to look for different roles.

I always have looked for the best challenge, I guess, that I could take on. I haven't been producing my own work or anything like that, so I've taken the jobs that look most interesting that come my way.