Inbar Lavi Quotes

I didn't think I was an actor and fought it for a long time. Nobody paid for that but me.

I mean, I guess I realized subconsciously that this is what I should be doing before I realized it, consciously. Verbally, I don't think I had committed to it, even though I was driving everywhere, every night, just trying to get on stage.

I have a string of competitiveness in me. It's really strange 'cause it's not something that I would even expect myself to have, but every now and then it kinda sneaks out, you know.

When I finally decided that my only hope was to go to college, I took an acting class, and once I walked onstage, I just knew I was home.

Every now and then you think about your life, what you would like to be, you start at Number 1 and you go down to 100. And down at the bottom, 100, was - Stage. Go figure. That would be the last thing. It terrified me, man. But I had to do it.

I could have easily been too afraid to say 'yes' to Chicago, because it requires so much I haven't done before. If I am a flop at singing and dancing, maybe my love for it will carry me through.

When I started acting classes, I was inspired. The truth is I never dreamt of being an actress as a child. But it just happened. When I started studying and getting on stage, it just came to me. I never said 'I want to be an actress.' It just happened. I started discovering myself and realized I loved it.

I think part of what acting did for me is it kind of represents all my greatest fears. I'm sort of compelled to do it, but at the same time, it's so frightening. But I think that the things that frighten me the most in life are the things I should be doing.

I was anxious before I decided to go back to acting about what I wanted to do with my life. Once I realized I was sort of interested in acting, I've been pretty lucky and had all these great parts. And I feel pretty much like, 'What will happen will happen.'

One thing just led to another, and today, here I am, acting in a daily soap, and I am just loving it.

You can't focus on other people's careers. Everybody is different.

What I did for a living for so many years separated who I was from what I did.

When I wanted to be an actress, I never wanted really to be the kind of actress I became.

I made my first film when I was 35, so I firmly believe that you don't have to be one thing in life. If you're doing something, and you have a desire to do something different, give it a try.

At 17, I realized that it's going to be a tough decision to make, but I had the clarity of thought to walk out of cricket and try my luck in acting.

I knew I had a lot to offer, and it was just about finding my niche and figuring it out.

When I was young, I originally wanted to be a radio on-air personality. Once I realized I may not be fit for that - I was infatuated with hip-hop - that I still wanted to be a part and give back the community, so I decided to carve my own path and make my own lane.

Being the competitive guy that I am, I can't get into individual battles like I have.

When I do something, I want to win. If I lose, I feel bad.

I never thought I was going to be an actor.

After my schooling in Meerut, I was sent to Allahabad for further studies to become an IAS officer. It was there that I got the freedom to do whatever I wanted to, and it was in Allahabad that I first did theatre.

I got the opportunity, and I grabbed it, and slowly, I started finding a lot of interest in acting.

I'm a competitive player, a fighter, and I always try to improve what I think needs improving.

My parents every day said, 'Ah, it's better you go to school, it's very important for your future.' But inside myself, I said: 'I think the good way is follow the football.'

I now know that my dreams and my identity are only mutually exclusive if I don't try.