Rhea Chakraborty Quotes

The hardest thing to do in movies is be a day-part player. You have to go in, make your mark, and get out. There's a lot of leading actors who are not good for a lot of a movie, and then suddenly they have good moments, and they're like stepping-stones across a particularly feisty stream. They build careers out of that.

As an actor I'm part of a long line of character people you can take back to the silent movies.

I love making movies, and being in any that I can be in. I'd like to be in those giant movies, as the fifth or sixth lead, and have three or four killer scenes. You don't have the responsibility of the entire movie being on you. I like those roles. I'm shooting for the middle.

Though I love cinema, I had never thought of becoming an actress.

I play characters that allow me to do lot more than just be a glamorous heroine.

As an actress, all I can do is choose from the films I am offered.

For most of my career, I've played roles that were written for other actresses.

There were certain films where I went, 'Oh, my God, I'm doing a movie.'

I've thought about doing other dramatic roles besides westerns, but I grew up in the West and I know the West.

One thing that's great about being a character actor is that a movie doesn't rest on your shoulders. If it bombs, it won't hurt my career.

I really love being a character actor.

I think if you do something effectively whether you're the lover or the comic or the action guy or the villain like I play; movies are very expensive to make. Chances are you'll get asked to play that part again.

I never wanted to be an actor. I never want to be an actor. I want to be a movie star. The whole idea of having to act is too gruesome. It's too ambitious for me.

I don't really think there's much difference between a character actor and a leading man besides aesthetics.

I can speak of actors that I love. I love Cate Blanchett, Viola Davis, her tenacity. I love Charlize Theron. She's so surprising and so exhilarating, the kinds of projects she takes on. Marion Cotillard as well.

Essentially, I'm a small-part actor who's been lucky enough to play leading roles for most of his life.

My career plan at this point is 'Ice Age 5' through '10,' and even '12,' and 'Spider Man' - you know, basically I'd be Emma Stone's dad for the rest of my career. I really don't have any problem doing that.

It's my job in Hollywood to find roles where I get to be a character not a bathing suit.

I was always a character actor, basically, that sometimes looks like a leading man.

I couldn't care less about actors' trailers and food on sets and stuff like that - I just want to act.

I'm a character actor so I've jumped around to all kinds of things.

It has been great portraying Gollum, but it will be great to see my face on screen for a change.

I can be in 20 movies. But I'll never be an actor.

I grew up in Maine working at a video store and found myself being pulled more and more to on-camera stuff.

There's a lot of pressure to be the lead of a film. I have done it. It's not my favorite way to work.