Priyamani Quotes

What is important is the character that I play. Making an impact is far more important than the length of the role.

I can disappear into things very easily. But with acting, you have to be in the moment, and it gives me this incredibly fulfilling emotion: being really present.

I've been trying to make a difference as an actor. I want to play characters that move people, have them look at their lives differently, or give them an escape.

Life isn't about quantity, it's about quality.

I went into acting because I'm easily bored. Acting seemed to give vent to a lot of different feelings.

It's the story that counts.

What I enjoy most is that every day I get to play a new character.

I want to do better. I want to produce better stories. I want to do better plays.

People always make that mistake when they talk about theatre - the notion of the 'theatrical' meaning something separate from life. If it doesn't relate to life, it doesn't relate to anything.

In college, that was when I felt that acting is the one I really wanted because I got to be my true self; this is what I want to do for the rest of my life.

Acting is a bit of a substitute for life.

The thing I love about acting is that it's got nothing to do with me; it's about bringing forth a director's vision. It's like a release. I'm glad it's come back into my life.

I think I've found a purpose in acting; it's something I truly love and truly enjoy. It makes me happy. It makes me understand more about life, in front of the camera, than what I'm living beyond the camera.

I think one of the great things about acting is the instant gratification: you just get up and start being a part of the story. The immediacy is something you get really addicted to.

Acting is something that I really love when I am doing it, as it is interesting and fun to pretend to be someone else, but I don't ever miss it when I am not doing it.

It's not about the money; it's about the content.

Acting gives you freedom to express your thoughts.

The only thing that made its way to actually happen for me was acting. I love it, and I love being on set. I love being in rehearsal for things and telling stories. It's what I feel I am supposed to be doing.

Acting is technically just lying, so I guess I've been acting since I was about 7.

It's why we're actors: to be able to tell the stories that really matter.

To be at the point in which I am playing characters that make such a difference to people and that really tell interesting and important stories, it took getting here to realize how important it is and how satisfying it is.

Acting is very much my life, but acting is what I want to do so to be able to say that is a really fortunate thing.

Where film can eat up story, theatre needs space and breath.

I've always been drawn to storytelling, and acting is the most immersive form of storytelling you can get involved with! You're actually in the story when you're acting.

Star power will always remain relevant but content has become the king.