Siddharth Shukla Quotes

A good script and perfect casting, that's 90 percent of the work.

If you have a great script and great dialogue, you don't need to improvise.

What I look for in a script is the plot point and whether they're strong, obviously, or not, whether the characters are rich or not, and if I can do justice to the character or not. Some movies you look at and the script is so bad that no one can do anything with the script.

If you get a script and it's really well written, that's always exciting.

I'm just a sucker for a good script.

Ensure that your script is watertight. If it's not on the page, it will never magically appear on the screen.

Well, I've always been a character actor, you know, and you always get your share of character actors who are bad guys. So it never surprises me. And if it's good writing, you can find your way into the part well enough.

I'm always looking for a low-budget script with an interesting character to play.

Love every role to be new, and I always like to bring a freshness to every character I play, but that comes down to the script. So, it's important that it's a good script with good, truthful characters and truthful subjects.

I'm just first of all looking for a part that's well written and speaks to me.

I have no qualms about doing a character who may be below the lead in the pecking order, whether it's a hero or a villain or a comedian.

If you do not have a good script, then no matter what the genre is, the film will not be a success.

There are dialogue writers for a movie, there is a script to be followed... whatever my character says is not a reflection on my personal opinion or principles in life.

I'm kind of down for anything, as long as it's an amazing script that speaks to me, so I'm just constantly reading and constantly looking.

I am on the lookout for smart scripts and stories where my role has weightage.

Stories matter to me. I look for a good script, story, and a strong part.

I would love to do a commercial film. But my hero is the script.

I would play the lead role in films which have scripts that suit me.

All you ever really want is a great character and great writing. As an actor, that's the juiciest sandwich you could ever ask for.

I need to react to a script, to feel strongly about it in some way. And I need it to be a complex character for sure. And also, I think a lot about what kind of audience there is for the film, what they're looking for and ways to connect with them in the playing of a character.

When I first read the script a few years ago I thought it was one of the best written scripts I had ever read.

I'm not the kind of actor that would know what my character had for breakfast last Tuesday.

Being an actor myself I realize that all actors believe they are qualified to play any role. If you showed me a script with a black woman character I would tell you that I could do it. That is what we do. We act as if we are someone else.

I hope to land roles where my presence is carried on throughout the film. I'm looking forward to taking on a role with a complicated backstory and yet someone who refuses to lose sight of hope. I know that it will happen someday.

It's a whole other way of working when you work in films: You know exactly the arc of your character.