Shweta Tripathi Quotes

You know that was much more of a kind of cameo, I love the movie, I love the story, I love Johnny as a fun little role but it was more of a cameo, not anywhere near as developed as this role.

I've just kind of been used to carrying movies. I look back and I'm just used to being in every single scene in a lot of pictures.

I don't believe in terminologies like 'lead role' or 'supporting role' or 'cameo role,' etc.

People liked my performances in 'Kill Dill' and 'Happy Ending,' but I was hardly there in them.

When you guest-star, you're usually at the center of the dramatic arc, so that's fun.

Making a film of a work you've played for six weeks gives you intimate knowledge of the character. By the time you go in front of the camera you've worked out the behavior and life of a character.

When I'm singing a song, I'm in that song, and I'm thinking about what emotions I should bring to the song. Voicing a character was very similar. It was high energy, and I had to really think about the emotion of what was going on in the scene.

I just did what the script demanded from me in 'Uyir.' I felt it was indeed a challenging role for me.

I am not bothered about if my role in a film is small or big. Because if the character I am offered is sensible, I would do it even if it is small.

For me, it's about the impact that the role has in the film overall. Less or more screen time, whether I get to romance the hero, is not the yardstick I go by. If my part is strong enough, then why not?

Being an actor, I have no issues with a character being negative or positive as long as the role is substantial and meaty.

My only criteria while selecting roles is that it should be a lead part in an interesting story where the character has depth and layers.

Thanks to Cheran, I play a city girl in 'Mayakkannadi.' I appear in trendy costumes and have more scope to perform.

For me, a story has to have characters, and my role should be meaningful. At the end of the day, people should say that they like my performance.

Generally a heroine appears in a couple of songs in skimpy costumes and disappears. I am fortunate to do such a lengthy role in 'Dhanam.'

In 'Rakht Charitra,' I had equal screen space to that of the lead.

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

I do films in which I have an important character.

My earlier film 'Punda' did not give people a glimpse of what I could do as my role was that of a typical glamour doll that required me to run around trees.

For me, as an actress, you are playing a character, and to play that character, you have to get into that mindset.

My priority will always be my performance more than anything associated with a film. I always look forward to give my best to the character I play on screen.

I essay a negative or a positive character depending on whether it's a principle role and how much it drives the movie.

It's always really cool as an actor to have a character that people want to see the best for.

I don't think I was bubbly in 'Oohalu Gusagusalade.' It was a real character.

I have not done any film where my role didn't make sense.