Tena Desae Quotes

I have done many films across the globe and would love to be a part of Bollywood, but the script must have a strong character for me.

For an actress, the choices are more if one is open to the idea of doing films in different languages.

I've been lucky enough to build a career outside of America, where I got 18 years and over 60 films of experience.

Which is why I felt I was truly blessed this year, with leads in two nice films, and also the luxury of being able to do a studio film and an independent afterwards was fantastic.

I'd love to work in the States; I'd love to work anywhere where you get a good script and a good part to play. But I do love British film as well.

The movies and the parts I'm being offered are becoming better and better.

In France, I have lots of opportunities. Maybe now I'll be offered films in America. It's the encounter, with the director and the story that counts.

Well, I am from India and I wanted to make films in English for the international market in India. So that was really the main thing, and then of course economically it was cheaper to make films in India.

Every time you do a movie, it's important for your career, your reputation.

I am not at a level where I will be flooded with offers. Hopefully, things will change after 'Pink.' It is one film after 'Shaitan' where I am hoping things will change for me.

Acting opposite big heroes has worked well for my career. Hence, I have decided to do films that have top-notch actors as people take notice of my acting talent too.

I've never thought about doing international films. But if I get something exciting, I might take it up. Everything depends on what comes my way.

I've had tremendous opportunities in film and continue to have them, but it's such a different thing to do a television show, and I'm very lucky to be able to do them both.

Art is collaboration: we are artists all over the world. I believe that people are always going to watch Hindi films... that's never going to die, but I think it's amazing that collaborations like that are happening.

I started from B-grade films, and today I'm the number one actress of this country... whereas other actresses, whom you might call my contemporaries, they have had no growth in whatever platform they were launched... they are still there and have not risen to another platform.

It seemed like whenever a Western was going to get made, it came my way.

I turned down 'American Gigolo.' There are many films - like 'Ghostbusters' - that I turned down... The first one I did was 'Foul Play' with Goldie Hawn, but I turned down 'Animal House' - I turned that down.

I started with Tamil film, then Hindi. Now, I am also doing a Telugu film. The journey has been wonderful so far.

I am open to do a Telugu, Tamil or Malayali movie. If I get a good script and good character, I will surely do it.

The problem with the film industry is that once one starts out as a villain, subsequent offers are those of similar roles.

I have been offered roles in mainstream films which have not been interesting to me. They have been too insignificant.

It's important to be seen in different films and banners.

It's not that I haven't been giving attention to Mollywood. Nor was I consciously going for glamour roles. The fact is that I got busy in Kannada.

'Guest Iin London' didn't work, but it got me more work; it helped me grow as an actor.

The bigger the movies you're in, the chances are better at getting more diverse roles.