Larry Mullen Quotes

It took me a while to figure out what kind of work I needed to do. I worked with directors like Aparna Sen and Rituparno Ghosh. I wanted to do interesting roles.

I don't speculate too much about the future. That's the thing about this job - it's so fickle. You take the jobs, you read the scripts and, if something interests you and you like the people who are working on it, you go for it.

I auditioned for 'American Sniper' and didn't get a role.

I find myself apologising for not being a proper actor. I never intended to be involved in the film industry and still do feel that, with the exception of a couple of brief skirmishes with the film industry.

It's self-destructive to become confident regarding your own acting. Acting, your entire career depends on a lot of things. What kind of writing is working, the kind of filmmaking which is prevalent, all these factors in.

'Sanam Teri Kasam' wasn't the first Bollywood project offered to me. I was offered other projects with more established actors, but I always knew that I could easily be seen as just eye-candy.

My directing opportunities have been awesome, and my acting opportunities, some have been great and some have not.

I want to have a lengthy career. I want to play interesting characters. I want to tell beautiful stories, complex stories, deep stories.

I've worked with acting coaches, I've been going out on auditions and meeting with casting directors. But I'm not known as an actress.

Unfortunately, there aren't enough interesting acting roles in New Zealand to sustain a career.

My journey of working in Telugu filmdom has helped me grow as an actor and person.

Tamil industry has been offering me wonderful roles, and that is what keeps me here.

I don't feel secure as an actor. I want to do more films and get accepted by masses.

After studying art, I was a painter for a while and was asked to audition for a movie randomly. I hadn't thought of acting before that.

I could even do an Oriya film if the role excites me.

I've always wanted to work with the best directors. Directors lead you to the best material and thus the best actors.

Post-'Pellichoopulu,' I received a lot of offers from Tamil industry. I decided I won't do a Tamil film unless I know the language. If I want to do it, I wanted to do it perfectly.

I've been an actor for 30 years. I'm not going to run from a great theater production to do two days on an HBO series or something.

I want to do something that is meaningful. After working for all these years, I want to do better as an actor now and choose roles that are challenging and satisfying.

There's a misconception that actors with no background don't get any exposure from big production houses. I think people should start rethinking about it.

I'm always going to be an actor first and foremost, but I certainly want to have a voice in the kind of work that I'm doing.

A good performance from me - no matter what kind of film it is, or who I'm acting with - will help me get better offers.

When I was in MTV, I wasn't really looking out to do films.

Professional wrestling is my first love, and I will continue to do that, but if I get a good offer for a film or a show, I would love to take it up.

As an actor, I have had an iconic journey and was fortunate enough to have worked with some really wonderful directors.