Vishwajeet Pradhan Quotes

As an actor, you don't want to play a one-dimensional character.

For me, it's first about the characters. I look for a character who is intriguing and challenging and different from what I've done before.

I was blown away watching Michael Keaton act because he was such a maniacal, evil person on set. He takes on a totally different life, and it was so amazing to watch him work.

The only thing that I have to be assured of is that the character must be negative for a sensible reason. She should not be behind everyone's life just for fun, which is the case in many serials. Moreover, it will also test my potential as an actor, so playing a negative character would be an interesting challenge for me.

It's true I have a hard time with the notion of creating a character. And I feel it's a limit. I'm always really impressed by actors who are able to construct a character, like Johnny Depp.

There's no particular role that comes to mind that I'd like to take on, but for me, it's about playing interesting characters and not just two-dimensional ones.

Disney acting is a little more difficult than many people think it is. People feel like the characters aren't deep, but as an actor, you try to do everything you can do the best of your ability.

Any good actor is a character actor.

I have played 50 different kinds of fathers and villains. Only mediocre actors play the part the same way.

The interesting thing about my character Sylar is that my strengths as an actor seemed to go completely against the shape of a character in the shadow.

I often hear actors say during their interviews: 'I want to play a crazy person, a murderer, or someone who's on edge.' But that question scares me. I mean, of course there are characters I'd like to play, but I can't really say specifically who they are. It's much too hard to play a convincing normal person as it is.

To me, there are things you're good at and things you're not so good at. For some reason, I'm good at darker characters. It has to do with how you look.

Maybe you're better to play a villain just straight out.

I wouldn't put myself forward to do a film like 'Changeling' if I thought I couldn't pull people into a story because of all the other ways people see me.

It's exciting to play someone who is a bit tougher than I am. I liked feeling those adjustments.

Playing an unstable, bipolar, multiple-personality-disorder person is definitely up my alley.

If Brando can do Capote and I can do Brando - well then, I can do Capote.

I really like to play these complicated characters, and I really like to transform.

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

The challenge is when you're offered similar roles, and you have to play them differently. I don't want people to say, 'She performs similarly in every film. There is no versatility.'

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

When you watch me on the screen, you should not be able to recognise me. If people say, you're a natural and an organic actor, that's an insult. If you're being yourself all the time on screen, that means you don't know how to act.

My character should not be ordinary, cliched, and if I feel that it's difficult to do this character, I take up that challenge to get into his character.

Even if I do get stereotyped, I would like to think that it is more of a challenge because if you are given one character and asked to play in 10 different ways, it says more about me as an actor.

'Freaky Ali' may look like an easy role to others, but it is not easy.