Nora Fatehi Quotes

One day I was in school, and the next I was acting opposite Jeremy Irons. That's how quickly it happened. I was in class and then working with Sir Anthony Hopkins.

Well, acting has been a dream of mine since I can remember; being in the movies and acting, having those experiences.

You know, when you're an actor, you want to go to Hollywood. When you're a musician, you want to go to Nashville.

The thrill of being in front of a camera remains exactly the same.

Huma has made her mark in the industry with films like 'Gangs of Wasseypur' and 'Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana.' I am happy for what she has achieved today because we belong to a non-film background.

I have been involved with theatre since I was 13. I never seriously thought I would get into movies though I had every intention of continuing with theatre.

There's nothing that I love to do more than act and I feel really lucky to be in the position that I'm in, being able to do it as my job! If I ever do anything other than act, it will be in show business.

Nobody in my family is in the show business, and none of my friends were. I went to a very academic school that actually - when I got to the point of wanting to pursue acting, they just had no idea how to do that, because all of their contacts were very academic.

Well, it was the beginning of my film career. It was amazing to me that I got nominated for an Academy Award.

I have to make my bones with Hollywood to get in. And when I do maybe I'll metamorphose from Mr. Muscles or whatever it is I am now and become an irascible tosser.

I wouldn't like to be in movies. Movie people are strange. They live a different life than musicians do.

Being on Broadway and getting a Tony nomination - this has been an incredible ride, from rather humble beginnings.

No doubt, my role in 'Urumi' has been one of my best so far. It surprised me as an actor and made me more confident.

I did get to work with Anthony Hopkins on 'The Human Stain.' If I ever manage to accomplish a quarter of what he's achieved, I'll have had one hell of a career.

I started in movies in 1963, and the first big one was 'Rosemary's Baby' in 1967. While you don't notice it right away, it finally dawns on you that 80% of the time, you're doing nothing.

It was an interesting way to come across in my first big role. To work with Robert DeNiro was very exciting.

My father was so in love with showbiz, all the different aspects - what we're doing here, making the movies, everything about it.

As an actor who has spent twenty years trying to crack America, the day I reached the 'Bloodline' set and found my name on a chair next to Sissy Spacek's was the happiest of my working life.

I play opposite Beverly D'Angelo, and that was definitely a great time.

I feel so comfortable in an acting role, you know, as an actor. Maybe it's because I came into it late. If anything, I've felt frustrated that I can't carry a film because everything since 'District 9' has been supporting roles.

It's great to have an acting job in the age of Reality TV.

I feel as though my career really hit its high point when I was cast as a supporting actress in 'American Wedding'. I thought the script had a lot of depth and intelligence, and it really just jumped off the page.

I didn't grow up knowing actors' names, and my parents weren't theater people.

My dad was an actor and a writer; my mum was a drama teacher. My grandma was an actress. My aunt is an actress. My granddad was a cameraman. They would've been surprised if I wanted to be a dentist or something like that.

Well, I'll keep on auditioning and one day maybe I'll go to LA and try out for films there.