Amitabh Bachchan Quotes

I'm not a personality actress. I never have been. I have been a character actress.

The hardest thing to do in movies is be a day-part player. You have to go in, make your mark, and get out. There's a lot of leading actors who are not good for a lot of a movie, and then suddenly they have good moments, and they're like stepping-stones across a particularly feisty stream. They build careers out of that.

As an actor I'm part of a long line of character people you can take back to the silent movies.

I never wanted to be an actor. I never want to be an actor. I want to be a movie star. The whole idea of having to act is too gruesome. It's too ambitious for me.

I'd really like to work with Johnny Depp: he seems like a really cool guy; he can do a lot of different things.

It's no accident that Tony Hopkins is a wonderful film actor.

I always wanted to be Gene Hackman and I always wanted to be, you know... I wanted to be one of these guys. I always wanted to be Bob Duvall.

I'm an actor, and I don't look at myself as providing comic relief. I have done diverse and dark roles such as a psycho, murderer, and others in films such as 'Don', 'Eklavya' and '3 Idiots.'

If you're an old pro, you know how well you're doing when you're doing it, and your inner government spanks you if you're not doing well.

I'd love to work with Michelle Williams. I think that she's incredible. She's such a great actress and I love her.

I don't find it hard to direct myself. I can easily think of me as a horrible performer or a good performer. I work with actors who cannot stand watching or looking at themselves, which is not my case. I can have an eye and perspective on whether I'm terrible or good enough for me.

There are certain actors you watch in a movie, and you think, 'Wow, that guy is very skilled.'

Well, I suppose that, in a sense, every screen role is a favourite with me.

I knew I was a good stage actor but I had no idea about movies. And I wasn't a Paul Newman type of guy. That's why I thought the stage is just right for me.

There's a lot of pressure to be the lead of a film. I have done it. It's not my favorite way to work.

I mean I like most of the films that I've seen that I've been in.

As an actor, I'm always critical watching others; it's just the nature of the beast. For me, any performance that doesn't cause my ego to say, 'I can do that' really signifies that it's spectacular.

Ariana Grande was on a TV show, and then she started her career singing. If I'm offered a TV show, I'm going to pursue that and then see if I can push my singing. And then if I push my singing, awesome. My biggest goal, though? Be an actress in movies. I would love to have a career like Meryl Streep's someday.

I know doing movies is where I need to be. That's where my audience wants to see me.

In 'Rocky' and 'Paradise Alley,' my dad played very expressive characters, and he was out there.

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 want to be known for anything other than the fact that I play characters in movies.

I like to think I've done a lot of different kinds of roles, but obviously I have done quite a lot of comedies.

Eric Stoltz was a very good actor.

I did an OK job in 'Carrie' but wanted to do better.