Rajkummar Rao Quotes

I would love to do films. It's just the way things happened for me - I ended up doing a lot of TV.

I enjoy living in L.A. This is where the work is - or at least generated from - because you fly off and do movies. It's sort of a great way to see the world.

I learned some big lessons on my first film, a horror film which was never released in the U.S., even though we sold it to Harvey Weinstein for a lot of money.

I would definitely be open to more films if the role was right. I haven't thought about a move to Hollywood, but if there was a good opportunity, and it happened that way, then I would definitely consider it!

I didn't really get involved too heavily with being an actual film person.

Actors have far fewer choices than the public thinks they do.

When I was out promoting 'Selma,' I became aware of so many other films that ought to be getting distribution. And this is a problem I can do something about because of my experience.

It's funny: in the middle of making 'The Muse,' I was offered, at the time, the first 'Ice Age,' the part that Ray Romano took: I was offered the elephant. And I couldn't even stop to breathe, so I didn't do it. They've made, like, six of them. And in the animation business, for a voice actor, that's what you want. You want six, you know?

When I started in the business, you did television, and then when you got lucky, you got a prestige project of a film.

Festive seasons are good for releases, but we have to leave some festival dates for other producers to release their films as well. We cannot take away all the holiday releases.

I will not hesitate to take up good film offers.

It's funny because TV wasn't something that I wanted to do. I wanted to do movies. I'd said a lot of no's to a lot of shows previously because I couldn't fathom being on a show for such a long time and only doing one thing.

Post 'Chennai Express,' I got several offers from Hindi cinema, but nothing substantial came my way.

I can't do too many films.

There were times when 22 of my films would release in a year.

Yes, I would like to be involved in something that would hopefully be a blockbuster, but I'm interested in seeing new filmmakers telling new stories and to able to help them do that.

I would love to act in films if people think I am right for a particular role.

I could have earned lots of crores by doing hundreds of more 'Rangeela' that came my way.

I think, it's important to understand how to release a film.

I didn't even think anyone would want to make 'Cop Car,' and then I didn't think anyone would want to distribute 'Cop Car,' and then I didn't think anyone would want to see 'Cop Car.'

I was doing a couple of films which got shelved a week before the shooting was supposed to start.

Even if you're doing a film, you're in the news while the shooting is on and during promotions. But once it's over, the limelight fades away, and you wait for something better to come your way.

I want to work in sure shot films.

I like to do one film at a time. But sometimes, when projects get delayed for reasons beyond my control, I juggle more than one.

'Race' is one of the most successful film franchises in Bollywood. So I was really excited and honoured on being approached for the film. But since I was already committed to another film during the same time as the makers are planning to shoot 'Race 3,' things eventually didn't work out, unfortunately.