Hema Malini Quotes

The first film I was in was called 'Straight Time.' I was five-years old, and I was playing my father's son.

'Ex Machina' was the first film I'd auditioned for. I didn't have an agent.

I had done maybe three lines of dialogue, ever, before doing 'Death Proof.'

For me, it all started with 'Phoonk' around 2008 and then I landed a couple of more films and then came 'Makkhi.'

It was when I was shooting for a Telugu film in Hyderabad when director Meher Ramesh approached me for 'Veera Kannadiga.' I was game to explore a new language and said yes.

My very first acting gig was in a movie for Russ Parr. He did this movie called 'Love for Sale,' and that was my first role in any film.

I just wrapped this movie called 'The Wedding Crashers' which was a pretty big break for me.

My role as Ewan McGregor's girlfriend in the film 'Incendiary' ended up on the cutting-room floor, but at least I had two brilliant days of acting with Ewan.

I was editing for Kunal Kapoor when I got my first film 'Jaan Tere Naam' as lead actor.

When Rakesh Roshan called me for 'Khoon Bhari Maang,' it was supposed to be a six month shoot, but I ended up staying for four years doing 12 films.

My first soldier role was in 'Flags of Our Fathers.' Casting director Jay Binder saw that movie and was looking for soldiers for 'Journey's End,' which led to 'Generation Kill.'

I met John when I was 18 and I was in my first John Waters film when I was 19.

I was lucky enough to have a plethora of types of roles before and during the horror movie part of my career.

I've done a movie called 'Lemonade Mouth' for Disney Channel, which was fun to do. I actually got discovered through an open casting call where anyone could audition.

It has been a great experience to act in Hollywood movies with actors like Ben Kingsley.

I did 'Bridge to Terabithia' when I was around 6 years old, but for my first movie, I was 5.

In my first film, Five Corners, I played a very scary, violent crazed character, and it exposed me to a lot of directors.

Acting was something I always wanted to try. I just didn't know how, or I didn't know when the door was gonna be open for me to try it. But it finally opened up for me when I did 'Turn It Up', and ever since then I've been in love with doing films.

Playing Joanne in 'London to Brighton' was my first taste of film, and I loved every second of it.

'Sara' was the first film project I worked on as an actress; it's a short film.

'Superbad' was my first movie, but I've been acting since I was seven.

I watched movies and thought, 'I want to be in movies,' and wanted to be an actor.

When I did 'Clockers,' I didn't even think about having a career in acting, I just thought, 'Wow, this is cool. I get to do a little movie.'

I really want to do more movies; that's where my heart is.

Christopher Lloyd was actually the first person - or certainly one of the first few - who ever spoke to me on film.