Alia Bhatt Quotes

The wonderful thing about acting is that you can use all of your talents and interests in your work.

I'm definitely one of those actresses who comes to a set knowing how I want to do a scene, and I definitely love input from my directors and my writers.

I'm a director's actor and go by what they say.

Whenever I get a good script, I don't care whether it's telly or theatre or big screen - I'm not bothered.

Growing up, I always wanted to always be something new. I thought if I was an actress, I would have a chance at doing it all. What's incredible about this profession is every role you play; you learn a different skill set. That really appealed to me.

The second I walk onto the set and I know that there's a camera and I know that there's a David Twohy behind that camera, there is zero pressure. There is just me jumping into a pool called 'Riddick.' It's the most free I am. It's like channeling something.

As an actor you have to have a strong vivid imagination as you're working and when the camera's rolling, but there's certainly a part of you that is aware of real life, that you're making a movie.

Some directors cast you because they trust you to do the performance - but then they forget to direct you.

Everything you do on set is directly related to your imagination when you read the script for the first time.

The theater, for me, has always been a place where I'm free to be more creative, a place to sharpen my tools.

I love roles where I have to transform myself.

So what's so enticing about doing a play is that you get to do that thing that got you into acting in the first place... There's a real attraction to being able to play, to just play. And that's something that theater affords you.

And as much as I love the gritty characters, I like to play all sorts of characters. I'm an actor. I love to create.

What people forget is that I'm an actress. That's the wonderful thing about what I do. I get to play different roles.

I know what I love about acting - and it's the creative process.

I think every actor would probably say that it's always a collaboration. And if you ask directors, they'll tell you that they expect the actors to bring something. They don't want to be thinking for everybody.

For me, I just like to be as fun as possible, but I do like to bring a lot to a character. Given the script or the show, I know my boundaries, limits, and how far I can go with it.

As an actor, it's always fun when you're able to feel like there's freedom to explore things and try out jokes and be funny.

A lot of directors don't really like actors.

Everything feels so personal when you're an actor because you're so open and vulnerable, and you have to trust your director to guide you to where the storytelling needs to go.

I sort of approach wrestling the way Johnny Depp approaches movies. I don't really care necessarily what I'm portraying.

I'm game for any kind of roles as long as I find it interesting.

As an actor I have no hang-ups whatsoever about cinema. It can be mainstream, art, regional or national.

When I'm given a role, I'm consumed by a passion to bring to life a character that exists only on paper. I mull over the character for days and internalise his feelings.

I am open to any good script and the character I can do justice to.