Lara Dutta Quotes

As an actor, I'll play anything.

I wanted to trust in my partners and the directors and producers and do the best I can to deliver what I could deliver.

What I respect in people more than anything is work ethic. And Justin Timberlake's got that. He works his tail off, and he knows his stuff.

It's only when I feel that I can do justice to a character that I take up a film.

Whoever I suit up for... I'm going to do my job.

If I don't stay true to my character, I would fail as an actor.

It doesn't matter if I have experienced actors alongside or novices. It doesn't matter if the director is one film old or a hundred. All I'm interested in is doing justice to the role.

One of the biggest guys I worked with was Sean Connery. People like Sean, Michael Caine, Denzel Washington, they've been going for a long time, and not for nothing. They want to get this job right, and they realise the weight of responsibility on their shoulders.

Diana Vishneva is not only a magnificent dancer but a magnificent actress - no one works harder or understands more.

I have lived my life that way and I expect the people who work for me to be the same way.

Leadership is getting players to believe in you. If you tell a teammate you're ready to play as tough as you're able to, you'd better go out there and do it. Players will see right through a phony. And they can tell when you're not giving it all you've got.

The director respects what they've hired you for and chosen you for: to do the part and respect what you're doing.

I don't take roles I can't respect. If I can't find a reason to be respectful of the character, I won't do it because I couldn't do it justice.

It's not just what you do on the pitch, it's what you do off the pitch.

I was a hard worker, and I always knew my lines.

I just try and do the best with every role I get to do. Hopefully the experience in itself is a good experience and people will want to work with me.

Here's how I've lived my life: I've never been late to a set. I make films I believe in. I feel privileged to be able to do what I love.

At the end of the day, if I can say that I had a career where I was able to play all different kinds of characters and I'm known as someone who is well-respected for my approach to the craft, that would be a beautiful life.

Get in theater, really work your craft. Get really, really good so that when people say your name, your name is associated with quality, with integrity.

Whether you like me or you don't, I still dig showing up for work.

They all matter to me, whether I'm working on a Sam Jackson film for a week or I'm the star of my own TV series - I take it all very seriously, and I have a healthy respect for the work in general, despite the role.

I love working with Sally Field, and Steve Buscemi is one of the most giving, talented actors I've ever worked with.

Debra Winger doesn't let anything interfere with her performance, which is the way it should be.

I'm challenged by people like Russell Crowe and Sean Penn who come in with such incredible discipline and power.

When someone invests in you, I don't want to disappoint them. I want to be the player they think they're getting.