Rasika Dugal Quotes

If somebody is in a story, they need to be there for a reason, and not just to set up somebody else's story.

For me, it's about the impact that the role has in the film overall. Less or more screen time, whether I get to romance the hero, is not the yardstick I go by. If my part is strong enough, then why not?

I do not care about the length of my role. But it should make a difference to the story.

Overpopulated fiction can be so confusing that readers put the story down. Under-populated novels can seem claustrophobic or boring. You want the right number of characters for your particular work.

I like my characters to be ones I think about long after I've finished reading the script.

To me, it doesn't really matter how big the part is as long as the part is important to the story.

I have to have a character worth caring about. I tend not to start writing books about people I don't have a lot of sympathy for because I'm just going to be with them too long.

I'd never thought much about a series, because I liked the idea of picking a script I liked with a character I thought I could sustain for an hour. In a series, you live with one character day in and day out - and you only hope it will be one that will not drive you crazy.

I am good when there is something central about the character. There is always a human theme I attach myself to. I am really looking for something that is moving or enlightening or something with depth as an actor. I look for these kinds of roles.

Once you have your characters, they tell you what to write, you don't tell them.

For me, one thing I love is having an arc for a character.

What's fun about doing a series is you get to take some time to create the character.

Whenever you're blessed and given a second season, you can really let the characters evolve. That first season, you're setting everything up. It's background, where they're coming from, what they want to do. And then you get to marinate in it that second season.

Stories are important, but I'm really into characters, and if you can give birth to a good one, that's true success.

It's very important that all the supporting characters feel like they've existed in the world, that they've had a history, and they'll go on to have a history within the scope of the story rather than just popping up and then disappearing.

I don't mind playing a supporting character if it has some substance.

My only criteria while selecting roles is that it should be a lead part in an interesting story where the character has depth and layers.

I have not done any film where my role didn't make sense.

Be it in Malayalam or Tamil, I got to play characters who had plenty to do in the storyline and not just be a prop.

Usually, in many films, only the hero's character is of importance, and the others may not be as significant. But in 'Kaala,' there are at least six characters that will have a huge impact and will stay with you even after the movie.

When it comes to a character, I make sure that it adds to the plot.

I am sure that I don't want to take up stupid roles. And by stupid, I refer to those which doesn't have any sense. A role should have some life in it, right?

I think every character is important in every film - be it small, primary, or lead - because they are adding something to the story, taking it forward.

What you would call a 'lead,' I've always considered a supporting part, and what people would call 'supporting parts,' I've considered leads. In a way, I look at it in reverse, because supporting parts - when they're done correctly - are the ones that are progenitors for storylines, to move forward.

What makes an audience watch something and care about the characters is the emotional life of the characters.