Vijay Sethupathi Quotes

Just observing - that's the best skill of all for an actor!

I loved the idea that acting was something you could develop into slowly; something you could study.

There is probably some great acting that goes on in movies from people who have never been on a stage, but if you are in for the long haul, you'd be missing an enormous part of what being an actor is if you're not part of theater.

Acting is a craft, and you need to study to be an actor.

I think that acting could be a talent.

My acting range has always been something between the two extremes of 'raises left eyebrow' and 'raises right eyebrow.'

Acting is one of those things that anybody can do because no one can learn it, but only a few people can really do because it's nothing you can learn.

Acting is not being emotional, but being able to express emotion.

Movie acting is about covering the machinery. Stage acting is about exposing the machinery. In cinema, you should think the actor is playing himself, if he's that good. It looks very easy. It should. But it's not, I assure you.

I don't know what that Method is. Acting is life, to me, and should be.

I don't think film actors need training, really.

Acting is the only medium were people think they can just stand up and do it because they can say lines, but that is not so much the case. You have to study styles and techniques.

I have never really believed that acting is very difficult. I think some people have a skill and are able to act, and if you have that natural gift, it's not difficult.

I love the art of acting, so whether I do it on film with a million people seeing me or I do it in front of 20 people in a class showcasing my art, I am going to act whether anyone sees it or everyone sees it.

I didn't study interviews. I studied acting.

Good acting is really excellent carpentry.

I am always interested in good performance, always tried to improve my skill as an actor.

As an actor, my body is my tool to flesh out the roles I play.

When I go to sleep, I want to know that I have experimented as an actor, and I am constantly seeking to evolve.

I'm not a trained actor. I surrender to my directors, and they make me act.

Acting is just such an incredible art form.

I think in any form of acting, you're always well served if you've done theater.

For the actors, the talent is to serve the demands that I ask of them, to do it with naturality and truth, and to be honest when we were terrified.

Some actors get by with behaving, not acting. You've got to sell the effect. I act more in the 'Nightmare' movies because it's not like me. I'm acting, not reacting.

Sometimes I think of movie acting as advanced pretend.