Nithya Menen Quotes

Like Dilip Kumar, I've never run after money but only after good roles and that's why have always rebelled against those directors who wanted me to do buffoonery in the name of comedy.

The thing is, I don't just take roles because they're performance capture.

I've always admired Cate Blanchett and the roles she chooses. I think she's got an incredible discipline in a way, with choosing roles that are going to help her grow and bring something interesting to the world.

I'd rather have a small part in a good film with good people than play the lead in something I don't really care for.

I'm very particular about the kind of music that I record and sing, and it would be the same way about the kind of movies that I would do.

I've always been really picky about roles and make a point of reminding myself that it's not about the money - because, obviously, there's a lot of money to be made in this business if you're willing to do anything.

I've been lucky enough to work with some great directors, and I don't want to throw that away by doing one big horrible big budget film.

Pretty much everything that I pick, when it comes to choosing roles, is just based on things and materials that grabs me. It's pretty much the subject matter that I gravitate towards.

I have an idealistic approach to acting. I want to be great at it, but you can't be great if the scripts are not there and the director doesn't know what he's doing.

The idea is to choose good roles and good movies. I don't want to act simply to remain in the industry, nor am I here to do glamour roles.

I know the volume of my work is less and I would have wanted to do more films. But I can't do just any role. That's the reason why I have done less crappy films.

There are those who are value-oriented and those who are success-oriented. However shouldn't an actor deliver an image to his audience through roles he chooses to portray, based on his beliefs in life?

I do glamorous roles only when the script demands it and that too with limitations.

I am very choosy about my films. I don't do a film just for the sake of money.

It doesn't matter about the length of the role. I don't do films for the number of scenes. I go for the quality of my character in the film and the impact that I will have.

You will never see me dancing around the trees, chasing a heroine; I will never do films, no matter what the budget, for the heck of it.

I choose roles according to my sensibilities.

I've been always clear that I wouldn't do TV soaps just for the sake of doing them. I would rather wait and work on projects which enable me to make an impact.

I do care about success and all of those things. But I don't care enough to do movies just for that reason.

It's a whole other way of working when you work in films: You know exactly the arc of your character.

I like to play unpredictable characters, and I like to be unpredictable in what movie I'll do.

I prefer working, period. I think that I like doing film more just because when you get a script, you have the story from start to finish, so you can really find the character's arc, and when you walk away from it, you know you're sort of powerless to what happens.

I've refused roles because they're too simplistic.

Acting's fine if the script's written by Paddy Chayefsky and Martin Scorsese directs it, but unless you have something like that, I don't really enjoy acting.

The first thing I ask when I'm offered a part is, Who's the director? which is something they never understand in Los Angeles.