Priyamani Quotes

If a role has been too one-dimensional, I have turned it down.

I just want to work and be in films that I like, it is so simple. I think from the outside it seems as though as actors, we are picking and choosing our roles, but it isn't like that at all, perhaps unless you are George Clooney. There are not that many movies I would want to be in.

I've been asked to do action-oriented movies in the past and they just haven't been right for me.

So far, yes, I have been doing only commercial films because those are the kind of films that came my way. Those are the kind of films that I liked, but definitely I'm open to doing other kinds of cinema as well, and if something comes along - if I like a character - then I would definitely do something off-beat or edgy.

I'm not doing anything Jack Nicholson turned down. Any part that required a character distanced from myself would have been a reach. But the one thing I've always done well at, and I'm most devoted to, is my children.

I have tried to make decisions to work with great directors, with good scripts, and that makes the pickings real slim.

I don't have an agenda where I do a comedy and say, 'I have to do a drama next,' or 'I am looking for an action movie now.'

People assumed that I wasn't open to doing TV, probably because I was doing a film and reality shows. I have become choosy and want to take up substantial roles.

I don't want to say no to anything. If I did a blockbuster, it would probably be fun. But who knows? Maybe I would connect to something. But definitely, indie movies are the ones I register with, for sure.

I'm not willing to do heroine-centric films back-to-back.

I don't mind doing genre roles as long as they offer me something substantial.

If I feel the role is not going to demand anything out of me, I don't do it. Either it has to be a terrific role, or the director has to be someone I am dying to work with. Or the costar has to be someone I really look up to.

Actresses are defined more by the roles they say 'no' to it than the roles they say 'yes' to it.

Every time I choose a role, I see whether it excites me and offers me the potential to challenge myself.

I will do all genres. I will do intense roles, along with the kind of films that I have grown up watching, like 'Biwi No. 1' and 'Judwaa.' But I won't do films where, if you take me out of the script, nothing changes.

Ideally, I'd like to keep a balance between action and romantic roles.

I have just been lucky to get challenging characters every time.

It doesn't matter if it's a small role: if I know I can pull it off and have a good team, I will do it.

I have done films only because my roles were good in them. It has got nothing to do with being associated with any particular camp.

I have no qualms about doing any kind of role as long as it is substantial.

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.

The audience is expecting good work from me. They want me to do roles that are unique and important in the story. So, I am trying to focus on different characters to play. I am doing the kind of films which are completely different from each other.

If I was someone who wanted to do just love-interest roles then I'd be in a difficult position. But thankfully I'm someone who likes to do things that are edgy and different.

I'm very lucky to have been given a lot of freedom in my career, but it's also fun to play in other people's playgrounds!

I love a challenge. So when I did 'Friday,' I didn't want to do another comedy back-to-back. With 'Set It Off,' that was a little different from 'The Negotiator' and 'The Italian Job.' So for me, it's all about challenge. It's all about challenge and about just learning.