Rahul Kohli Quotes

I like the character roles. Somewhere back there I really came to the conclusion in my mind that the difference between acting and stardom was major. And that if you become a star, people are going to go to see you. If you remain an actor, they're going to go and see the story you're in.

I think I've definitely found a niche working in comedy, but dramatic films are what brought me here. After I saw 'Titanic' in the theater, I got the bug.

I like being in movies that have a great story. I'm not so interested in being a Hollywood star. It's a job, you know. When you wake up at six in the morning every day for a week, it feels like hard work.

I always loved movies, but I never thought I would presume to be a screenwriter and definitely not a director.

When I first came to Hollywood, I used to dream of doing films and escaping television.

'Fargo' was the turnaround for me, in terms of film, because it was a part; it wasn't a line.

All my life, all my life that I can, as far back as I can remember, I saw my first movie when I was six years old. And since then I wanted to do that. I wanted to be a part of that.

I just want the opportunity to continue to do great films, play great characters and work with great people.

I moved to L.A., because that's where they point cameras at you. And that's what I'd like them to do.

Everybody wants to be a movie star. I bet if you ask that guy would he like to be a movie star, he'd say, 'Sure.'

I am blessed to have worked in big-budget films at an early stage of my career.

There's no reason to think Disney is going to stop wanting to make 'Star Wars' movies if there's quality and there's interest. It has unlimited potential. It has a huge number of characters, worlds... It's a massive playground.

I want to become a Hollywood film star. I genuinely would love to be in some movies.

I talked to George Lucas once, not about Star Wars. Everyone wants to talk to him about Star Wars, and I didn't want to be one of those people. In person - at least on this occasion - he wasn't effervescent and giddy, as the Star Wars movies are. He's more focused.

Each role that I've played has had a piece of a dream role in it.

Some are in it for the money, which is fine. Some of them are in it to be a movie star; that's another reason. Some actors - and this I never understand - will only play likeable characters. And if they're not likeable, they change them to be heroic.

When I got hired to do 'Guardians,' it was the dream of a lifetime for me. This is what I've been working towards. I've always wanted to create a space adventure, and especially a space adventure with a raccoon. Now that I'm finally able to do it, I created exactly the movie I wanted to make.

Every movie I've done, it's always the same criteria: finding a great story, and finding a great part to play.

When I read that Khal Drogo role, I was blown away. I couldn't believe it was happening. I had to have that role.

I never imagined myself in films. My benchmarks were performances I saw in the theater.

I've had tremendous opportunities in film and continue to have them, but it's such a different thing to do a television show, and I'm very lucky to be able to do them both.

I haven't made a career off my looks, thank God, but hopefully how I've moved people emotionally, the directors I've been able to work with, and the stories I've been a part of.

As soon as I get time, I really wanna dig down and do some acting.

It's fun to play characters with a past, but it's also fun to play any role that is what I would call a 'pressure cooker' kind of character, where the lid is on, and it's left to simmer throughout the movie.

I think I'm a better filmmaker than actor, so I already know that. That's OK. I can handle not being a famous actor.