Vishwajeet Pradhan Quotes

I think if you do something effectively whether you're the lover or the comic or the action guy or the villain like I play; movies are very expensive to make. Chances are you'll get asked to play that part again.

Did Anthony Hopkins really have to be a serial killer to be in 'Silence of the Lambs?,' I don't think so, no. It's called acting, people.

I don't exactly set out to only play creepy characters, it's just that a lot of those roles come my way.

I do try to look at scripts and keep an eye out for challenging roles.

I don't choose characters according to looks. I'm comfortable doing both glamorous and non-glamorous roles.

Be it TV, films, or stage, I love substantial roles. The length of the character doesn't matter, but if the character is well thought, then I have to grab it.

You have to carry so many archetypes as an actor, especially as a blonde-haired, blue-eyed one.

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.

Once you get into a part, and someone sees you, you get asked to do it again.

I'm hoping I can evade a type and go for roles based on what I consider plausible and what I consider good.

I think you can always find interesting, complex and fascinating characters to play in different kinds of movies. It's in your hands.

I always seem to get parts where I play the sports professional - and that's not me at all!

As a professional actor, I don't have much choice about what I've gotten into. I tend to be cast in comedies and I'm fine with that.

Over a spell of about three years, I played a series of roles that were, for me, all very different, but most of them came out within a six-month period. They all dealt with a kind of dark territory that in some cases had been mined before in movies.

I gravitate to the roles, not necessarily television or film. It's just the fact that, for me, the most interesting roles have been in television.

I get sent a lot of scripts where you're just the mom.

The role in 'See No Evil,' Jacob Goodnight, was perfect for me, so if I got the opportunity to do that again, I certainly would consider that.

I try to choose characters that are very different; I think I have succeeded in that. A big role or a small one does not bother me at all. What matters is that I should have a rapport with the director.

For me, a film is a film, and I just want to be part of good stories to grow as an actor.

If someone comes with an interesting script where the negative role suits me, I will definitely take it up.

I need to react to a script, to feel strongly about it in some way. And I need it to be a complex character for sure. And also, I think a lot about what kind of audience there is for the film, what they're looking for and ways to connect with them in the playing of a character.

For most of my career, I've played roles that were written for other actresses.

An actor is an impersonator; he plays many different roles. If you played the same role all the time, God - that'd be a boring career. When you take on different roles and become a different person, that's called acting... It's a challenge.

Well, my favorite roles so far are Lucas and Lost Boys.

Creating a character and living truthfully through her is a whole different ball game. It's all part of the same person but it's a much newer medium for me.