Ram Charan Quotes

As an actor I've been attracted to the sort of films that I want to go and see. That tends to usually be drama-related.

TV has gotten perhaps better than your average film script, but at the same time, it's fun to give it all you've got for a few months and produce a story.

A film sells feelings.

I've had a little Hollywood experience, and there's nothing like the Disney story experience.

I knew how to upset the people, and I did it in such a way that it was believable. That's how I made a living at it for 20 years. I don't regret a thing I done or said in wrestling. Nothing.

Perhaps there's a lot of quality television that's not right for the individual who needs questions answered in each episode, and perhaps reality television may be a better option. With the integrity of HBO and their drive to tell stories, it takes time to arrive at any sort of answers.

Wrestling has progressed to the point that the fourth wall has been broken. People would enjoy more seeing what is behind the superhero that they watch on TV.

My criteria is always, 'Would I go see this movie? Is this character something I've never done? Who is the director? Do they inspire me?'

One of the functions of drama is to teach.

It can be a fictional character and yet relatable... It always depends on the content of the film and what you are doing.

I think a natural evolution for me would be to try to transfer over into the film and TV world and start playing different characters. Hopefully, that way, I can keep entertaining my fans that are fans of me, in different avenues and different spotlights. It's a natural evolution.

That's the thing about TV: it gives you so much time to tell your story; it's comparable to comics.

When I was in England, I did a lot of wrestling and moves. Over here, they were like, 'You don't need to do that much. Save your body. Become an entertainer rather than a wrestler.' And I wasn't used to wrestling on TV and in front of huge crowds, so it was a big adjustment.

When WCW first really began to enjoy the success that we enjoyed, it was because of the story lines that we were putting out in front of people.

I'm not very particular about the commercial angle in my films, but entertainment is very important.

With all of our big-hit shows - like 'Big Bang Theory,' and even 'How I Met Your Mother' - when they first started, you have multiple characters to service, and you want to make sure that the audience has a chance to get the concept, get the emotional arc, and really engage with the relationships.

I study entertainment and apply it to myself to one day become the greatest WWE superstar we have, and it's a lot of work. So I write jokes and material every day... you have to keep people's attention, one way or another.

Every film is a journey.

As far as the community involvement is concerned, I don't necessarily think that being a babyface or being a heel really affects that because, at the end of the day, people know that we're entertainers. We're very forward about that.

Dialogues and emotion based movies don't always work.

I watch 'Electronic Boy' faithfully every week - not because I like the show but because I'm interested in where the smartest T.V. producers and directors are going, what direction they are headed in.

WWE definitely gives you the forum, the stage to do different things and see what works. That's the cool thing about being in front of a live audience every single week in WWE. You get instant feedback.

Live action movies are someone else's story. With animation, audiences can't think that. Their guards are down.

In TV, you get so many different opportunities, and especially, you get to try something different you don't get to do as a normal person, then great.

I have to make sure, when you start seeing a film, you are going to see it until the end. I have to, of course, entertain you a little bit. The real question is how far do I go?