Manisha Koirala Quotes

You know, I've never shot a gun in a movie.

I consider myself a novice film actor.

I never took any theater lessons. So when I started to do movies, I was 14.

Well, acting has been a dream of mine since I can remember; being in the movies and acting, having those experiences.

I played a eunuch in 'Shabnam Mausi' with Ashutosh Rana and no one even knew when the film released.

In my opinion, boys should not start with films before they are at least 24 years of age, because emoting on screen needs a certain amount of maturity, and a lot rides on an actor's shoulders.

My first time acting for camera really was for Steven Spielberg in War Horse. I was trained in theater and I was actually working in theater at the time. I had a small role with the Royal Shakespeare Company, which is a huge prestigious theater company back in England. I honestly thought that was as good as it got.

There was definitely a learning curve in terms of being on film, but being on a set was all good.

It's closer to just acting in a film because it was a six-month commitment. We got to fly all over the world.

I've learnt so much from Mithunda.

It's exciting to work with stars, but there is no reason to be nervous because in the initial stages of my career, I have worked with Akshay Kumar, Aishwarya Rai, Salman Khan... I have worked with these stars, so nervousness has gone out my system after that.

I have a shot a lot of movies in Dubai.

One of the biggest guys I worked with was Sean Connery. People like Sean, Michael Caine, Denzel Washington, they've been going for a long time, and not for nothing. They want to get this job right, and they realise the weight of responsibility on their shoulders.

The role of Kaya, which I played in 'Dil Kabaddi,' is very close to my heart as I am also a fitness freak.

I am quite looking forward to working with Shah Rukh Khan.

I can never forget my role in 'Baghban' because I was expected to act nasty with Amitabh Bachchan and I did not like it.

A career in film didn't seem like something I could attain. Whereas I grew up next to New York City, and I spent my life going into New York City seeing plays, and I was a theater actor in school. Acting on the stage felt really natural to me, and I liked it, and I wasn't terrible at it.

I have been involved with theatre since I was 13. I never seriously thought I would get into movies though I had every intention of continuing with theatre.

I auditioned for quite a lot of films. I do not wish to name the films I auditioned for. There were times when I knew I would not be fit for this film, or I would not get this film. Still, I used to audition for it just to get experience... to practice.

I had no apprehensions doing bold scenes.

I got into film acting because I wanted to be James Dean. We lost him at a very young age - he was only 24 - but I’m 51 going on 52, so there's only so many times you can act like James Dean. I had to find new ways of expressing myself that kept me fascinated with film performance.

I've grown up watching Shah Rukh Khan and never really imagined that one day I will get to play the lead opposite him.

I had a screen test and an audition for the role of Neville Longbottom. It wasn't a job at that point. It was just something I enjoyed doing. And it's hard to remember back then, really, that much. But I just remember loving it.

I expected that most of my career would be in dramatic acting. My hero was James Dean.

Theater acting is an operation with a scalpel, movie acting is an operation with a laser