Priyamani Quotes

I love acting, every job is a dream job when you're an actor. I'd like to do eventually more film work and to collaborate with the best actors and directors in film.

I want to play male characters; I want to be Ranbir Kapoor of 'Rockstar.' Those are exciting parts.

No, I am not looking at being a part of television in India, but I may consider movies, if I get to play a strong character.

I want to do more movies, more adult roles.

I was shooting for 'Bobby Jasoos' when I was offered 'Khamoshiyan.'

I always wanted to be an actor, and I wanted to be a part of good movies. Wherever I get to do these two things, it's enough for me.

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.

I had done my first picture and I didn't have anything to do for awhile. I was asked to come back to New York and do Bus Stop in the role of the cowboy opposite Kim Stanley.

I am one of those people who is not very patient in the makeup chair. I have been offered movies like 'Planet of the Apes' and stuff like 'The Grinch Who Stole Christmas' and I turned them down.

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.

I grew up in Middle America and I don't think my family was very funny, but I watched 'The Princess Bride.' I always wanted to be an actor. I didn't know anything about it. I'd never seen any plays or anything and I watched that movie over and over and over again.

I was lucky enough to have a plethora of types of roles before and during the horror movie part of my career.

Coming from theater, and having been to acting school, and done little, small Australian independent movies, a lot of the time, it's always about character.

I went to drama school in Paris and started doing theatre with a friend. Then I moved into movies and slowly but surely I got roles.

Arnaud Desplechin invented me as an actor. I never imagined I'd be acting in movies.

I couldn't care less about actors' trailers and food on sets and stuff like that - I just want to act.

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

I feel so fortunate to have been able to work so much, particularly in the horror-thriller genre, but I would love to be able to do something perhaps a little more dramatic or even a romantic comedy.

I have grown up watching Bollywood movies, and I would love to act in them.

I was watching TV one day, and there was this open casting call for extras, and my brother says, 'You wanna try out for this movie?' and I said, 'No, I'm okay.' And then he said, 'Do you wanna be on a DVD?' And I said, 'I wanna be on a DVD!,' so I tried out.

I have an immense amount of respect for acting. I've always loved movies and was always fascinated by movie-making. But to become an actor, I wanted to commit myself.

I've done a little directing, but I love acting more.

I do acting for the awards... and cash money.

Hire me for the next picture. I don't have to just play down-and-out trailer trash and mean, old, wicked, old nuns. I could play a princess or a queen. That's all I wanted to do. Because campaigning does go on. It's a part of selling the film.

'The Bank Job,' for me, was a great opportunity for me to do some good acting, you know?