Diljit Dosanjh Quotes

It's one thing to play a character that's fictitious - it's quite another to play somebody that is alive and well.

It's a big responsibility, I think, when you play somebody who has existed but also somebody who has just recently passed away.

I think every role you take on, you should take on the responsibility of doing the best representation of that person or that character or that role. When it is a human being that has actually existed, and it is a person that people know of, yeah, you feel an even more amount of pressure to do a good job.

It's a great challenge to get to play a real-life character. Every actor would love to get a chance, at least once in his life, to play a real-life character.

To portray a real-life character is the toughest job for an actor because one never knows which direction to flow.

I think there's a responsibility to any character that you play that was a living persona.

I've always wanted to do a role based on a real-life person.

I've played quite a lot of real people, and it carries a special responsibility.

Playing a real-life character is a challenge and a huge responsibility.

When you play a non-fiction character it is more responsibility than when you are playing a fiction character because that person lived, and you do want to pay respect to that.

The danger of course is always is caricature. The biggest challenge was to sound like Nelson Mandela. Everything else is easy to do, walk like him. He has a few ticks and things I noticed that I picked up. I didn't have any agenda, as it were, in playing the role other than to bring it as close to reality as I possibly could.

I have carried the burden of being a role model for some time. And that's great. The body of work I've done has afforded me that opportunity.

It's daunting to play a real living person.

Docudrama is not really my game, but it's interesting to play real people; it's interesting to play 'real.'

Sometimes I'm playing somebody that I may have a problem with. Your job as an actor is not to go only play things that make you look good.

I've played several real characters, and I've always found it very difficult because you don't want to do an impersonation.

When you play this game, you're not just playing for yourself and your fans. You also play for a name you have to represent. You have a family that's hoping you do good every single day.

If I'm going to portray one of my idols and someone I feel... so strongly about, it has to be done right, and it has to be done 120 percent.

It's such an honor to just represent the U.S. in the country where my parents immigrated from, and just this whole process has been amazing, and this journey has been so fun and full of so many memories that I will hold on to for the rest of my life.

To be a Miss Universe is both an honor and responsibility.

It's amazing how you get to recreate somebody else's life on-screen. It's wonderful when you get responses like, 'You actually look like him.'

I think playing a negative character is more difficult and challenging, since you have a lot to work on, and you have to put a lot of efforts.

I am very proud to represent my country and the honour of being captain.

Waving the banner of my coaches is a heavy flag to wield, so it's something I take very serious.

It's an honor to be chosen to serve as Mayor Hancock's deputy mayor. This position comes with great responsibility, but should the need arise, I know I am up to the challenge.