Atticus Shaffer Quotes

Most child actors were lucky enough to get the part in the first place.

When you're up for an Oscar, you just get offered everything. It's fantastic, but a lot of it you're completely inappropriate for.

I want to have the great roles that move people profoundly. I want to have the choice and be given the opportunity to play those roles, and unfortunately, fame plays a huge part in that.

I think, for the first time, people are starting to say, 'That's Sterling K. Brown,' which is cool, which is uncharted territory for your boy. It's nice to be called by your name when you're not in character.

I think once you get noticed as an actor you get roles irrespective of the characters you portray.

Being an actor is like winning the lottery. It's not really about your talent, it's right time, right place, right face.

The tag of a 'National Award winner' earned me a lot of respect from a lot of people. I like that in a way.

I want to be a star. It doesn't mean that I'll act any less. My performance will be at par, but I want to be a star. I want the audience to spend their hard-earned money on my tickets without doubting. And when that day comes, I'll believe I'm a star.

When you take this journey of becoming an actor, there are only destinations - one, where people give you that limelight and expect the world from you, and two, they don't know who you are, and they don't care what you are doing. You have to choose where you want to go.

Actors who are not accepted are the ones who have to put in the extra effort to get somewhere in their careers. But once you achieve that, everything becomes easier.

Many talented actors have come into this industry and, in spite of their best efforts, haven't been able to win over the audience.

Every actor starting out wants to be famous. One of my dreams was always to go to Paris, walk up the Champs Elysees, and be recognized, and by God, it happened!

I wanted to travel. I wanted hit records. I wanted success. I wanted respect, but not credibility - that's one thing Boyzone never looked for.

I don't think there's an actor in the world who ever expects to get a call from the 'Star Wars' casting director - least of all me.

I want people to take me seriously as an actor. I want to be a star; I won't deny that.

Once you are known, people start banking on you and see if your other projects are successful or not.

I wanted to be famous. I guess I thought acting would make me famous.

Huma has made her mark in the industry with films like 'Gangs of Wasseypur' and 'Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana.' I am happy for what she has achieved today because we belong to a non-film background.

But it would be churlish of me not to appreciate what it's brought me. If a good number of people come into a theatre because they know me from the dreaded 'Mrs B', I couldn't be happier.

I feel very fortunate to have made my debut with Sunny Deol. I'm aware of his stardom, his popularity, and his reach. I'm sure that teaming up with him has made people sit back and notice me.

Indra Kumar made Madhuri Dixit famous as the 'dhak dhak' girl. It's a wonderful feeling to know that he thinks I have potential.

As a kid, I was playing a character, so the film was not on my shoulders. I did 11 films out of which three were appreciated and remembered. At that time no one was following my career, so it was easier. But now when you are a mature adult, it's a different experience.

There'll always be a difference between a star and an actor. I've nothing against stars. They've earned it and deserve it. I'm happy being just an actor.

There are so many actresses who struggle for years to get where I am. It's luck that's worked for me more than hard work.

I was looked upon as this privileged actress who was like Yash Chopra's family. He was my second family. Whatever I have achieved is because of him.