Jitendra Kumar Quotes

Not that I'm in the stage of my career where they're offering me parts in 'The Revenant,' but I try very hard to go through the audition process because I feel like I learn quite a lot about the character and the people I'm going to work with.

A good performance from me - no matter what kind of film it is, or who I'm acting with - will help me get better offers.

As an actor, the toughest thing is being subject to circumstance. Meaning: What scripts are out there that are available?

The only fear I have is that I will wake up one day and nobody will allow me to do films. This is a fear every actor has.

Trying to constantly get yourself into movies is extremely stressful and sometimes just impossible.

You know, when you start, especially with me, I didn't really know I was going to be a movie actress. I thought I was going to do theater.

What I've learnt being an actor is that you've got to be lucky. I got less lucky, and nobody was interested. If a part came up, it would be for the main corpse's friend's brother who was having problems with his marriage.

To me, the stand up part in my life is great. I know I can do that. When I get an acting chance, I'm really thrilled.

I didn't act professionally before going to drama school. I don't know if I had the confidence. I didn't think I'd get in when I first auditioned for drama school, and then I did.

I'm confident in my ability to maintain a career. I don't know if it will be doing either independent films or plays in New England.

With acting, you have to depend on somebody else to decide if you are allowed to work. You can spend weeks and months when you are not acting at all.

I don't know if I see myself as an actress for the rest of my life.

I think you have to really, really want to be a film star.

I would recommend going out for more independent films. You can get bigger roles and really work your acting chops and build a reel.

I'm still trying to figure myself out as an actor.

I guess my break in America came a little too early. It would've been nice to have a few more years to find out what I'm like as an actor without a camera on my face.

You know, I really wish now I'd had the nerve to become an actor. Because I'd have been Robert Redford, no question.

I was terrible in my first play. After that experience, I had to face that I wasn't good enough to play with the big boys. I had to go away and learn, so I worked in regional theater for three years. I even understudied at the Kennedy Center.

I thought that I'd never be able to work in films or TV. Another girl would be cutting her nose to be an actress. I was always very sure about myself.

As most actors/actresses, I don't like to watch my own movies, either, and I never look at the dailys while filming.

After the 'Golden Compass,' I wasn't sure if I'd ever get another acting job.

I loved acting when I was doing it, but getting the jobs I didn't understand because I'd never had to do it. That was a difficult lesson for me. It was very humbling and very bizarre.

I'm very cautious about talking about how actors got where they got, as though there is in fact a plan or a way. There is no plan, there is no way, there's no sure set, there's no handbook, on how to get to be an actor.

I really actually enjoy auditioning.

Growing up in Seattle, I had the opportunity to take classes since I was 7 years old. I did theatre. I auditioned for film, television, commercials, and built up not just a resume but also some confidence. I learned how to master my craft before arriving in Los Angeles.