Swara Bhaskar Quotes

I think for any actor to say they don't like attention is ridiculous. Of course we love attention. But getting attention is different than pretending the attention means something.

I love being recognized, I love people liking me, I love the fact that people scream when I go out. I think I'll miss all that when it's taken away.

I have lots of ambitions. I'd love to do theatre. I'd like to be in 'Tea With Mussolini 2;' I'd like to touch Meryl Streep - which would involve being with her in some exotic location. I have lots of fantastical dreams.

I'm world famous, everywhere I go there are people who love me because of I've been able to bring them some joy from the movies I've made.

Celebrity culture is an aspirational culture regardless of how much you don't want it to be.

I was trained to be an actor, not a star. I was trained to play roles, not to deal with fame and agents and lawyers and the press.

I'm passionate about being an actor, but I'm definitely not passionate about being a sex symbol.

The best compliment that has ever been given to me was, I was at the airport one day and a guy came in and said, 'Lionel, my wife loves you, the kids love you, my mother-in-law loves you, the family loves you.'

This whole celebrity racket, it's not really my bag. I don't really do that stuff, and I am not looking to get famous myself. I would love it if my characters get famous, my work was well known and appreciated. But I'm an actor, not a spokes model or a celebrity or whatever that is. I don't know how to be that.

When I was a kid, I loved Elvis, and Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones. But I had no connection to Hollywood - and being a movie star was such a far-fetched idea, growing up in Hawaii.

When people call me God, I say, no, I'm still an angel or saint of acting. I still have a long way to go.

My children have become popular, and they show a tremendous love for the public. They're professionals.

For every person that says, 'I love your work, and my daughter thinks you're great, and we watch all your movies,' and is very kind, there are 10 more that are like, 'Who are you? What's your name? Are you on 'House of Cards'?'

It's just, people recognize you for your work, you know? They love you for your work, and they judge you for your work. It's awesome to have people quoting you. I love it.

I loved the movies and I wanted to be like Marilyn Monroe. I thought she was so glamorous and everyone seemed to love her. I wanted to be like that and I told everyone I would be the next Marilyn Monroe.

It's so odd because I don't even know if I'm cut out for it, but being a movie star guy, I sort of end up gravitating toward the Coen brothers. That's one of the reasons my wife and I moved to L.A.: that however much of a pipe dream that would be, I moved to L.A. because I'd love to work with the Coen brothers.

When I was young, all I wanted to be was a movie star. At a certain point, I started to grow up and really care about what I did.

I love all the 'Twilight' characters. I can watch Kristen Stewart and think, 'I want to be that role someday.'

The celebrity craze is a little much. But it's good for me, so you don't bite the hand that feeds you.

I am very highly appreciated in my country, and everybody seems to love me.

People of Mumbai respect me a lot and they are well aware of my contributions towards the film industry.

I just want people to respect me as an actor. Now, whether that makes me a star or not doesn't really matter.

I don't want to be one of those kids who gets famous and then changes and becomes cocky. That's why it's so important to me to try and take a photo with every girl who comes to see me.

Whether it is fame, love or respect, the Telly world has given me everything that I craved for.

It's good to try and stay humble and down to earth, despite media and social media.