Jackie Shroff Quotes

I have a particular love of an actor that I did work with, oddly, in 'Donnie Brasco,' who has since become a wonderful talent: Paul Giamatti. I would love to do a whole movie with Paul Giamatti.

Yes, I would love to play one of the leads in one these movies and have all those challenges and deal with all those complications, but the business being what it is, there is a slot for me in these kinds of films, so I enjoy them, and I enjoy the people that I work with.

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 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.

There are so many people I would love to work with, like Al Pacino, Paul Newman, Gary Oldman - maybe Tom Cruise. I wanna play his brother in something - so call my agent!

I've been a part of cool films without even romancing.

I love making movies, and being in any that I can be in. I'd like to be in those giant movies, as the fifth or sixth lead, and have three or four killer scenes. You don't have the responsibility of the entire movie being on you. I like those roles. I'm shooting for the middle.

Ooh, I'd love to be in a movie with Meryl Streep or Martin Scorsese. There are so many different things I want to do, maybe like a possessed child or an evil something... I don't know!

I only act in films where I've got an A-lister as my mentor.

It'd be fun to do a comedy with someone like Sandra Bullock.

I remember the first time Bill Fichtner and I had a scene together. I've seen him in a few movies, from 'Armageddon' to 'The Perfect Storm' and 'Contact,' and suddenly he's on a bunk bed and I'm on a bunk bed and we're doing this scene together. That was a real 'pinch me' moment.

I'd love to do a film with Michael Fassbender. He's one of my heroes. I think he's absolutely amazing and I would love to do a project with him.

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

I'd love to do a romantic comedy. And perhaps, if the character was right and I had a good gut instinct, a Bollywood movie. And I'd love to direct. One day. I'm learning a lot on the set of 'The Good Wife.'

I never had a great role in a great film.

I love making films, but the best roles are hard to come by.

I was very lucky that my first film, 'The Blind Side,' I worked with Sandra Bullock.

I did a number of films with Amitabh. He was a wonderful costar - totally different from others.

Working with Kal Penn in 'Namesake' was funny at times. What we did was so real. We had fun on and off the sets, too.

If any fantastic filmmakers want to offer me roles, I'll consider it!

I want to do more movies, more adult roles.

I want to work with Sriram Raghavan, Imtiaz Ali, Karan Johar, and, of course, any other director who is offering a great role to play in a film.

I would love to share screen space with Pawan Kalyan.

It would be interesting to explore an opportunity if Hindi filmmakers think I can fit into any character in a film.

As an actor, the ambition is to play interesting characters. And in the indie genre world, the budgets are low. That allows me, as an actor, not to have a financial value behind my name, to justify me being in these bigger parts for these types of movies.