Anushka Shetty Quotes

I would love to do more movies. I'd like to get into some theater, too, if I could, just to learn more. I want to do gritty performances that I'm proud of. It doesn't matter to me if four people see it or millions of people see it, as long as I perform in such a way that people go, 'Wow!'

It's a surprisingly sacrificial job being an actor.

There are some times when I think acting can be a noble profession. And when those rare roles come along, like 'Down to the Bone,' you have the opportunity to be of service.

I always say to my agents, you go through one of these big kind of movies, everyone makes money, but like, I said, 'I'm the one who's gotta go make it, and if I don't have my heart in it, and it's like a love affair, I'm not going to do a good job. Then, and I don't want to just get paid. I just, I don't want to do that.'

I don't want to be a glamour doll. I want roles which provide me the scope to perform.

My brother Ryan was on the Disney XD show 'Pair of Kings' where he played Lanny, the evil cousin to twin kings, for three seasons. His motivation to be a better actor always pushes me to work harder and try to be more like him. When he gets a role, he will study that character until he becomes that person.

I try to bring all my sincerity to the character I play. That way, I am dedicated.

I worked very hard playing Arjun, and I was consumed by the character.

I have no qualms about doing any kind of role as long as it is substantial.

Getting a script and being like, 'Oh, yeah, I can do this in my sleep.' Who wants to do that? So, finding something that is a real challenge and is going to take all of you, I think, is more rewarding by the end of it.

Acting is kind of a calling for me so I'm just happy to be there and do great work.

The basic essential of a great actor is that he loves himself in acting.

Being an actor is about having the courage to follow your instincts, and also having the discipline and dedication to sacrifice the things in your life that you need to sacrifice to get the best out of yourself artistically.

The best feeling you can ever have when you're working on a show is that the characters are still inside you, and they have a lot left to do.

The films you do are not just for the audience. As an actor, you are putting your heart and soul into them.

For me, theatre and cinema are both pillars of an actor's life; I'd feel very half-baked if I was only doing one and not the other.

There is nothing wrong in playing parts in a good film.

Every project is a new challenge for an actor. If it's not, it's boring.

I've always loved drama. This is a blessing because I can show a little bit of what I can do, and hopefully more, in the future.

That's where everything starts, as an actor: you've gotta have great writing and great character development, and then you have really great materials to work from.

I had been doing something for more than half of my life that I wanted to continue doing - I really loved making the film and I really love acting and it is what I want to do.

I take acting very seriously. I put everything I have and know into it.

When you put your costume on and you get your hair and your makeup done [for a role] and you stare in the mirror you feel like a different person.

Years ago I was going to play Chet Baker in another movie and I really felt drawn to that character and the script is good and I met with Robert and we seemed simpatico and we developed. But I had a real passion for that role and that brought me deep into that film 'cause I got the sense that Robert Budreau was going to really let me be creative inside this part.

Acting is divine dissatisfaction. It's the greatest thing in the world to do, but you are never satisfied with it ever.