Shruti Haasan Quotes

I wouldn't say I'm personally trying to transition from comedy into drama. I don't look at things like, 'Oh, I need to do a drama now.' I get a lot of material sent to me, and if I feel like something has the creative integrity and the right director and the right whoever involved, the right actors and is a great story, then I do it.

It's usually the exact same three things which are, the Scripts, the Director and the Role those are the three things I look for and really any two of them, If I get two of them that's usually enough, but definitely those are the things I look for.

I think I was first choice for the part. I don't know - that's what they always tell you anyway. I didn't have to do any audition for the part. Sam saw me in Dinner and the whole thing slipped into place.

I've always believed that it's the film that chooses the actor and not the other way round.

I don't have any specific criteria on doing a drama based on where and what country. If I like the storyline, I'll go for it.

Yes, I would surely like to work with Neha in a family oriented or a romantic-comedy, or in any Punjabi film.

I always try and do good films.

There were certain films where I went, 'Oh, my God, I'm doing a movie.'

I'm not interested in going after a part. I think if someone wants me for a part and approaches me then I'll take it on a case-by-case basis and see what that part is.

Definitely as an actor, the experience you have, at least I'm talking for me, my experience as an actor is you go to the set and know what you're going to do, know your lines, you rehearse, you do your scene, you go back home. As a producer, for the first time I saw the whole picture in a completely different way.

There are projects I've done, such as 'Queen,' where I played Halle Berry and Danny Glover's son, where I'm so extremely proud of the work that I did that I will sit down and watch that any time.

Actors, lots of times, are great when they have great parts. For me, a lot of times, it's been the part.

I'm always excited to work and excited to be on a show as good as 'Dexter,' for sure.

I think the atmosphere on set really comes from the material, but also the director.

If you take my performance or my understanding of the role and my appreciation for story and then dress it in CGI, that I guess becomes an action film.

I think filmmakers are always interested in getting the best actor that they can find, the person who's the most right for it.

Absolutely, 'Rabbit Hole' gave me a nice first introduction into film acting.

I got this call that they wanted me to join this cast. They called it a family show, and it thought that it would be similar to all family shows. I wasn't sure about this until I watched some tapes, and was amazed.

Everytime I get offered theatre I get offered a film role too.

I appreciate film actors who respect the film making process.

I was in the movies. I danced, I sang, I learned to work in front of a camera. It was like being in a repertory company.

Casting is storytelling.

If you have John Goodman in your movie, you want to use him as much as possible.

I would never be in a film just for the sake of being in a film, so I am waiting for the right role to come along.

I have done 'Shivalinga' because I liked the story. My character, especially, is very impressive.