Asrani Quotes

The first movie I had a featured role in was Parting Glances.

I've been interested in the writing/directing thing and really fell into acting by complete accident.

I always wanted to do films. I'd gone to New York early in 1976 and did a lot of theater, but I really wanted to chase the paths of people like Pacino and Lemmon and those guys. Alan Arkin. Film was where I wanted to go.

I used to sit in school and dream about getting into films.

I was 40 when I did my first movie.

I would love to do films. It's just the way things happened for me - I ended up doing a lot of TV.

I know doing movies is where I need to be. That's where my audience wants to see me.

As an actress, I always wanted to do movies, and I never dreamt about doing movies in America just because I didn't think it was possible.

My career is too short for there to be any turns! But I would say that not everyone is noticed and accepted in their debut films. I was accepted both by the industry and the audience.

Eleven years in films is a long time.

I just kind of fell into acting.

I made my film debut in 1973.

I had an interest in film, but I didn't want to go to Hollywood and make movies.

I just remember saying to myself that I'd much rather do movies than modeling, and that it was worth a try. I didn't really know anything about it. I hadn't seen many movies, or so-called, good movies. When I was a kid, I was obsessed with Star Wars and Night of the Living Dead. When I got more curious about the movies, I thought they were something you had to learn about and go to school for and read every book.

I had no desire to be in the movies. All my training had been in the theater, thank God.

I think everybody dreamt somehow to make a film in Hollywood, you know.

I moved with my mom to Los Angeles for her to pursue her acting career, and she got a job casting atmosphere in some independent films.

If I was discovered by anyone, it would be Stephen O'Neil, who saw me in a play at Williamstown and introduced me to my team who I'm still with today. He was the first person to introduce me to the film and TV world. Other than that, I just assumed I would be a theater actor my whole life.

I wasn't one of those people who went to see a play and said, 'I want to be an actor.' I fell into it.

But the reason I became, why I wanted to be in the business was because there was Midnight Cowboy.

For me, acting was something I fell into.

I was editing for Kunal Kapoor when I got my first film 'Jaan Tere Naam' as lead actor.

I was the leading star in 1945. I slowed down my pace of acting assignments after I came into direction.

Honestly, I want to do films. I want to make that move from actor to producer, like Will Smith.

I was put under contract. A major studio. I got nominated for an Academy Award. Isn't that ridiculous? I mean, at the age of 18!