Omar Sharif Quotes

I have always felt that acting in a film is very challenging in itself. But when it comes to performing live, I think that is more challenging.

I always ask the actors, 'What have you never done before?'

I think as an actor you want to keep being challenged.

One of the great things about being an actor is that you have a completely different challenge every few months.

I think if you're an actor, then you can work on stage - but if you've never done it before, you're going to have picked up a few things that you're going to need to change when you're working on stage.

Stage is the ultimate test; I like watching established screen actors on stage to see if they can really do it. But it's great to have a healthy mixture of the two. Film is so technical: there's something very particular about the relationship between you and the camera. It took a long time for me to get good on film.

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.

And film acting is incredibly tedious, just by its nature. It's incredibly, mind numbingly slow.

I was mainly a stage actor. I found film acting mechanical, because it was so technical - there was so much technique with the lamps and the movements of the camera.

As an actor, I'm always so excited about those things that I get to stretch my legs and really get to do something that's hard to do.

I like acting. I really like acting. The career, it can keep you interested. With 'Entourage,' the characters are living a lifestyle that is kind of troubling. But the challenge is to make Shauna a person.

When I decided I wanted to be an actor, I said I wanted to work with quality actors and directors.

Sometimes in film and television, I don't have the opportunity to play roles that really stretch and challenge me.

If you're an actor, you get your eyes put out; you get everything done to you.

Sometimes you can fall into bad habits on film or rest on your laurels, and you can't do that in theater. I think it's such a useful tool as a person and as an actor to go back and forth between those two mediums.

For a movie actor, the biggest challenge on TV is the number of close-up shots.

Singing and composing come naturally to me, but acting does not. I have worked at it and attended several workshops to learn the craft.

In the beginning, it was quite challenging because I had zero acting experience, and delivering dialogues was the most difficult thing for me to do. But after I began to act, I grew as an artiste.

Talent is out there. But sometimes it doesn't work. You're going to find people who you think are wonderful, and the minute you turn on the camera, they just don't understand the concept of acting.

I'm always wishing for more intrigue and meaty stuff to do as an actor.

As an actor, you always have aspirations to play different roles.

I have tried different things as an actor and have always believed in experimenting.

My grooming as an actor took place after working with top directors like Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Gulzar, BR Chopra and Shakti Samantha.

As an actor, I have had an iconic journey and was fortunate enough to have worked with some really wonderful directors.

Every movie is different. Sometimes with movies, there are roles you should just leave alone and relax with and keep it light. And there are other ones where you want to work with an acting coach and really delve in there.