Kiara Advani Quotes

After 'Prom Night' I did two movies where I was playing a prostitute. I gravitate towards characters that have some sort of inner turmoil or some sort of character arc. That's the great thing about acting, so many different things and being really diverse in your choices.

I'm not a huge fan of scary movies, but I love doing them because your character arc gets condensed, and everything is elevated, and so you kind of have this amazing opportunity to go in many different places.

There's nothing worse - I don't like listening to actors talk about the process, especially when - I mean, for me I've played a lot of guys, dudes, boys in a sense and this was a challenge for me just to play that official character.

My biggest fantasy as an actor is to be in situations that make me uncomfortable and force me out of my comfort zone.

When I began my journey in films, I never thought I'd be playing the lead in my films and was keen to move ahead with roles that give me scope to act.

I am happy with my role in 'Taxiwala.' It gave me a chance to do a character that was fun. I didn't have to agonize over every scene.

'Heirs' became an emotional experience for me. I had a hard time bringing out my emotions in the series. I used all my physical and emotional energy to bring out all that acting.

I want to do more films because if you do a lot of films, you become a better actor.

I would love to do a Malayalam film if the right script and character comes along.

The problem with the film industry is that once one starts out as a villain, subsequent offers are those of similar roles.

I think 'Mindhunter' has allowed me to get a chance to do larger projects.

I have been offered roles in mainstream films which have not been interesting to me. They have been too insignificant.

Humpty' was something I had to do. I had to stretch myself as an actor.

Damnation' and 'Dublin Murders' are the first lead roles I've gotten to do. The more time you spend in front of the camera, the more you begin to relax in front of it.

I am obsessed with the idea of transformation. I have been very lucky so far to play very different roles - and I would love for that to continue.

When I did 'The Green' with Cheyenne Jackson, I was the lead of a film for the first time. That was really fun; I hadn't dug in to a part like that before.

I was very green when I started on 'General Hospital' and it really challenged me. There were times I began to doubt myself a lot.

'While You Were Sleeping' was actually a special opportunity for me to grow up a lot.

Not that I'm in the stage of my career where they're offering me parts in 'The Revenant,' but I try very hard to go through the audition process because I feel like I learn quite a lot about the character and the people I'm going to work with.

As an actor, it's really exciting and challenging to play a character which is much older than your actual age.

I like to write about characters who are conflicted.

The great thing about getting older and doing TV and theatre is that the roles get more interesting, and you're not cast because, 'Oh, she's always looked extraordinary.'

Once 'Uyir' created a controversy, I had several offers coming my way with prominence to my character. However, I avoided them purposefully.

I love playing different and challenging characters on screen, and Newton is one such role. But I'm someone who doesn't think so much about what will happen next.

Kai was my longest arc that I had done on a show, so it was a big step forward to me.