Amruta Khanvilkar Quotes

Honestly, I understand that as an actor I should be comfortable with playing different characters. I am also not degrading those actors who are part of stories that require intimate scenes, but as an actress, I wouldn't be doing any scene that requires smooching and making out.

Believe it or not, I always found intimate scenes hard to do.

Throughout your whole career, there's a bunch of people you might have to kiss. Say there's this character opposite you, and you might not be into her - or him, personally. You just gotta' do it. That's your job.

I would love to do a good gritty drama, a romantic role. I tend to play bad guys for some reason.

As actors, we're always asked to portray and react to these extreme circumstances, otherwise it's not interesting. They are agonizing things to think about.

I think if you work as an actress and are supposed as a character to be in love with some actor, then to some extent you do have to be in love with him.

Inside of all the makeup and the character and makeup, it's you, and I think that's what the audience is really interested in... you, how you're going to cope with the situation, the obstacles, the troubles that the writer put in front of you.

For years after 'The Last Waltz,' I got all kinds of silly movie offers - or, maybe, not silly, but parts that are not my calling... lots of offers to play some wonderful boyfriend.

Honestly, ever since I've been married, the part of a job as an actress where you have to kiss other people, I find totally bizarre.

A lot of directors don't really like actors.

I try to choose characters that are very different; I think I have succeeded in that. A big role or a small one does not bother me at all. What matters is that I should have a rapport with the director.

In order to make Alma innocent and open, I had to forget that I'm stressed as an actress because I'm making a film with Paul Thomas Anderson. I had to let go of everything and hold onto the text. The language was like a rope I could cling onto and make my way blindfolded through the shooting.

'Raaz Reboot' doesn't have extreme boldness, but I was apprehensive about the kissing scenes.

I don't want actors reasoning with me about 'motivation' and all that bull.

When you finish reading a script and think it is good but have reservations about a kissing scene, it means that you haven't understood the script completely.

As an actor, you think you know your craft, you know the conflicts in your character, but often you don't.

Acting is like lifting a 400-pound feather. It's a feather, how hard could it be? And yet, you go to lift it and it's heavy. For that reason, I love it, because it's very hard and difficult and challenging and obviously I want to learn more.

It has happened with me that I get a role of a cop for a film. Few directors typecast you if you do that particular role well. But, it is the actor who has to decide whether he fits in that role or not.

Personally, I want to do action films. I even tried it with 'Loafer,' but things did not work out. So, I am taking things as they come and am trying to do different films which will suit my image.

I think my concerns are the same as every actor. Can I find this character and make it come to life properly?

I think any actor, if they had the choice, would opt for challenging roles that test their capabilities.

Usually, I write my scripts first, then think of the actors, or I have a reference of someone.

I am always curious to sit down with the actor who's playing the part after the casting process and get to know them, get to understand their life a little bit more.

Trying to get it together with me as a director was impossible. No one wanted to work with me.

As an actress, I am very happy with 'Singh Is Bliing' because that was totally different from what I have done before.