Nani Quotes

I thought I was attractive when I shot 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding.' Studio executives and movie reviewers let me know I had a confidence in my looks that was not shared by them.

I would say it wasn't until my fourth season on 'SNL' where people or my agent was saying, 'You're an actor.' I never thought of it that way.

I hadn't grown up thinking that I have to be this big actress in Bollywood.

Did I think I'd ever be in television shows that people would see or movies? No. But I knew that I was going to be an actor.

As I got older, I auditioned for drama school and shocked myself by getting in.

When I started acting, it was like a double identity crisis - your basic crisis, compounded by people saying, 'there goes Robards' kid, Bacall's kid.' Now I realize, sure, that gets your foot in the door, but once it's there, it's your foot. I'm not bothered anymore. I'm confident of my abilities.

What I've realized, and had to become comfortable with, is that I'm just, I don't think, a star. I'm an actor.

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

I was never interested in being a rock star. I always wanted to be Boris Karloff.

When I was younger, I always was like, 'I want to be a serious actor.' I wasn't interested in doing a Disney show or a Nick show. But here I am, and it's great.

I don't have that drive to be in this field, climbing up, doing bit parts in movies to make a big movie. But I'm lucky I get to also do acting - it's fun. I should probably just take an acting class on the weekends - that would be enough for me.

Well, I'll keep on auditioning and one day maybe I'll go to LA and try out for films there.

Well, acting has been a dream of mine since I can remember; being in the movies and acting, having those experiences.

I'm only realizing now that I was a child actress because I always took myself so seriously.

Acting for the Indian audience is surely on my bucket list; it may take some time, though.

I've always loved film, and since I knew I probably couldn't be a cowboy or a spy in real life, I thought I'd play one in a movie! I started doing theater in middle school and tested for 'Victorious' before being in an episode of 'iCarly.'

Being on a television series is sort of life-altering on every level.

I'm an actor. And I guess I've done so many movies I've achieved some high visibility. But a star? I guess I still think of myself as kind of a worker ant.

I left 'Law and Order' because I really honestly did want to do movies and did want to be a movie star since I was a little girl.

I'm vain enough to want do a movie again, but right now more roles are the last thing on my list.

I guess I could say I'm an actor, which I am, but that sounds like I'm putting down being a movie star, which, let's face it, is what I've become to many people. For myself, I'm a guy who was very insecure from about age 14 until the day I hit my 30th birthday.

People see me as Kylie the singer. It would be a dream for me to be taken seriously as an actress.

I think the guy who has had the better films is Will Smith. I don't know if he's a better actor than me. I don't think so. I am a rapper first. Man, I just love what I do. I am just the greatest and I can't help it. I'm sorry man.

I'm an actor. And I guess I've done so many movies I've achieved some high visibility. But a star? I guess I still think of myself as kind of a worker ant.

I have never taken myself that seriously as an actor.