Akhil Akkineni Quotes

I know what my talents are, and at the end of the day I'm an actor who can dance.

I was born a character actor.

I loved 'Funny Lady' for whatever reason. People say they didn't know I could sing and dance. Well, nobody ever asks me - it's always, 'Punch this guy.'

There are actors who are really fantastically talented at being natural on screen and appearing to be themselves, but I like the challenge of becoming somebody else.

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 not an actor. I can show up for friends and improvise a little bit, but I'm not an actor. I can't remember lines.

My father is such an amazing, beautiful actor. He's incredible, and he helps me a lot.

The audience has reacted well to my comic timing. But, I also have other aspects to my acting talent.

Janet Carroll and Robert Pine, Chris Pine's dad, were in my first play, and they were so astonishingly good, I felt it raised my game instantly.

I think the biggest difficulty from transitioning from professional wrestling to the acting world is generally toning down your performance.

I think that acting could be a talent.

I think, especially growing up in the South, we are taught that women are supposed to be soft, gentle and kind of just goes along with everything and is submissive.

I have proved my skills as an actress who can perform both character and glamour roles and 'Uyir' would take me to greater heights.

I've been choreographed in various musicals before. So I'm not completely two left feet.

I realised that if I wanted to act, I needed to join theatre where I could improve my acting skills first and also show my talent.

I've done second leads in movies, I've done really small roles, too. Other actors never bother me, I believe I'm decent enough to make my own place.

I'm fortunate enough to pull off glamorous as well as strong, character-driven roles.

I went to acting school, and I polished my dancing, but I didn't really learn how to fight.

I can be the girl next door, be the sexy girl, be an action girl. As an actor, this is something that people need to see.

I was in a movie called 'Flirting With Disaster' with Ben Stiller. I realized that I am really not a good actor and not something I wanted to pursue.

At the end of the day I want to known for my acting skills.

Watching Sridevi emote was an experience. She was very quiet on the sets. But once in front of the camera, all her energy would be unleashed.

'Dogfight' was everything wonderful and terrifying about a show, and I feel it 1,000% gave me the knowledge and the confidence that I could do this. I can step up and be present enough to command scenes with amazing actors.

To perform on stage, you have to run through your paces till you are perfect. Despite the script and director, the actor makes or breaks the play.

I think there are a lot of actors who are excellent at cold reads, and they go to an audition, and they read the part and nail it, but then when it comes to the performance, they don't have something.