Parineeti Chopra Quotes

I think that different actors go about their preparation differently, but when it comes to acting, I use my imagination.

Everything, I think, about acting is based on imagination.

The process changes slightly from role to role. Obviously, there are different things you're called on to do. You're not digging deep for Basher Tarr like I was for Paul Rusesabagina, but at the end of the day it's still all make-believe and you still are trying as realistically as you can to depict these characters.

When you drop your guard in films, the acting process compensates. You get lazy and you start acting.

When I do film, I really take on roles and I take on characters.

I guess every actor has certain emotions they can access easier than others.

When you get to set, you don't try to play the plot; you just play the character.

When you act with phenomenal actors, it makes your job much easier because all you have to do is react.

As an actor, your first priority is the work - immersing yourself in the role, backstory, and bringing that to screen.

The most vital thing for an actor to deliver a great performance is to be honest to the role he or she is playing.

As an actor, I'm more interested in characters the longer I have lived with them.

It's not that we go around the set thinking, 'Oh, today we are going to kiss, so let's enjoy'. It's not that. It's acting. If it's important for the script, so be it.

Ultimately, as an actor, it comes down to committing to the text in the script.

Building a character - nothing gives me more high than the process of exploring someone else's life on screen.

For any role, I pretty much always go to the script, first and foremost.

I'm the sort of actor who likes to talk about what we're going to do.

My only job as an actor is to try and understand the character and, to the best of my ability, bring this character to life.

I like playing off strong actors, whether it's Benedict Cumberbatch or Dominic Cooper. Also I'm a hopeless romantic, so I'm fascinated by relationships.

I'm not the kind of actor that would know what my character had for breakfast last Tuesday.

As an actor, one's role is very much to respond and react to the situation within the context of the character and his world.

When I shoot, I try to feel the body and the face and the weight of the actor, because the character until that moment is only in the pages of the script. And very often, I pull from the life of my actors. I'm always curious about what these characters and these actors are hiding about their lives.

I love an acting challenge, and I love getting to sit down with my script and do all my drama work.

When you do a play, or even a movie, you have weeks to finesse your character. You really understand why they do what they do. In TV, you get new material weekly about your character.

Nick Lea is a great actor, and doing scenes with him was always awesome.

I work a lot; I love to compose, ponder, and take notes when preparing for a role. I cut all the scenes, collate the images, form the character and shape its personality, then I make meticulous notes and transcribe each scene on my notebook.