Parvathy Quotes

I think every role you do prepares you for the next one. Of course, 'Nashville' has been, and will continue to be, a huge learning experience for me as an actor. It's something that I grew a lot doing.

Well every moment, every project is different. I took a very slow approach to acting, trying to really work with people I could learn from. And I got something different out of each experience.

I learned more about acting from George Stevens in a few months than I had in my entire life up until then.

As an actor just learning the craft, you literally do a scene with Jimmy Gandolfini, and you walk away a better actor.

Before acting offers came by, I dabbled in theatre under the aegis of the late thespian Dinesh Thakur. He was instrumental in honing my acting skills.

I think with every part you do, you become a better actor. I've learned from my experiences on that.

I don't sit around with other actors and talk about the pain and the magic of acting.

An actor matures with experiences, and the more the emotions he/she has been through, the greater the intensity of performances.

Being an actor helps me direct a little bit, when I do that, which I haven't been able to do that much, but I plan to in the future. There are a lot of reasons for that, but certainly because I feel like you know how to talk to actors, and you know what they need from you if you've been one yourself.

I acted for so many years and sat on a million sets and worked with a million different directors so that is to me some of the best training you can get.

To be with Derek Jacobi and Stellan Skarsgard, it's a master class in acting every day.

'Hollyoaks' is where I learnt a lot of the craft, being in front of a camera six days a week. That's certainly an experience you don't get in drama school. It invites you to be comfortable in front of the camera.

I learned more doing 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' than I did during three years at drama school.

Movie acting is about covering the machinery. Stage acting is about exposing the machinery. In cinema, you should think the actor is playing himself, if he's that good. It looks very easy. It should. But it's not, I assure you.

It was a dream come true working with Johnny Depp. He's always been my acting idol. Working with him and watching him work taught me a lot as an actor. He's very down to earth and a lot of fun to hang out with.

I took an acting class with Louise Lasser, Woody Allen's first wife and co-star in many movies. I've done some other indie films, if you look on the YouTube. I love acting - it's great.

Directing has only increased my admiration and respect for what it is that actors do.

To be honest with you, there's nothing that bores me more than sitting around with a bunch of actors talking shop. I love actors and I've got friends that are actors. They're interesting people. But for some reason, usually when it comes round to talking shop, there's a part of me that doesn't like it.

Working with Adrien Brody was like going to Julliard, but instead of four years, I went for four weeks. He was like the Albert Einstein of professors, it was just the best experience of my life. Adrien was the most influential mentor in my acting career thus far, and even after the movie he continues to mentor me.

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

As an actor, you look for roles that can constantly challenge you and you can learn from.

I know some really great actors who are pretty judgmental people, pretty critical people. But they're great actors. When they're acting, that's the craft.

I love acting, every job is a dream job when you're an actor. I'd like to do eventually more film work and to collaborate with the best actors and directors in film.

The best research for playing a drunk is being a British actor for 20 years.

Acting is a craft, and you need to study to be an actor.