David Zucker Quotes

When we worked together for 'Band Baaja Baaraat,' Ranveer used to be very anxious and hyper on set. He used to do weird things, but now he is calmer, less anxious. He's a better actor now.

I pray and try every day to be a better actor.

Here's what I knew about doing a play: I knew it would make me a better actor.

Filming 'Bad Santa' was really where I learned everything that I knew at that point about movies. That was really the first big thing that I had done.

I want to do more films because if you do a lot of films, you become a better actor.

My modus operandi is to become a better actor.

Maayanadhi' was a film I enjoyed working in.

When I was in a couple of movies in the '80s, I was winging it.

I don't know if I've become a better actor or a more sensitive one. But I've learnt what not to do.

I got to work alongside Alexandra Shipp, who plays Storm in 'X-Men: Apocalypse', so that was really cool for me.

'End of Watch' was 98-percent written, and I work really hard to make it look like it's the first time I'm saying it.

I started doing movies when I was 14.

The role in 'See No Evil,' Jacob Goodnight, was perfect for me, so if I got the opportunity to do that again, I certainly would consider that.

I was very curious to try being in a movie.

People assume that actors working in films won't have the time to do theatre. But I make sure that whenever I'm free, I watch a play.

I believe that you become a better actor only when you work with people far better than you are.

I played a very small role in 'Attakathi.'

In Sarileru... my role duration was 15 minutes. Since I knew the scope I didn't mind it.

It was a stroke of luck when I worked in 'Agneepath.' It was a great role, something different for me.

Oh yes, Irrfan Khan is an amazing actor who is both focused and funny on the set.

I had done maybe three lines of dialogue, ever, before doing 'Death Proof.'

Not that I'm in the stage of my career where they're offering me parts in 'The Revenant,' but I try very hard to go through the audition process because I feel like I learn quite a lot about the character and the people I'm going to work with.

I had the time of my life playing Rose in Wes Craven's 'The Girl in the Photographs.' I became so close with the cast and crew, it was hard to leave after we wrapped.

You have to understand, when you're 15 and you're doing this Steven Spielberg movie with megastars - Robin Williams, Dustin Hoffman, Julia Roberts - you know you want to be cool. I don't know how cool I'm going to look with my belly button out!

I've done some awful auditions, and I've really done some horrible work, but it forced me to flex those muscles, and that's what makes you a better actor, just doing bad work and seeing what looks bad and growing from it.