It's very difficult to be a woman in any industry.
Men weren't always happy for me. It was very challenging to watch a woman be so successful.
I'm kind of a smaller guy in my given profession, and people always told me I'm too small, so I know how it feels to have people tell you you'll never be anything.
Being an actor is hard. It's so true... auditioning is literally our full-time job, and then, if we are so lucky to book the project were auditioning for, then that project is our play.
I've gotten resistance for my entire career.
Everybody's story of getting into the industry is just as difficult as the next person. Whether you come from money or no money, it's not easy... you have to offer yourself; you can't expect someone to get you.
The intersection of being female and a showrunner carries difficult challenges.
When I was younger, it was really difficult for me to get acting jobs, because you're a kid and you don't fit in the typical family.
You have to be realistic. I'd love to be more famous, have lots of people supporting me, people knowing my name, but I need a tennis racket or a golf club or to play football. Being a female, I don't stand a chance.
This is still a big barrier for me and it is for a lot of foreign actors.
It's difficult to be a mother and maintain a career as a performer - but then it's difficult in any industry.
I have had to give auditions for every film I had done until 'Dedh Ishqiya.'
Many artists feel resistance on the way up.
I always faced obstacles in my career.
Young people encounter great challenges at the beginning of their careers.
We need all hands on deck, and that means clearing hurdles for women and girls as they navigate careers in science, technology, engineering, and math.
It feels like being in a band is a luxury now: like you can only do it if you're signed really early or you come from a wealthy family.
