When you do a Tom Cruise movie, you don't do a Tom Cruise movie and ask a lot of questions.
You don't say no to a Shankar film.
I'll do whatever it takes for a movie. I don't really care what that is.
I do one film at a time. I can't wake up early. I can't do too many films.
I definitely had to be talked into 'American Pie: Reunion.' I was hesitant because I'm on a show, and I felt, 'I'm happy. I've got my family.' But then I met the directors, who also wrote it, and once I read the script, I was like, 'OK, sign me up.'
I don't want to do a film where I have a ten minute role.
When I'm on a movie, I'm unavailable every day for a year and a half. You can't do that with a little baby. Somebody might be able to do it, but not me.
Films are not a part-time job. They take months to make and require long-time commitment; so, you can't do a half-hearted job.
I have a life beyond the camera. I like to travel. I need a breather between movies. And I don't think I can do that if I work on five films at the same time.
I prefer to commit 100 per cent to a movie and make fewer films, because it takes over your life.
I am bound by a contract to not accept other films until 'Mohenjo Daro's release.
It's always hard to be away and relocate. When you relocate for a film, there's an end in sight.
Filmmakers have to commit to making 3-D films properly like Jim Cameron did and not do cheap conversions at the tail end of the process.
I said yes to 'Nymphomaniac' before it was written.
I feel bad to keep someone hanging. So if I'm not inclined to do a film, I am forthright about my decision.
I'll do at least one action film every year because of my fans. This is my promise to them.
I would even commit seven years to a film for Rajamouli.
I don't want to make a habit of just playing small roles, because I really enjoy the process of being part of a film and staying on it for the length of time that everybody else is as well.
My commitments are for Punjabi films - I want to work for the industry to uplift it.
I read the script for 'Somnia' when I was filming 'Oculus,' and I remember calling my manager going, 'I really need to do this movie,' and he's like, 'How about you finish this one first and then you see it?' I was like, 'I don't need to. I don't need to. You need to read this. I need to do this movie. The script is very good.'
I don't want to commit to too many films, as it would result in getting out of touch with what is happening in the industry.
I did eight months of training for 'Wimbledon,' and then, by the time I finished the movie another four months later, I was like, 'That's me. I'm done with tennis.'
I am so picky about what films I get myself into because it's such an explosion of energy and commitment once you get in there, you destroy your life until you deliver these films. I never want to be in the position of making films that won't be a great use of 90 minutes of someone's life.
My priority will always be my performance more than anything associated with a film. I always look forward to give my best to the character I play on screen.
I'd love to do something at Marvel, but I don't think I would do a seven-movie deal. That's a bit too much for me.
