The first and foremost criterion for me when selecting a film is the character I am playing, and then the director.
There's no such thing as a small part. There are just small actors.
There is no point in doing a lengthy role if there is no importance in it.
Actors, lots of times, are great when they have great parts. For me, a lot of times, it's been the part.
I don't care about the length of anything I play, as long as it's a good character.
Let's put it this way, when I was casting, I cast Viggo first and then found someone who could play his wife, rather than the other way around. So for me he's still the lead character.
I am on the lookout for smart scripts and stories where my role has weightage.
I'd always tried not to worry about the size of the role or the size of the film.
When it comes to landing a good job, many people focus on the role. Although finding the right title, position, and salary is important, there's another consideration that matters just as much: culture.
There are no small parts. Only small actors.
It's very important to play a police role convincingly. It ups you in your career. Even 'Siruthai,' in which I played a cop in one of the roles, was a gamechanger.
I think the only thing that matters is you win as a team and you lose as a team. And so the team needs to understand that no one player is bigger than any other player. Everybody has a role... Every single role is important.
It is all about playing a challenging role, and whether a film is a commercial one or not does not really matter.
What is important to me is the mileage a particular role I depict gets on the silver screen.
I am only looking forward to good film script. It doesn't matter if the role is a supporting or a standalone role.
The truth is, I'm a character guy. That's how I see myself. I always see the role as being far more interesting and important than I am... not all actors approach it that way.
Um, I think every role, whether in TV or film, has a part in building a career and relationships.
Take me and my role seriously. Take my talent seriously.
I hope my role is an important one at Roma.
When I hear artists or authors making fun of businessmen, I think of a regiment in which the band makes fun of the cooks.
Just wearing expensive and glamorous clothes do not merit for me to do a film. There has to be a good story and a good role.
Experience matters for some roles and not others.
I have played bad-guy roles, but they were significant to the story.
Bottom line is, off-beat film or commercial films, Tollywood or Bollywood, it's the role that matters to me.
On 'Buffy' I wasn't all that high on the totem pole as far as responsibility and screen time.
