Selective Opportunities Quotes

Being an indie queen, people think I have all these choices. Like I've just been sitting around waiting for the best indie film that I deem acceptable.

People assumed that I wasn't open to doing TV, probably because I was doing a film and reality shows. I have become choosy and want to take up substantial roles.

Its a toss-up when you decide to leave the beaten track. Many are called, few are chosen.

It took a long time to get to the place in my career where I could pick and choose what I wanted to do.

The blessing of having your first project be something as fantastic as 'Girls' is that it gave me room to be selective because I didn't feel pressure to do other things. The curse is that my standards were really high.

I just don't want to do films for the sake of it.

I've turned down shows offering large amounts of money.

Well, I have a couple of projects in the pipeline, but I'm taking things slow for now and being choosy about the roles I take up. One thing I can assure you of is that you are going to see a lot of me!

I think the hardest part is figuring out what to say no to because the whole start of your career is just begging anybody to let you perform or to contribute music to something. Then it's like turning on a faucet because the moment it's on, people are like, "Oh, you can do stuff? All right. Well, you want to do it every single thing?

I no longer take on everything offered. Instead, I go up for roles I like, things that I would enjoy watching, stories that I want to tell.

I've had a wonderful career and I'm very happy to have had all of the opportunities that I've had to tell stories and work for as long as I have. I'm sure there'll be a few more films but I'm happy that I'm able to be selective.

If there's anything about longevity in television, it's about knowing what to take and what to turn down, and what to stop.

After having acted in films down south, I always wanted to work on the small screen but couldn't say yes to everything that was being offered to me.

You need to see what kind of offers come your way. Just because it is Bollywood, doesn't mean that you have to take it.

Because modeling is lucrative, I'm able to save up and be more particular about the acting roles I take.

There have been actors who have been extremely successful by doing just about everything that came their way. But I do what I like doing and give it a certain time.

If you're fortunate enough, you get to a position where you can be a little pickier about your roles.

I'm in this position where I can afford to wait, I'm lucky enough to be financially secure to not have to do anything that's thrown at me. You know the next couple of jobs are going to be pretty crucial in terms of how you're perceived by people. So I'm just waiting.

I can't believe I've been doing it so long. In the last three or four years, I've slowed down. I'm doing only the roles I really want to do.

The older I get, for me it's about fear. If I read something and it scares the hell out of me, that's what I want to do. If it's a challenge and a massive risk and I'm going out on a limb ... those are the ones I want. And they are few and far between. I don't work very much because I'm very specific about what I want to do.

Everything big-budget or stereotypical I was offered after 'Slumdog Millionaire' was a huge no-no.

I have really good managers and agents who are very selective in what they send me.

I'm at that stage in my career, especially now where I go where I am wanted.