Veteran Actor Quotes

When Kamal Haasan did 'Nayakan,' he had done a few roles that had him aged and demanded a lot of commitment from. He was already a veteran and a master.

Karl Malden was quite a mentor. He taught me things he had learned from being in front of a camera so long.

Anjelica Huston and Kelly MacDonald are both really special. Anjelica has such a fresh point of view about acting and doesn't seem jaded at all. She seems more like a student and yet she is veteran actor who really brings it.

An old ham like me needs to be on stage.

I played Miley Cyrus' grandma on 'Hannah Montana,' and the first time I was on, they said, 'We love having veterans like you on because she's like a little sponge, and she's really appreciative of all the veterans that are coming on the show, and we just love that you're teaching her.'

I was a child actor in radio, and there's not many of us left.

I have never been a star; I'm just an old character bag.

Jon Voight is a consummate American actor.

Chris Cooper I got to work with many times.

Frank Marth also played many characters with us, and like George Petrie, he was worth his weight in gold.

In 'Puthran', a film by Jayabarathi of 'Kudisai' fame, I had shared the screen space with veteran Y Gee Mahendra. It is a very challenging role which demanded a lot from me.

F. Murray Abraham is an incredible actor and has been for a long time. I've been watching him as I grew up.

It's a treat and daunting to be directing someone like Judi Dench, who's made more films than I'll ever make in my lifetime.