As an actor, you want a director who makes you feel comfortable in a place that you can really create and try a lot of different things.
You ask any actor - they'll tell you they'd rather shoot on location because you don't have to invent the energy, the energy is there.
I think all actors - they'll hate me for saying this - but we are babies. We like to be loved, and we'll do anything if we're loved.
I don't want to be an actor, but why not take these opportunities when they come to you? I'm not killing myself auditioning, chasing that dream.
So I built my entire career in the United States and that's why it feels like I'm an American actor.
As an actor, it's my job to make everything interesting and exciting and new. If I'm not doing my job well, then I'm stealing.
I never really thought of myself as being an action hero or a leading man or any of that. I'm a character actor.
Look, every actor has a different way of preparing or creating a character and yeah, we all are from different backgrounds.
You have to get it in your brain that you don't belong to yourself as an actor, but that you belong to the director who creates the character.
A lot of directors in television have come up through the technical ranks. They have all the technical skills in the world. They're not all that familiar with actors.
The displacement of scripted series by reality programming continues to be a severe obstacle to a working actor's ability to earn a living.
As an actor, particularly in theatre, you're trying to get jobs on TV; but you're also losing jobs in theatre to people who are on television.
Anytime you have an opportunity as an actor to really grow along with your character, I think that's a real gift.
If one story becomes too hot, then you can't forget it. As an actor, you want to remain fluid.
The kind of actors I admire move through different characters and genres.
We all know that a beautiful face is an important aspect of an actor's personality if he or she wants to make it big in Bollywood.
I think the challenge for an actor is always to see which parts of you you can explore and go have fun with.
Actors who say they can dive inside a character are either schizophrenic or lying.
When actors first come up, you're auditioning for everything - you're trying to sniff it out like a pig with a truffle and you would do anything!
Politicians are actors, too, don't you think? Usually, if you like people and you're outgoing, not a shy little thing, you can do pretty well in politics.
Many plays - certainly mine - are like blank checks. The actors and directors put their own signatures on them.
