If you don't see me act, my work is done. The actor must never take the character beyond the scope of the movie.
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I don't choose my directors, but I choose my scripts wisely.
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There is no hard and fast rule that I only work with debutants. I give prime importance to script, and when that works out, everything else falls in place automatically. In fact, most debutants express interest to work with me.
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I had no interest in cinema until I was 24 years old. My friends had posters of their favourite stars in their houses, but I was far from a film buff - very detached from films.
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I am not bothered about my career graph, as I am someone who doesn't believe in planning things.
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I'm self-taught. Even today, on the sets, I probe the lightmen, the stunt artistes... they are from a period I've not seen; I can visualise it through them.
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We are actors. We can adapt to any different look for the sake of the story and the character.
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I've never consciously done 'safe' commercial projects; luckily, they have done well.
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During script narrations, if I feel the screenplay mood jumping abruptly, I tell the director, and they work on it.