I have never been bothered by the length of my role in a film as I want to be associated with good films.
It's the transformation that drives me. I want to do it all and never want to be boxed into something as a particular type or style. I never want people to think they know me. I hope to build a repertoire that one can look at and say, from to role to role, 'Was that Brian Tee?'
I know I'm not an All-Star or star player, but I want to be remembered as a great role player who won a lot of games and leave my mark in the league.
I am not concerned about the age of the character or the length of my role in a film. What matters is its quality.
I got into film in an odd way - when I was 17 years old I participated in a Swedish film as an actor. I think every person at that age should get a role in a film, because during that time you want acceptance, and when you have a role in a film you become an important person. I think about that now, and that was my fantastic starting point.
When I finish a film, I want to forget it. I never like to repeat myself. Maybe, when I am dead, they will find certain consistencies in the style of my films, but I never want one film to look like another.
For me, the story must be the hero of the film. The screen space or the length of my role does not matter.
I don't look at the length of the role, but yes I'm looking for substance.
It was a fun film. I had a great time doing it. I was looking for a role just like that for my first movie role. I didn't want to have a starring role, because I wanted a chance to learn. I didn't want the whole thing riding on me.
It doesn't matter about the length of the role. I don't do films for the number of scenes. I go for the quality of my character in the film and the impact that I will have.
I think an actor should look for a good role irrespective of its length.
For me, I have always looked for a challenging look and I genuinely don't look at the length of the role. All that matters to me is what I am doing and adding to the character.
I do my work to the best of my capacity. I don't pick a role looking at its length. I take up a film because I would like to see it.
One scene is enough for a good actor to leave his mark in any film.
I am like a drop of water on a rock. After drip, drip, dripping in the same place, I begin to leave a mark, and I leave my mark in many people's hearts.
Look, I'm just a storyteller. When I make a film, I never want the film to become a vehicle of social propaganda.