Though I was launched as a hero, I was quick to realise that I did not have the capacity to sustain that position. I then reinvented myself intelligently and became a character artiste instead.
A mimicry artiste should be spontaneous and he should be able to crack jokes on the spot.
I won't call it pressure but I want to come out with a better movie every time. That kind of enthusiasm is what makes an artiste aim for more.
I'm an artiste... I dance, I act, and I do a lot of things that's got to do with arts, and that's my space. I feel happiest in that space.
Although I am a senior artiste, I am young at heart and fun-loving.
Personally, I believe that playing the lead antagonist is always better than a character artiste, whose weightage isn't much.
As much as I say I am uncomfortable with too much attention, but in essence that's what I, every artiste works for.
When an artiste says that, after two heavy films, let me do a light one, somewhere they want to balance it out for the audience, not for themselves.
Working with a good artiste is always a pleasure. If you get a reaction from your co-star, then you get the space to perform well.
One is never done growing as an artiste. So, it's important to find roles that challenge me and make me learn new things.
An artiste like me can never be satisfied because it is the dissatisfaction that helps me grow and achieve what I want to.
Although I have not done too many films as a child artiste, the advantage is that you are familiar with the world of movies and it is easier to face the camera.
Things like dressing, postures and gestures are under the artiste's control. If I'm performing, my safety is primarily my responsibilityso I shouldn't end up doing anything that would infuriate the audience.
I've always believed that the artiste is the one who has his pulse on the society and who, in many ways, represents the conscience of society in terms of engaging standards that we need to live by.
As film makers or any artiste that put work out there, what you are doing on your level is that you are putting consciousness out into the world.
There was a time in my life when I'd only sing. In my initial years, I didn't ever speak on stage, forget acting. Eventually, my confidence as a performing artiste grew.
Every artiste vies for that one role, which takes her a level up, where people start recognising your work and acknowledging the fact that you are a good actor.
Playing my music to fans and people enjoying it is what matters; that makes me happy as an artiste. If you start worrying about awards, you will lose your creativity.
I am the master of my fate and I am the captain of my boat. While ups and downs are a part of everyone's journey, how you face it makes you the person or artiste you are.
In the 1990s, when I made my debut, an artiste would get easily stereotyped. So I only got the roles of didis, bhabhis, chachis and buas.
For an artiste like me, it was very difficult to focus on studies with a beautiful campus around me.
Bollywood gives you an immense reach. The stars have a huge fan base. The amount spent on promoting a film is incredible. To be part of such productions, in some way or the other, is a blessing for any artiste.
First of all, I'm not a singer or rapper. I'm an artiste. Besides singing, I produce music, dance, write poetry, and sometimes I paint as well.
I've worked towards self-development as an aspiring artiste. I've been most passionate about dancing and acting, so I have followed it obsessively.
You should not think of business while performing your art. This advice holds true for every artiste, irrespective of what he is doing.
Nothing happens overnight for anyone. To become a skilled, accomplished artiste, you need time to work on yourself first.
My entry into films was forced, and I always had an affinity towards academics. Having said that, it is the artiste within that urged me to say yes to acting.
I love that I am being offered films but I just couldn't do the 'cotton sari-strong woman' role again. As an artiste, there is nothing more I can offer there.
Whether its the National Award, the Padma Bhushan, or several others, nothing will make an artiste happier than the appreciation from the man on the street.
It's really easy to project this whole ideology of what being an artiste is, and I'm just not down with intellectualizing it. I just think, if you feel like doing something, then do it.
I have no desire to become a crossover artiste, singing with microphones. I believe in opera; that it is something that young people would love if they had a chance to hear it.
I am an artiste in a free world, I am supposed to raise questions.
I have made a promise to myself that I will have no limitations as an actor. I have realised I have to pay attention to the commercials or the business aspect of cinema, but deep inside, I am purely an artiste.
Artistes never make their image. Image is made by the fans and the artiste's job is to fight that perception.
As an artiste, I want to become more people, play more characters.
Any artiste would die to be a part of a film like 'Gandhi My Father.' Director Feroz Abbas Khan had a very clear vision about what he wanted to make.
In 'Haraamkhor,' I have explored a few things which I wouldn't have been able to do in bigger films. The process of shooting this film was so organic that it enhanced me as an actor and an artiste.
I got recognition because of film music, but people start recognizing me as an artiste more because of singles.
For an artiste to grow, for a person to grow, you have to learn. A learner cannot afford to have an ego. Learning can never stop. If it does, then it is death.
In India, however good your western vocals are, you have to have that Indianess in your singing if you want to become a mainstream artiste.
I believe an artiste is a reflection of society. I write what I see. I am not a scholar, I am just an entertainer. I cannot change the way people think.
When I launched my channel, I felt I was ready to do this. It's not that I had learnt everything - because as an artiste you never stop learning, but I was ready to put out my voice in the world.
Even before I became an artiste, when I barely had the means to support anyone financially, I took care of several destitute women, giving them shelter, food and clothing.
I am taking 2020 a bit slow... sometimes you need to restructure and re-strategise as an artiste for things to work well.
I personally get into the supervision of every song, from the lyrics to the artiste, I oversee everything before it goes out to the world.
I am basically a theatre artiste. However, after stepping into cinema, I did not get much opportunity to act in plays.
For the grifter, ripping people off is seldom the point. The grifter is an artiste who invests in the long con.
You have to be gifted to begin with, of course, but what follows is a process that takes a very long time. You train, you listen, you travel, you follow artistes... all of it goes into making you who you are as a performing artiste.
I treat every song like a different character. It is good that people recognise my voice instantly, but as an artiste, I always try and bring some variety with each of them.
As an artiste, I have learnt a lot from Pankaj and still get amazed at his dedication to give nothing but the very best each and every time.
I have been a good theatre artiste since my school and college days, but when I participated in 'Cine Stars Ki Khoj,' I realised that I could touch people's hearts when I performed.
As an artiste, I don't worry about whether I am taking the beaten path or a fresh route when it comes to taking up challenges.
What leads me is the conviction that as an artiste, attempting versatile roles will help me improve.
For the theatre one needs long arms... an artiste with short arms can never make a fine gesture.
In the beginning, it was quite challenging because I had zero acting experience, and delivering dialogues was the most difficult thing for me to do. But after I began to act, I grew as an artiste.
Good looks may be enough for a heroine, but to become an artiste, you need at least a working knowledge of the language.
As a musician, I know that it'll take time for me to get to the ranks of an established artiste. Nevertheless, I'm very happy that people are appreciating my music.
I started off as an artiste and later a producer. All these aspects are interconnected. I became adept at every field - acting, producing, stunts and distributions. I never found anything tough.
I am a greedy artiste. Wherever I will find good stories, I will do it.
When I am on stage, I am just an honest artiste who tries to let people know me, not only as a musician, but also as a person.
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