Personally, as an artiste, I never do any discrimination. If I am offered a 'Golmaal 4,' I'll run and do it.

Artistes never make their image. Image is made by the fans and the artiste's job is to fight that perception.

Acting in different languages doesn't stop you from growing; on the contrary, for an artiste, it helps a lot.

I got recognition because of film music, but people start recognizing me as an artiste more because of singles.

For the grifter, ripping people off is seldom the point. The grifter is an artiste who invests in the long con.

I have always believed that an artiste needs to respond to a story first. One has to feel it in order to live it.

Unless you enjoy life passionately, you cannot be a good artiste. Practise what you like, be it sports or dancing.

As much as I say I am uncomfortable with too much attention, but in essence that's what I, every artiste works for.

Be it a musician or an artiste, everybody likes to be in their comfort zone because that's where you are most happy.

I am basically a theatre artiste. However, after stepping into cinema, I did not get much opportunity to act in plays.

A dubbing artiste does a lot of repair work for an artiste who doesn't naturally speak the language they are acting in.

Good looks may be enough for a heroine, but to become an artiste, you need at least a working knowledge of the language.

One is never done growing as an artiste. So, it's important to find roles that challenge me and make me learn new things.

I am taking 2020 a bit slow... sometimes you need to restructure and re-strategise as an artiste for things to work well.

Nothing happens overnight for anyone. To become a skilled, accomplished artiste, you need time to work on yourself first.

An artiste like me can never be satisfied because it is the dissatisfaction that helps me grow and achieve what I want to.

I've been a character artiste for four decades, and in our job, we learn very early that it doesn't pay to be narcissistic.

Personally, I believe that playing the lead antagonist is always better than a character artiste, whose weightage isn't much.

There is nothing more happier for a father than to lose in his son's hands. I hope my son becomes a better artiste than I am.

The simple rule I will follow to sustain in the industry would be to adapt to these ongoing changes and be a versatile artiste.

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.

You should not think of business while performing your art. This advice holds true for every artiste, irrespective of what he is doing.

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.

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.

I was studying in Jaipur when All India Radio was inaugurated. As a child artiste, I participated and was selected for a children's programme.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

For the theatre one needs long arms; it is better to have them too long than too short. An artiste with short arms can never, never make a fine gesture.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

My mother has learnt classical singing from renowned artiste Druba Ghosh at Sangeet Mahabharati, a music school. During my vacations, my father would sent me to this same school.

It is very important for an artiste to be excited about her work in every phase of her career. If a tiredness seeps into one's attitude, it will show in the quality of one's work.

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.

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.

Please don't compare me with Taher Shah. He is a joker, while I am an artiste - I am a model and an actress. Taher Shah comes, makes people laugh, and goes away. I work with a lot of honesty.

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.

Every time an artiste goes on stage, he thinks 'I hope today goes well and I hope I give my best.' That is important - that little bit of nervousness or tension is what makes you perform better.

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.

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.

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