Personally, I believe that playing the lead antagonist is always better than a character artiste, whose weightage isn't much.
Abhimanyu Singh
Acting in different languages doesn't stop you from growing; on the contrary, for an artiste, it helps a lot.
No artiste wants to be boxed. We thrive on challenging roles, and they can come from anywhere. I consider myself blessed to be recognised as a pan-Indian actor. Yes, it means more hard work, prepping more for the roles, but I'm all for it.
Aditi Rao Hydari
When you step inside a set and transform into a character, it's your first brush with that role. It doesn't matter who you have worked with. Every character will be a first in your life as an artiste.
When Indians have loved and embraced Pakistani artistes, why can't the latter come out in their support when injustice has been meted out to the people? No one wants these artistes to wage a war against their government. People didn't demand that they condemn their own country. They just expected them to say something for the sake of humanity.
Adnan Sami
The way the Pak government treated me is only testimony to the ill treatment meted out to artistes. There was outrage against me. People were amazed that I had applied for citizenship in India. I don't give a damn about getting trolled. I have earned immense respect and love in India.
Pakistan never valued Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan saab until English songwriter Peter Gabriel started collaborating with him. After that, the country suddenly realised that they have an amazing talent. This is the story of a lot of artistes there.
While artistes do want peace, it is not their preserve alone. Everyone wants peace just as much.
Pakistan doesn't value its artistes. I will get trolled for what I have said, but that is the reality. It is unfortunate.
I believe every artiste, at some point, needs to take a step back.
Every artiste's shelf life... is their destiny.
Akshaye Khanna
As much as I say I am uncomfortable with too much attention, but in essence that's what I, every artiste works for.
It is essential for artistes to have that release of creativity, almost as necessary as eating food or drinking water.
I actually admire the Indian artiste 'Lost Stories.' He made a remix of my song 'Faded.' That is really good and cool because it actually represented Indian music. I just loved the song; it so unique.
Alan Walker
Work is my balm. I've just finished my work in Ketan Mehta's 'The Rising.' It's one of the best films I've done. Such a fabulous line-up of technicians and artistes. Above all, I got the privilege of working with Aamir Khan.
Amisha Patel
As an artiste, I want to become more people, play more characters.
Amit Sadh
But as an artiste, I want to challenge myself because that is what art is all about.
Every artiste has a process.
Angad Bedi
Janhvi is the most spontaneous artiste and a very respectful person.
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.
Anna Netrebko
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.
Every industry has got its distinct identity. The Malayalam film industry is right up there with some of the greatest content, artistes and technicians.
The simple rule I will follow to sustain in the industry would be to adapt to these ongoing changes and be a versatile artiste.
It is unethical to promote old songs sung by new artistes, and the government should ban these things.
My rebellion has always been positive and connected with my work. That's how I've sung in foreign languages and collaborated with international artistes.
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.
I think time has changed a lot and you need to be presentable all the time. Social media has become really important and I feel some artistes must not be sleeping as they need to be visible all the time.
Quality cinema is not changing anything, everything is the same. The artistes and other people involved in these films get some recognition at international film festivals and award shows only.
I have seen Hollywood artistes like Al Pacino, Tom Cruise and Tim Burton doing theatre and Broadway shows. Cinema actors tend to go back to theatre because it gives them an opportunity to reinvent themselves.
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.
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.
I've always believed that getting respect as an artiste is of utmost importance.
I was always bad with money, and I think most artistes are like that. They don't use both sides of the brain.
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.
I am comfortable doing independent music; it gives me more freedom as an artiste.
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.
Art is subjective and, as an artiste, if our artistic work is not appreciated by the majority, it hurts.
Artistes never make their image. Image is made by the fans and the artiste's job is to fight that perception.
What keeps an artiste going is the adulation of the masses.
I am a freelance artiste.
As an artiste, I take up roles where there is scope to perform and that can reach out to the audience.
Although I am a senior artiste, I am young at heart and fun-loving.
Unlike singers, who can earn for years by singing one song, we artistes have to be on our toes all the time. If I write something funny or create a joke in the morning, there will be someone narrating my own joke to me the same evening.
To be honest, until I started dubbing, I didn't realize the amount of work of a dubbing artiste puts in. Especially the artistes that dub for villains. They really stretch their vocal cords to a different dimension.
A dubbing artiste does a lot of repair work for an artiste who doesn't naturally speak the language they are acting in.
The next time you watch a villain or an actor whom you know to be a non-native speaker of the language, watch the lip-sync. You'll know the amount of work that dubbing artistes have been putting in to elevate the performance of the actors.
I realise that a novel and a film are different mediums. As artistes, we need to respect other artistes. It also needs a lot of courage to take risks to experiment and interpret known literary works.
I have always believed that an artiste needs to respond to a story first. One has to feel it in order to live it.
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.
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.
