Vikrant Massey

“The MeToo movement has made everyone more professional. The trashy aspects of filmmaking are now eliminated. There is certainly fear and caution among those men who think they can get away with any behaviour. At the same time, we have to be careful about not overdoing the enthusiasm of the MeToo movement.”

“I have had over a dozen trips to Lucknow - for work or personal visits.”

“I am proud to have played so many non-urban characters because I feel the heart of real India beats in the non-urban areas.”

“In all pomposity and humility, I just wanted to show what I could do as an actor, and I jumped when 'Lootera' came my way.”

“I was out with my friends when a casting agent came up and asked me if I was interested in acting.”

“There is unlimited scope for a film to expand and grow on the Internet.”

“There is no one-size-fits-all process. It differs from character to character and priority to priority. Every project has a different priority, and you have to be agile enough physically as well as mentally to shift from one character to another. I think I am fairly decent in that.”

“People have started consuming very privatised content. Initially, it used to be community viewing at the cinema, where you look forward to ice cream in the interval and then on to your dressing and dining rooms. Today, it's gotten so privatised that you're watching things on your mobile phone. That is a massive amount of change.”

“Anything that's good and has a certain amount of quality, slowly but surely, it will be accepted.”

“Like any other aspirational actor, I wanted to be a part of films.”

“I'm not a trained actor. I have neither read acting books nor gone to acting school. But I have certain fundamentals on how I approach a character; the basic skeleton of my preparation is based on observations from real life.”

“When people watch my movies and web series, I want them to either see themselves in those characters or something they can relate to.”

“Those who talk to themselves are the truest actors.”

“I have a complaint with regressive shows. The kind of stories I want to be a part of are not happening. I can't underutilise myself.”

“It's very important for actors to feel like a part of the puzzle and not the puzzle itself.”

“I would be lying if I would say that I never wanted to be a lead actor. But at the same time, I would say it's a lot of responsibility also; it's too much responsibility.”

“People ask me if I am going to leave TV, but my answer is a big 'no.'”

“I don't see midgets as abnormal people.”

“Sometimes you are heartbroken, and sometimes you don't treat others well. I think it's a generic occurrence with all of us. Everyone has such experiences. I also had my share of ups and downs and broken moments.”

“I love playing the common man.”