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" I am interested in independent cinema and theatre, and they don't make news. "

Sarita Choudhury

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" People have this impression that once you move to America, that becomes your interest. But I never moved to Los Angeles; I stayed in New York because I do theatre, so my aim is not just Hollywood. "

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" If I am playing a historical character, I try to watch the person in newsreels and read about them, but I will not imitate them. "

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" After a two-year stint at Cheek by Jowl theatre company in London, I put all my energies into breaking into New York's theatre scene. It took me eight years to build enough to play lead roles. "

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" I was very shy about acting. I thought you had to be confident. I was confident with my friends, but I would never think of acting in front of anyone else. "

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" I don't think of the characters as nationalities. I do not live in India. Playing people from different backgrounds, including Indians, comes easily to me. "

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" I love theatre because of the audience. It feels risky. But I love film because it travels to the whole world. To an audience I don't see. "

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" No matter how much I read the news, I feel slightly ignorant all the time. "

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" People are always asking me if the industry is changing, and my answer is always that it is changing only as much as we are. Many South Asian actors complain about being pigeonholed into playing terrorists and cab drivers, but it's time that we stop talking about it. The industry will always say 'No' till we have enough to convince them. "

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" I live in New York. I go to dance class; I do theatre. When things are sent to me, if I like them, I push to do them. And I would absolutely love to do anything that's part of my dad's homeland. "

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" I believe in doing a nude scene only when I trust the director. "

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" My early acting was ingenue stuff. "

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" It's like everyone says they love my body, but then I'm supposed to lose weight. "

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" To do a movie with someone like Tom Hanks that when you tell your dad, your dad knows who Tom Hanks is - it feels like you're finally giving back to your parents. It's like you've actually done something that they can recognize, and there's something in me that makes them super proud. "

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" My parents live in Kolkata, so I come every year. "

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