Growing up in this post-apartheid era, the first generation of teens in South Africa living in this new democracy, I often found myself feeling different. I was often the only person of color in an otherwise all-white school. And within… — Adhir Kalyan Copy Share Image
What I try to do with the accent of any character I play is not necessarily to do something that's generic - an Indian accent and that's how it sounds, for example. I think the accent needs to sound authentic… — Adhir Kalyan Copy Share Image
Growing up in this post-apartheid era, the first generation of teens in South Africa living in this new democracy, I often found myself feeling… — Adhir Kalyan Copy Share Image
By the time I auditioned for 'Aliens in America,' the July 7 bombing had happened in London. So I'd had those experiences where I… — Adhir Kalyan Copy Share Image
I usually just go on Google and spend my hours just Googling Jennifer Beals. I think it's possible that I have a slightly unordinary… — Adhir Kalyan Copy Share Image
Perhaps because my background is theatrical, I have a great affinity with the classics. Hamlet has always been a character of great interest to… — Adhir Kalyan Copy Share Image
What I try to do with the accent of any character I play is not necessarily to do something that's generic - an Indian… — Adhir Kalyan Copy Share Image
All of the actors that have served to me as inspiration over the years have been those more associated with dramatic work who have,… — Adhir Kalyan Copy Share Image
If I hadn't left South Africa, I felt I was at risk of being pigeonholed. I looked around and saw actors who, 10 to… — Adhir Kalyan Copy Share Image
The opportunity to completely become someone else and inhabit them is something that has always fascinated me greatly as an actor. With a bit… — Adhir Kalyan Copy Share Image
I was raised in a spirit of the importance of service to your fellow man. My mom is a senator back home in South… — Adhir Kalyan Copy Share Image
I'm not auditioning to play convenience-store clerks. I don't see any benefit in that. — Adhir Kalyan Copy Share Image
