Adhir Kalyan

Growing up in this post-apartheid era, the first generation of teens in South Africa living in this new democracy, I often found…

— Adhir Kalyan

By the time I auditioned for 'Aliens in America,' the July 7 bombing had happened in London. So I'd had those experiences…

— Adhir Kalyan

I usually just go on Google and spend my hours just Googling Jennifer Beals. I think it's possible that I have a…

— Adhir Kalyan

Perhaps because my background is theatrical, I have a great affinity with the classics. Hamlet has always been a character of great…

— Adhir Kalyan

What I try to do with the accent of any character I play is not necessarily to do something that's generic -…

— Adhir Kalyan

All of the actors that have served to me as inspiration over the years have been those more associated with dramatic work…

— Adhir Kalyan

I create a playlist for each and every character that I play.

— Adhir Kalyan

If I hadn't left South Africa, I felt I was at risk of being pigeonholed. I looked around and saw actors who,…

— Adhir Kalyan

The opportunity to completely become someone else and inhabit them is something that has always fascinated me greatly as an actor. With…

— Adhir Kalyan

I was raised in a spirit of the importance of service to your fellow man. My mom is a senator back home…

— Adhir Kalyan

I'm not auditioning to play convenience-store clerks. I don't see any benefit in that.

— Adhir Kalyan