I believe India has multi-talented people, so I have also embarked on my journey as an actor. I don't need to be a celebrity, since tennis has already given fame to me.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
My audiences have given me lots of love as a tennis player. I hope they appreciate my passion for acting.
I'm an international actor, but at the same time, I'm also a Bollywood actor, even though most of my career has been abroad. However, I've always kept in touch with Hindi cinema.
India is a great talent pool of actors. I see Freida Pinto making it big in Hollywood, and I am sure many others can also make it.
It isn't easy being a celebrity cricketer in India.
I want to become actor not because I want money and become more famous. No I don't want that. It is not that l want stardom, I want to contribute to good cinema.
If you want to be an actor, you have to do it because you love acting, not because you want to be a celebrity.
I have a passion for playing tennis and enjoy the workload and struggles of performing in this amazing global sport.
I understand popular entertainment better than anyone. I want to have the world's No. 1 tennis player, the hottest movie, the biggest artist.
I want to be an actor - I don't want to be a celebrity. They are two different things, and people have forgotten that they are different.
Last time I was starstruck was when I met Roger Federer. He is one of the few athletes that I really look up to - incredibly talented both on and off the track and a great role model for tennis.
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