“An interesting life could always use a little seduction, confidence, ambition, and danger.”
― Jim Sarbh
“Ideally, for me, the power of appreciation lies in getting better roles and being given more responsibility as an actor.”
― Jim Sarbh
“Sometimes, even when you aren’t shooting, 25 percent of your brain is still with your character.”
― Jim Sarbh
“I’m just glad to be part of groovy films.”
― Jim Sarbh
“I am interested in seeing ‘Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota’ by Vasan Bala, so I would like to work with him, and I also would like to work with Vikram Aditya Motwani, Abhishek Chaubey, Vishal Bhardwaj, and Kabir Khan.”
― Jim Sarbh
“I like going with the flow.”
― Jim Sarbh
“I would love to work with anybody who has a good story to tell – Patrick Graham, Vikramaditya Motwane, Anurag Kashyap, Neeraj Ghaywan, Coen Brothers, Wes Anderson. I don’t know why I was not considered for that Indian guy’s part in ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel.’”
― Jim Sarbh
“I started to view theatre like a spiritual experience. You’re on stage saying somebody else’s lines, but you’re saying them with full commitment of being that person.”
― Jim Sarbh
“As you know, before entering the glamorous world of Bollywood, I was into theatre, where I played varied roles, from a lover boy to a servant.”
― Jim Sarbh
“For me, India symbolises a big fire and a big river.”
― Jim Sarbh
“My father was the captain of a cargo ship. When I was about two years old, we used to sail with him. The crew of his ship would dress me up in fancy dress and make me dance for them. I was a performing monkey!”
― Jim Sarbh
“Acting is acting, regardless of the medium.”
― Jim Sarbh
“I did plays because I liked plays. I studied psychology because I was fascinated by the subject, and I hope to keep doing films because I love the medium.”
― Jim Sarbh
“One must say no to some opportunities to open the possibilities of others.”
― Jim Sarbh
“I do have carbon footprints because of travel, but apart from that, I am simple guy.”
― Jim Sarbh
“It occurred to me that actors are selfish, and they think that the world revolves around them. For one year, I quit, and I went to an ashram in Bihar and went to Himalayas backpacking.”
― Jim Sarbh
“I think that’s the magic of any part – unravelling the mystery of what kind of person your guy is based on the words he says and the actions that he does.”
― Jim Sarbh
“If I was lying on the side of the mountain, dying, would I have any regrets? Yeah. I would regret not making films.”
― Jim Sarbh
“When a film does well, everyone is usually happy and grateful, but for me, the impression the film leaves upon my mind is created during the process of filming; my memories are not a reflection of critics’ reviews and box office figures.”
― Jim Sarbh
“It feels good to be able to work with a director and actors I’ve admired.”
― Jim Sarbh
“I am a little bored of playing negative characters.”
― Jim Sarbh
“I am not interested in one-sided characters.”
― Jim Sarbh
“I am really tired of playing characters who don’t care about people.”
― Jim Sarbh
“I don’t really know or care about trends.”
― Jim Sarbh
“Any actor who says that they don’t want the attention, and that they’re tired of all the interviews and photoshoots, are just pretending.”
― Jim Sarbh
“Your whole life doesn’t have to be one long, smart monologue.”
― Jim Sarbh
“If you are being interviewed, just be polite, have fun.”
― Jim Sarbh
“I’ve been doing plays ever since school. There’s never really been a stop to it.”
― Jim Sarbh
“I appreciate being known as ‘best character’ rather than as the ‘best bad guy.’”
― Jim Sarbh
“It’s harder to scream at someone you just chatted with at lunch. I mean, if you’re a superb actor, you might be able to do that, but I couldn’t do it.”
― Jim Sarbh
“I’m really a nice guy!”
― Jim Sarbh
“I really enjoyed working with Ranveer Singh.”
― Jim Sarbh
“Memorizing the song and singing it are two different things.”
― Jim Sarbh
“I am an eco-friendly person and a vegetarian.”
― Jim Sarbh
“I am quite an animal and nature lover.”
― Jim Sarbh
“’Absolute Water’ converts sewage water into water which can be even consumed – if only one can get rid of the taboo of drinking sewage water, which they do in many parts of the world!”
― Jim Sarbh
“I was afraid that I’d be typecast as the token firang. That happened initially. Now, I am acting in ‘Noises Off’ and ‘Menagerie,’ where all of us are playing British and American characters. That makes me feel better.”
― Jim Sarbh
“You have to do all kinds of things like voice-overs, corporate gigs, and edit videos to support yourself.”
― Jim Sarbh
“I just do what I get cast in.”
― Jim Sarbh
“Ranveer is a great co-actor. He is extremely reactive and extremely responsive. He is a pleasure to work with.”
― Jim Sarbh
“It’s nice to get compliments from both girls and guys.”
― Jim Sarbh
“There is serious Islamophobia in the world.”
― Jim Sarbh
“I acted all through school and college.”
― Jim Sarbh
“When you are not successful, nobody listens to you.”
― Jim Sarbh
“Strangely, or maybe not so strangely, a lot of the roles that I am offered are of Muslim characters, maybe because I looked a certain way in ‘Neerja.’ But I am actually Parsi.”
― Jim Sarbh
“In ‘Raabta’ I’ve two personalities to project, and yes, there are distinct shades of grey.”
― Jim Sarbh
“I’ve been doing theatre for years, but film acting has broadened my horizon.”
― Jim Sarbh
“’Neerja’ is such a solid film. Everything about the film has substance, be it sound, writing, story, background scores, or direction.”
― Jim Sarbh
“I have done one or two plays in New York briefly.”
― Jim Sarbh
“In theatre, I get comedy or nice lead roles. I don’t understand a grey or negative role.”
― Jim Sarbh
“I don’t really understand this negative or positive role thing. A role is a role.”
― Jim Sarbh
“Be it films or shows or plays, it’s the content that matters the most.”
― Jim Sarbh
“It is important for an actor to play different roles.”
― Jim Sarbh
“In ‘Padmaavat,’ you are pushed to be as good as the frame, to have a presence that lives up to the grand, operatic, intricate, beautiful frame that you inhabit. I love trying to rise to that.”
― Jim Sarbh
“I heard that Sanjay Leela Bhansali has an eye for detail, and it shows in his work, but seeing it firsthand is a powerful experience.”
― Jim Sarbh
“If I see that everything the director does is motivated by trying to achieve the best, I can accept anything.”
― Jim Sarbh
“In ‘Jonaki,’ it isn’t about the individual actor. The actor is as important as the wall, or the water flowing down the wall, or a shadow. That kind of acting is also fascinating to me, not to be invisible necessarily, but to be in perfect synchronicity with the environment.”
― Jim Sarbh
“I try to conserve water and avoid plastic as much as I can.”
― Jim Sarbh
“I have a car, but I don’t use it very much – only when I go for my shoots – so the carbon footprint is tiny.”
― Jim Sarbh
“I am not a major jet-setter; I am a simple man who likes to be on a good beach, have a little swim, and play beach football.”
― Jim Sarbh
“What I play on screen doesn’t bother me.”
― Jim Sarbh
“If the role is complicating and challenging enough for me to push me out of my comfort zone, then I get very excited.”
― Jim Sarbh
“I don’t believe in the separation between mankind and nature. Mankind is nature.”
― Jim Sarbh
“I trekked in the Himalayas, walked up to the Gangotri, and lived in an ashram.”
― Jim Sarbh
“The Rotterdam Film Festival really makes you feel like part of a film family.”
― Jim Sarbh
“Discovery Channel’s ‘Planet Healers’ will provide a look into how businesses can exist for more than just making profits, how they can help create a better and sustainable future.”
― Jim Sarbh
“’Flip’ is an anthology of four short films, and I am in the one called ‘Massage,’ along with Sandeepa Dhar and Viraj Patel.”
― Jim Sarbh
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