Lavrenti Lopes Professions : Actor Born : March 29, 1986 Browse All Authors Top 7 quotes by Lavrenti Lopes Mumbai is home, so there's no comparison. But then again, New York's a lot like Mumbai, which is why I choose to live there. It's fast, crowded (in a good way), the people are friendly and it's full of color and race, like Mumbai. Unfortunately, the traffic's also just as bad. Lavrenti Lopes race new-york home As a child I wanted to be everything from a doctor, lawyer, flight attendant to an IT pro- fessional and could never make up my mind. I figured as an actor I'd get to play all these professions. Lavrenti Lopes doctors play children I admire Meryl Streep and Dustin Hoffman for their sheer dedication to their craft. Lavrenti Lopes dedication admire crafts I come from an everyday middle class family in India. The film industry reached us only through our television sets and cinema halls. Lavrenti Lopes india everyday class I think I was 8 or 9 when I did my first play. It was at a community level, but that's when I knew that this is what I loved doing. Lavrenti Lopes community play thinking Prejudices and preferences exist and will continue to. When you learn how to market yourself, you become less of a victim. Lavrenti Lopes preference prejudice victim The roles for South Asians may have increased by a decent number but there has been a negligible change in the quality of these roles. We still have to fight stereotypes. Fortunately, I've had the priviledge of working with people who look beyond the color of your skin. Lavrenti Lopes fight quality change people Similar Authors Ian Mckellen actor Adhir Kalyan actor Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje actor Bert Lahr actor Alan Arkin actor Alan Alda actor All Authors
