Actors should take criticism positively, says Vivek Oberoi

Vivek Oberoi is no stranger to successes and failures and the actor says that in a world where a person is judged instantly, he tries to take criticism positively.

Since his debut with Ram Gopal Varma's "Company", Vivek has delivered hits like "Saathiya", "Masti" and "Shootout at Lokhandwala", and at the same time faced box-office disappointments in "Kyun! Ho Gaya Na", "Prince" and "Great Grand Masti".

The actor believes that artistes must try to protect themselves from both love and criticism.

"The judgement of work for actors is brutal and also immediate. For example, I may not like a certain product, but I will never target my criticism to you personally. There is no hating or loving. But here (with actors), it is all personal. You have to protect yourself. If someone's hitting you hard with criticism, look at it, analyse it and take something positive," Vivek told PTI.

"Same thing applies for goodness. You have crazy fans, sometimes there is praise that's undue and that also you don't take to your head. So you have to take care of this both ways."
For the show, Vivek said, they all are looking for "performance, passion and package."
"Performance is one thing, but do the kids also have the passion? The package, the skills set to pick up anything and become anything? You can see that even when they are four-five year old. The three 'P's are necessary for all actors in general."