Film industry can pull you down, make you doubt yourself: Ileana

In her six-year-long Bollywood career, Ileana D'Cruz has been a part of a fair amount of successful films but the actor says that has not lessened her insecurity as an actor, owing to the highly competitive and unsparing ways of the film industry.

Ileana, who has been a part of films like "Barfi!", "Happy Ending" and "Rustom", says many times she looks at others' work and doubts if she will ever get "such good stuff".

"I am trying to keep myself positive because this industry can sort of engulf you and pull you down and cause so much of negativity where it can just cause you to doubt yourself as an actor, doubt yourself whether you are worth having those offers come your way, because there are so many other people," the actor told PTI.

"It is such a competitive place and sometimes you see films come out and you feel, 'Am I ever going to get a film like that? Or a role like that?' It's like grass is always greener on the other side. You always feel the other person is getting better stuff..." she added.

The actor's recent release is Ajay Devgn-starrer "Raid". Ileana says she is in no rush and would not pick anything and everything that comes her way.

"I am not willing to do just anything and hence, I am waiting for a good role or a good script to come my way. I have got some really interesting offers. The question is... 'Am I ready to take risk?' because some offers (require me) to be in difficult space."
"I didn't have any such goals. I just wanted to do good films and not be written off, which is good because I haven't been written off and have got good roles."
"It is like every Friday that your film comes out, it is like a test, that have I passed this one or not. Everything that you have done in the past may not matter anymore, it is just this one film. So, I feel like you have to constantly improve yourself and it is great, it is a good drive that keeps you going but at the same time it is a little stressful."