"I am happy directing films. I can't act. I believe even if I try, I'll be a very bad actor. Though direction is more hard working, acting is a more stressful job. I am okay behind the camera rather than coming in front of it, " Shetty told.
But he did appear as himself during the end credits of his laughathon "Golmaal Returns" and his recent hit "All The Best - Fun Begins".
"That's not acting. That's just a small footage of goof-ups - something of that sort will be in all my films, " he said.
Shetty's future projects include the third instalment in the "Golmaal" franchise and a sequel to "All The Best".