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" Everybody doesn't get to do each and every film. I don't compete with others; I compete with myself. I have been an athlete, a sportsperson; so I know how to be competitive in a healthy way. "

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" I have always believed that chemistry can't be created between two people. You either have it or you don't. The script can only enhance it. "

Deepika Padukone

Chemistry

Two

Always

" I still live as normal a life as anybody else. I have two homes to run. I have my staff to take care of. I work, pay bills and attend society meetings like everybody else. "

" The best feeling is when you are remembered for the character you play on the screen and people associate you with that character. There is no better feeling than that feeling. "

" I don't look at it as Hollywood or Bollywood, but, of course, my roots are here, and at the end of the day, it's about your roots. You can't take India out of me. "

" I was born in Copenhagen, and when I was a year old, we moved to Bangalore. I was always a shy person and was happy with just a few friends and that came from my own social awkwardness. I did not know how to make conversations. "

" My parents never raised their hand or fired me. Their way of disciplining me was to tell me what is right or wrong. "

" I hate kitten heels; they're useless. Either wear heels that are dangerous, or don't wear them at all. "

" I need to be loved. I need to be nurtured. I also need peace and stability in my relationships. I can't be in volatile relationships. "

" I am not very comfortable about dancing at weddings and New Year parties. Maybe it's because of the way I have been brought up; I wouldn't want my family to feel that cringe moment. Dance is an art for me. "

Deepika Padukone

Moment

I Am

" I wish to be appreciated not only as a film star but also for the person I am. If I manage to bring a smile on people's faces, then I think I'll be successful. "

" You can't create chemistry. In fact, the chemistry between two actors is for people to see, sense, and judge. The only thing we can do as actors is to come on board individually because we feel the same kind of passion for a script and for a director to cast us because he feels that, as actors, we'll do justice to that part. "

" For me, competition is good; that is what keeps me on my toes and keeps me going. I am always trying to better my own work, do better than my earlier films... do films that are challenging and exciting for me. "

Deepika Padukone

Work

Competition

" I feel ups and downs are a part of one's career, and this totally depends on how you take it. You can either be knocked down by the negative things, or you can take it in a positive way and learn from it. "

" Every film teaches you something; every experience on every film set with every co-star teaches you something. You learn something new. I think the challenge is to keep working harder and doing better. "

" There are certain things I talk to my mom and certain things I speak to dad for. But I also know that it has never been that I can tell my mum something and my dad won't know. They are very dependent on each other even though they may not say it or realise it. "

" I don't think I am a star; I consider myself like any other girl who is of my age. Others may be working in office and doing different jobs. Similarly I don't think I am doing something different... I am also working. "

" I guess I learnt to appreciate old Hindi-movie music from my dad and somewhere down the line picked up jazz as well. "

" I don't want to be typecast as a heroine who does a certain kind of cinema, which is why I experiment with the types of films that I do. But yes, I won't deny that romantic love stories or romantic comedies are what I enjoy doing the most, because as an audience those are the kind of films that I like watching. "

" No other aspect of filmmaking has tempted me to do a film other than the script and the story itself. "

Deepika Padukone

Than

Other

" I am always surrounded by very, very charming men, very intelligent men with a great sense of humour who always keep me entertained and pampered. "

" Yes, my life has changed in terms of the fame and the success, the number of eye balls on you all the time. I like to believe that it has not changed my ideology, the person that I am. I have people like Anna and my mom, my friends who tell me that. "

" Even though I played national level badminton, I told my parents when I was in 10th that I was not interested in continuing. Being a model or actor fascinated me from a young age, and I even did a couple of ads when I was just eight years old. "

Deepika Padukone

Young

Parents

" I'm a strong believer in the fact that women are born to multi-task. God has made us like that. "

Deepika Padukone

God

Women

" Food makes me happy. Make me work round the clock, but just feed me first! "

" The only day I will worry is if I stop getting exciting roles. As an actor, I have so much to give. There's a lot of fire and hunger in me to juice every part that I get. "

" Maybe because I am from a sports background, I don't give up easily. I am a fighter. "

" While I believe that when you are in the glamour industry, you have to look your best, I also believe being skinny is not 'hot and happening.' "

" Relationships or not, I believe that people don't need to know about my life beyond a certain point. "

" I think for everything that people say about me as a person today - whether it's about being disciplined and grounded or whatever - I think a lot of it is a credit to my father, who has been a massive influence in my life both professionally and personally. "

" There are days when I love a fresh blow-dry, but sometimes I just go with bedhead. "

Deepika Padukone

Love

Just