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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
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" Of course! It takes a lot of strength to mend a broken heart. Channelising energies into your work helps, but also to be able to accept situations for what they are instead of questioning them helps immensely. "
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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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" Being sad and being depressed are two different things. Also, people going through depression don't look so, while someone sad will look sad. The most common reaction is, 'How can you be depressed? You have everything going for you. You are the supposed number one heroine and have a plush home, car, movies... What else do you want?' "
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" 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. "
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" I'll only move in with my husband. There's no question of a live-in relationship. "
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" I am a big foodie, so much so that I eat in every half an hour. This is the secret of my glowing skin. "
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" My parents have been very supportive, in fact, it was my mother who identified that what I was going through was actually depression. My family and friends never let me feel as if something was wrong with me. They made me feel that what I was going through was okay. They supported my decision to take medication for depression. "
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" 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.' "
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Hot
" My parents never raised their hand or fired me. Their way of disciplining me was to tell me what is right or wrong. "
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" People talk about physical fitness, but mental health is equally important. I see people suffering, and their families feel a sense of shame about it, which doesn't help. One needs support and understanding. I am now working on an initiative to create awareness about anxiety and depression and help people. "
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Health
Support
Fitness
" I hate kitten heels; they're useless. Either wear heels that are dangerous, or don't wear them at all. "
Deepika Padukone
Hate
Dangerous
Useless
" When I finished 'Cocktail,' it took me a very long time to get out of Veronica's mindspace, behaviour, and zone. I had to reconnect with who I am. It is a similar story with 'Bajirao Mastani.' Some films demand that. "
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Long Time
Long
I Am
" Being a movie star isn't easy. It requires a lot of commitment and sacrifice. Your career goes through extreme ups and downs. You are judged all the time. Great things are written about you, but at the same time, not-so-good things are also said. At times, things are said about you that are completely untrue, and people mostly try to pull you down. "
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Sacrifice
Commitment
You
" 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
Like
" There is a strong side to me, that is of a homemaker. I look forward to spending time at home in the evenings, cooking a meal, chatting with my parents and inviting friends over. "
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Parents
Me
Home
" 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. "
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Mom
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" I can't resist South Indian cuisine, particularly what is prepared at home. My mom is my favourite cook. She can cook a variety of cuisines. I savour her cooking at home, and she's undoubtedly the best. "
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Cooking
She
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" 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. "
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Sense
Men
" 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. "
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" I've always believed that as actors, one of the biggest advantages of being in the film business - not just of being actors, but being in this industry - is the fact that you get to travel so much, and you get to see places that you probably would not if you went just as a tourist. "
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" Preparation is definitely important, but it depends on the kinds of roles I do. Like, I completely identify with my character in 'Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani.' I had to be myself and I didn't have to actually prepare for it. "
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Preparation
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Myself
" I've not really watched too many English films. I've grown up watching Indian cinema, mostly. "
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Watching
Cinema
Up
" When you work on a film, it's important to feel that you are starting afresh and doing it for the first time. Also, it's important to have those butterflies in your stomach; you need to wonder how you are going to approach the character and whether you will be able to do justice to the part. "
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You
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Justice
" Food makes me happy. Make me work round the clock, but just feed me first! "
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" I like statement earrings. "
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Earrings
Like
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" I believe chemistry is based on the trust between two performers. What actually works is something intangible - being extremely comfortable in each other's presence. "
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Trust
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" A script narration is like watching a film, and I react to it like an audience with my own instinct. After that, I look for what is my character, what will I bring to the table in that role, how challenging will it be. "
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" I'm quite happy having stuff like quinoa, sushi, and even vegetable juices. "
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" Comedy is the most difficult. Comic timing is something which you either have it in you, or you don't. You have to have a good sense of humour to be able to understand it. A split second can make you lose the punch. "
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