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" I was in Mauritius, shooting for 'Break Ke Baad,' and I went for skydiving. It was a life-changing experience. Travelling, dancing, and reading are my other pastimes. "

Deepika Padukone

Experience

Dancing

Reading

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" I'm quite happy having stuff like quinoa, sushi, and even vegetable juices. "

Deepika Padukone

Stuff

Happy

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Diwali means family, so either I go down to Bangalore, or my family comes to Mumbai. I always ensure I take a few days off. "

Deepika Padukone

Family

Mumbai

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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 have always been focused on my job. No profession allows you the luxury of being half-focused. If you're not into it, you're not there. And the film industry is all the more harsh in these cases, perhaps because it's a business of the limelight. "

" I don't have an issue with marrying an actor, though it's definitely tough. I work with actors and interact with star wives, and I don't know how they do it. Loyalty is a very important factor for me, and I need to be in a relationship where the person will complete me and fill me up. "

Deepika Padukone

Relationship

Tough

" When I realized I was depressed, then I started reading up about it. When I read that one in four people are depressed, I felt that I'm not the only one. I also felt that how many people must be feeling suffocated to fight this battle all alone. I just wanted to reach out and tell them that even I'm like you, and it's okay if you feel like that. "

" 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. "

" 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.' "

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

" 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. "

" 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

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

Deepika Padukone

Love

Just

" I've not been in a live-in relationship. But I've been exposed to various kinds of equations that can exist between people. When I came from Bangalore, it was black and white. Over the years, I've realised that there's more to what we see on a day-to-day basis. There are all kinds of relationships, all kinds of equations. "

" 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. "

" 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 meditate. I breathe out what I can't control and focus on the positives. "

" I like statement earrings. "

Deepika Padukone

Earrings

Statement

" I'll only move in with my husband. There's no question of a live-in relationship. "

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

" It's good to be slightly ambitious, but I believe one shouldn't be too calculative. It's good to be on the edge, but I have never followed my mind. I have always followed my heart. And it has yielded the right results. "

" I try and work out as often as possible. Since I travel very often, it becomes very difficult to have a daily work out routine, but I practice yoga every day or try and play some sport. Also, I am very aware of what suits my body in terms of food and exercise. "

" I'm not into superhero movies, but I love cartoons. Tweety bird is my favourite. "

" My character in 'Cocktail' was different from my personality. Homi Adajania took me to London, showed me how girls dress and behave there. I had not seen that kind of lifestyle before. "

" At some level, I feel it is nice to know that a film of yours is doing well at the box office and has also got great reviews. That feels like success. "