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" The thing about Bollywood is that you can't just quit it even if you have little fame. You have to stick around and keep trying. "

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" No one can guarantee success of a film. "

" I want to make films that cater to the world audiences. "

" I am an independent girl. I always put my work first in my priority. "

" I don't seek validation outside, not even with the audience. Today they like me, but tomorrow they may hate me. I don't want to be anybody's role model. "

" You spend so much to buy these media net stories or full page ads to build perception... you can rather save this money and put it in the making or marketing of the film. "

" I followed my instincts; I followed my intuition, and it paid off. "

" Modesty is good. But not when it comes at the cost of honesty. "

" What people see is just your career graph and the films you do. But that's a very small aspect of my life. "

" When I left my home to become an actress, my father didn't give me a single penny. I struggled a lot, and they had no idea what I went through. My grandfather even asked me to drop my surname when he learnt I was joining films. "

" All beautiful things in this world are because of women. "

" I don't know if it is of any joy to humiliate people. No matter what, whether you're high in life or low in life, humiliation and such kinds of things should just be ignored. I don't derive any pleasure from running people down. "

" I am naturally slim, actually thin. So, for years I have been trying to get some curves. I tried eating food that would increase my weight, but I only ended up putting fat around my stomach. So, now I have made peace with my body. "

" It's not like what I do or what I wear is my copyright. What I'm wearing now also is an inspiration. It is how I saw it on the mannequin, and I just wore it, so it's in a way copied. But obviously, I wouldn't want to spend my life thinking about dresses. It is such a waste of life. "

" I don't find anything upsetting or gross or degrading about fighting with a mental illness: Bipolar or Schizophrenia. "

" The kind of roles which you get, people identify with your roles, and it then leads to the kind of brands you get. "

" I feel that we, as Indians, have a knack for loving a stereotypical, sobbing, sympathy-seeking personality. I feel that we need to promote quirky, cool and youthful talent. We have to stop propagating the sob-story angle of celebs, where they try to be larger-than-life. That is very outdated. It is so boring that it puts you to sleep. "

" Why should Bollywood accept me? I should accept Bollywood. I don't care if Bollywood has accepted me. I don't seek acceptance. I don't need to live up to anybody's expectations. "

" Going vegetarian - and then vegan - has calmed me down, and it has also made me physically and emotionally strong. I do crave meat once in a while, but I find that spiritually, non-vegetarian food works against my emotional health. "

" Image means a lot. It is everything in the business that we are in. "

" Sucking up to a director means you are unsure of your talents. I'm not. "

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" Women empowerment does not mean you create complex among men. Then it will take 20 more years to empower men. It is all about evolving as a soul, as a human being. It does not mean that you become a sexist. "

" It's very hard for me to find any sort of shame or blame in my life. I'm not made that way. "

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" Our society loves raw character; we love raw women. We don't love our mother because she is hot and sexy: we love our mother because she is our mother. We love our granny because she is our granny. We value her. We don't remember anyone's face from our childhood; we love our granny's face. "

" I write poems, I meditate. I don't live up to people's expectations. I don't do the conventional cool things - I know I am the coolest person. "

" In my film 'Queen', there was a funny moment with the bra. My director called and said they are blurring the bra. They said it is vulgar. Our director was furious about it. We are artistes... We see props as they are. A woman's bra is not a danger to the society. "

" I don't really give into all that philosophical talks that 'money is not everything.' "