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" With feature films, it's a one-time judgment once your film is premiered. Reviews, box office, and then you move on to the next project. With TV, you are being rated and judged weekly for an eight-month stretch. "

Priyanka Chopra

You

Judgment

Move On

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Priyanka Chopra

Ambition

Who

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Priyanka Chopra

School

Thought

" In New York, a 13-year-old Indian girl came up to me crying, saying to everyone nearby, 'This is where I come from.' It's easy to forget that actors have the ability to instill a sense of self in viewers. That's the greatest compliment. "

Priyanka Chopra

New York

Girl

" When I became Miss World, movie offers started coming to me in India. "

" I lost my dad two years ago to cancer, and before he died, I asked him to write 'Daddy's Little Girl' on a piece of paper for me. I told him it was for an album. He practiced and practiced and then sent it to me, and I had it tattooed onto my wrist and surprised him with it. He cried when he saw it, happy tears. This way I always carry him with me. "

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Tears

Lost

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Priyanka Chopra

Because

Film

" Art should not be bound by barriers or language. The Hindi film industry is a testament to that. We speak only Hindi, but we premiere in Germany and Japan. Our films do phenomenally well there. We transcend the barriers of language and culture. We welcome you in. I think that's what art should be, and I hope America reaches that place. "

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Priyanka Chopra

Say

Little

" When there is a ring on my finger, which is actually given to me, then I'll tell the world. Till then, no one can claim me. "

" I'm pretty sure 'Nutty Professor' will happen to me at some point. And when it does, I will go to the gym. "

Priyanka Chopra

Point

Gym

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Priyanka Chopra

Show

Lazy

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" When I won Miss World, I wasn't even 18, and I only remember, like, I thought of it as a day in the races or something. It didn't feel like it was Miss World of the Millennium Year, the change of the century. I didn't understand the magnitude of it for at least a couple of years. "