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"There was a complete lack of conviction on my part. Just playing myself doesn't excite me, which is why I thought I could sleepwalk through it. I couldn't sleep or walk after that."

"Doubt is the key to knowledge. Doubt makes you push, doubt makes you work hard, doubt makes you not take the opportunity for granted."

"Working in Hollywood on an English language movie for me sort of means starting from scratch, reaching out to an audience that is perhaps not familiar with my work, having worked ten years in the Indian film industry. You can get very comfortable where you are. I'm naturally more drawn towards whatever makes me uncomfortable. It's a way for me to compete with myself."

"We have a certain societal norm in which we have to be put together, we have to be right, we have to be quiet, we have to be simple, we have to be soft-spoken, we have to be well-dressed. We have to be so many things. Just bringing everything: the vulnerability, the jealousy, the lows, the highs, the real things that we are afraid of even thinking. If you bring that to the forefront on the big screen, then the person watching you from the audience will feel like, 'OK, I'm not the only one.'."

"I don’t like to sort of break down process or talk about process because I feel like art is not like science. It doesn’t have a method to it, you can have a method to your discipline and to the way you approach your work, but at the end of the day imbibing a personality or behaving or talking or feeling doesn’t have a process."

"Cherophobia is the fear of being too happy and thinking that you'll lose it all. I have cherophobia in both my personal and professional life. I try to not be aware of this fame because I fear I will lose it. I don't live in the moment because I am constantly thinking about what if it all goes away."

"My parents struggled to get to a point where I could enjoy their privilege. I do recognize that. If tomorrow I don’t do well and I stop getting films, I’ll still always acknowledge the fact that I got such great opportunities, so I can never really complain."

"The only thing I can do is build a body of work which hopefully proves I belong in this industry. I always make it a point to acknowledge the easy start I got at the beginning of my career. And sure, it will get you in the room, but then it's up to you to work that room. The audience is actually the best judge of talent. You could come from a background that props you up but the audience will ultimately decide whether or not you belong there."

"I choose characters for the irresistible power they exude."

"I want to be a diva and I want to be glamorous and at the top of all fashion portals. But at the same time I also want to be at the top of all film awards. I want to have the balance of both worlds."

"I don't think I am the same person. Life has so much more meaning and I think actors can get really self-obsessed if they are constantly thinking about themselves. Now when there is another being in your life suddenly it is like Alia who? It is Raha, Raha, Raha! The focus is on her."

"She's the first person I felt parental about. She's the first person I felt like I had a parental instinct for. I love her and the country knows she's one of our finest actors. I have a tremendous amount of love, respect and admiration and I'm allowed to say what I want about her."

"I was at my house having a perfectly normal afternoon sitting in my living room when I felt something watching me. I looked up and saw two men on the terrace of my neighbouring building with a camera right at me! In what world is this ok and allowed? This is a gross invasion of someone's privacy. There's a line you just cannot cross and it's safe to say all lines were crossed today."

"If everybody likes you it means that you are super boring. There has to be somebody who does not like you. I am very happy that there are people who don't like me. I am even happier when I convert the dislikes to likes."

"I choose films the same way I've been doing it for years. I just keep it flavorful. I want the flavors to be different from each other. It's to satisfy my extremely impatient, monotony-abhorring kind of brain. It's not at all calculated."

"My work is an extension of the person I am and of my beliefs."

"You feel grateful for failure at times because that's what gives you a certain vigour. You feel grateful for a heartbreak or disappointment because that's what makes you value the opposite."

"The feeling that I won't be able to do it is always a good feeling. It puts me in an uncomfortable space. And lots of interesting things can be explored and discovered when you are out of your comfort zone, and when you are terrified."

"If someone who matters to you takes you down, it can break you. That someone whose approval mattered to me started to constantly find faults with me. At that point of time, it was important to walk away from that relationship."

"When I see her work, when I see her act, even in life, what she gives is something that I'm aspiring to for myself."

"I follow my instincts. Sometimes it works commercially and sometimes it doesn’t, but I don’t regret a single film."

"I did not set out to break stereotypes."

"I am a person with a lot of faith and I have conversations [with God] all the time but I am not so religious in the conventional, organised sense."

"I don't believe in keeping sperm panties as tokens."

"Marriage is made out to be so important for girls The focus has to shift at some point from marriage to the real challenges of life which are the same for women and men We have to prepare our girls just the way we prepare our boys."

"Success if the best revenge. I always feel women should answer back either with their sarcasm or success."

"My journey has been a continuous learning process, marked by a commitment to storytelling that resonates with the audience. Each project is a step in that evolution, a quest to connect with people on a deeper, more meaningful level. A producer is more than just an investor; they are the architects of a film. Responsible for the entire creative and business process, from idea conception to assembling the right team, managing budgets, and overseeing production. While not visible on screen, a producer’s influence is integral to every aspect of the filmmaking journey."

"They fight for you, then fight with each other, an unstoppable chaos, and it's not about you anymore, it's about them...Maybe it always was."

"When you have a sense of low self-esteem, and when you achieve success, there’s relief more than arrogance. To love someone is such a feeling of power, because even if you don’t get that love back, you still have it. It could be a weakness, it could be strength. It’s how you look at it. I look at the love I had as a source of great strength."

"THINK, BELIEVE, MANIFEST. I believe in energy. The thoughts you think and the words you speak determine what you receive… If you let out negativity and frustration, it might calm you for that moment, but you’d never eventually be at peace… In other words, you can’t throw sh** all around and wonder why your life stinks… So think positive and be kind because the energy you emit will bounce back at you ultimately. Make sure you emit what you would like to receive. Some call it the law of attraction. Some call it Karma."

"I am a product of Indian cinema; I’ve grown up watching Indian films ever since I can remember. And song and dance is part of our lives; it’s part of our culture; we wake up to songs, we sleep to lullabies, you know, we celebrate every religious and traditional function with music. I want to walk the red carpet at the Oscars. I am in awe of the ceremony, and winning an Oscar would be the most magical moment of my life. I want to make that speech and hold that trophy and say, ‘This is for you, India.’ That’s the line I have rehearsed for God knows how long. But that has to be for a Hindi language film."

"Surround yourself with the best people you can find, but also know how to be happy alone. The conversation you are avoiding is the one you need the most."

"I love the sound of the wind as it whispers 'sweet nothings' in my ears, The warmth of the sun that heals my soul and melts my fears, The rhythm of soft breeze, That makes my hair dance on its favourite track. And Oh, I love the touch of the waves That kiss my feet with a promise to be back!"

"Life is not a fairytale. If you lose your shoe at midnight, you are drunk. If you fall, I will always be there…Much love, Floor. When life shuts a door, open it again. It’s a door. That’s how they work. I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me. I’m so single right now that I stood on a cliff and shouted I love you and my echo replied I just want to be friends."

"Life is a series of thousands of tiny miracles.. notice them!"

"If a woman is super successful, she is called a psychopath."

"People relate to my characters and see me in a different way. They identify with me and remember the nuances of my characters. Life of an actor is not his or hers: it's everyone's life. Nothing is private; nothing is personal. If you're doing great in terms of work, that's the price you've to give."

"I try to woo the person whom I love. Evan a good morning call to start the day is good enough for me."

"I proudly call myself a fan-made hero because of the love I have received in all these years. I hope the love I receive from fans keeps on increasing. I enjoy attention from my fans and love and crave for it. The uncertainty of not knowing what’s going to happen next is scary. What’s going to happen next- it’s like a unit test, an exam. There could be a day when you wake up and think, what if you fail. But that’s also the beauty of it. You always crave and hope-your films, interviews, everything you’re doing in this field- it’s a test, and it’s thrilling. I enjoy doing that."

"I didn’t have a Plan B. If I didn’t have this career then I don’t know what I would have done. I didn’t have anywhere to go to, I was in a mess, and I was struggling. Back then, if I would have thought of an option then I would have never reached here. I am interested in directing, but nothing apart from that."

"I know I get this many times, but the fact is I have always tried to prove my versatility from the given choice. Look, people remember an actor from hit films. Since two of my films of Pyaar Ka Punchnama series worked, people think I am good in such roles."

"Motion picture making is a very, very involved affair. It is completely my baby. I'm a thorough professional. I plan films right from the conception of an idea to its final execution."

"The only way to do great work is to love what you do."

"Don't be a follower, be a leader."

"Life is too short. I don't have time to speak slowly."

"You create a work of art. You do not know whether it will get public sanction. Sometimes outstanding films do no business, and sometimes films which are not so good work."

"If I wanted, I could have ruled half of Bombay."

"Life is all about taking risks, if you never take any, you will never achieve anything."

"All through our lives we have to stand on our toes when we are doing some work. You know, we cannot be complacent and we cannot say we have done it all. Because there will be something that we cannot do."

"My Father always told me; “why do you want to fit inside a glass slipper, when you can shatter the glass ceiling?”"