Huma Qureshi

“My father runs a restaurant business in Delhi, so if I had chosen to sell kebabs, it would be far easier for me than for anybody else.”

“Work needs to be exciting enough to take someone as lazy as me out of my home.”

“The world is fixated on defining and redefining what is feminine. That is for every individual to decide for herself.”

“My parents gave me a strong sense of entitlement. And I use that in a very good way.”

“I am an actor, and not a clothes hanger. I am more than just my clothes.”

“Anybody who says that favoritism doesn't exist in Bollywood would be lying.”

“It's not at all easy to make people laugh. Kudos to those who can do it so well.”

“If I'm playing an Indian in a Hollywood film, I won't do it in any funny Indian accent.”

“'Gangs Of Wasseypur' had two parts and 200 actors. I didn't think it would be that successful and go to international festivals. These things just happen. You should just do films that you like doing.”

“As a middle class girl from Delhi, with practically no backing in films, this industry and the audience have given me a lot of love.”

“A lot of people have ridiculous misconceptions about diet and workout routines. It is not about exotic greens and workouts from the western world. It is about what works for you the best.”

“If you think that one should do a commercial picture because everyone is doing it and that one will become a big star after that, I think that if you don't have that grain in you, it will not happen.”

“It is a challenge to work away from India and with a cast and crew from all over the world. But it's also very gratifying, and you learn so much by just being with them.”

“One thing we need to learn from the West is how professional they are about their work. A 7:30 A.M. call time means just that. That's something we need to imbibe from them. And people in the West need to learn from us how we work with our stories.”

“I can't compete with really big stars. I'm not a big star; I'm just an actor who came from Delhi to pursue her passion.”

“I am an insecure person. I have my own insecurities about lots of things, but I am pretty secure as an actor.”

“I have been told too much - to talk less, to keep my opinions to myself, to not sound intelligent - all this was told to me so that I could fit in. But I never thought I fit in anyway. So if you don't fit in, at least stand out.”

“A lot of issues that we have in the world today rise from the fact that we do not know enough about each other's cultures, that we don't respect each other's origins and there is so much negativity and strife around because we don't know where the other person is coming from.”

“The film is intended to unite people and not create division in the society. 'Partition' talks about peace and humanity.”

“In school, I was always a fat girl. No matter how thin you are, but girls always have this thing in mind that I am a little fat.”