A biography for Huma Qureshihasn’t been written yet.
“I agree that I am different from others. I am not trying to fit in someone else's shoes. I am being honest to myself.”
“After 'Gangs,' people thought that I couldn't speak a sentence in English or that I don't wear jeans or, you know, I am a city girl.”
“I don't have any ego, and I will go and audition for parts if I'm offered an interesting script.”
“I am not in a hurry to be number one. I don't want to be in the rat race in that sense.”
“As a member of the audience, when you see someone from your country working in an international project, your curiosity about that film increases manifold.”
“In 'Badlapur,' my character's name is Jhumli. It's a special film for me because I got a chance to work with my favourite director, Sriram Raghavan. I'm a huge fan of him.”
“I remember, during an ad shoot, Anurag said to me that you are doing my film, and I was wondering do we really get films so easily. I thought you have to struggle and all. But he kept his word and offered me 'Gangs Of Wasseypur.'”
“What I miss most about Lucknow is its chaat.”
“Everybody has to go through a struggle period, and I was no different. When I came to Mumbai from Delhi, I didn't know anybody, and all my relationships had to be built up from scratch, including my work relationships.”
“No one likes it when their personal life is talked about, and I am no exception. But I guess it's the price an actor has to pay for being in the public eye.”
“I would rather talk about films that I did than the films that I didn't do.”
“I would like to say this for the record: that I am not trying to lose weight or gain weight. I am just trying to be the best version of myself, and that's really important.”
“My conscious decision has always been to do work that's meaningful and play characters that give something to the film.”
“Indian actors are afraid to go and work abroad because people are very professional over there. In India, we have become very lazy. Everything happens slowly, and as per God's will. A 9 A.M. call time means we start working at whatever time we wish.”
“I'm only focusing on good work. I'm known to be a little choosy, and I'm proud of it.”
“I would love to do a biopic or a situational comedy.”
“Fashion bloggers will do their work; it's their job. So let them do it. I am not doing something to make them happy or to get friendly with them so that they write good stuff about me.”
“Collaboration between different parts of the world will bring us closer. From a business point of view, it opens up new markets as well.”
“Co-directing is not possible with my brother. We have very different opinions.”
“The very fact that I got to work with Akshay Kumar was special.”