Ileana D'Cruz

“You may look at us actors and think that, 'Oh my God, they are so pretty, so perfect.' But that's not how it is. It takes two hours to get ready and look like this.”

“I think marriage is beautiful, but I have mixed feelings about it.”

“I don't like being jealous.”

“Eleven years of acting it has been for me, and I still sometimes think I am not cut out for this. I hate the people-pleasing that goes with it, and the stupid politics, but that is with every kind of work and job.”

“I'm aware that I am flawed. I'm aware that I have issues. I'm aware that I need to be able to be healthy, not just physically but mentally.”

“I personally feel my equation with Varun Dhawan is on a different level. I share a great rapport with him. He is very charming, matured, and he knows what to say when.”

“There are some actors that I know I won't do a film with no matter how good the film is.”

“My personal life is only my business and the business of the people who are close to me.”

“I know that when people ask me about my boyfriend, they're not disrespectful but just curious.”

“I'm a fairly mature woman, and I've realised that I'm not going to grow if I keep thinking, 'The other heroine in the film is so much better than me.' I would rather take inspiration from them.”

“I'm a beach bum, so I'm more comfortable in western wear.”

“When I first started out in Telugu cinema, I signed anything and everything that came my way. I was 18, was immature, and it felt like a good idea that 'Oh, they are paying me a good amount of money.' I was young, naive; I had zero ambition, and honestly, it wasn't my calling.”

“I always wanted to play a Punjabi girl because I always found them very colourful, in a way. There's always a spark to all the Punjabi girls I've seen onscreen.”

“I was only 18 years old when I started acting.”

“Acting is a career where you keep learning with every film you do.”

“When I was working in south films, I never understood how films were made.”

“I am a public figure, but I am not public property.”

“There is a glimpse of me that I'd like to keep private. And I believe that is necessary for my kind of sanity. I'd not like the world to know everything about me.”

“When I see myself on screen, I am always looking at the bad bits and finding fault in something or the other.”

“As far as clothes are concerned, for the day, wear something chic: a good pair of jeans, crop, and open hair with a bright lip colour. For an evening, a nice pair of high-waisted trousers and a nice blouse looks great.”