Lara Dutta

“I personally believe that when you attempt something with your loved one, you are bound to succeed.”

“I am completely at my wits' end if I am unable to practice yoga for a few days at a stretch! Once you get into the flow it's difficult to leave it, precisely because of the way it affects your energy levels.”

“I am learning how to strike a balance between my professional and personal life.”

“The important thing is that you 'read!'”

“There is no longer any pressure to play the heroine. So I can have fun and be the actor I want to be. I can look beyond the hairstyles and the clothes and concentrate on the acting.”

“I love Indian wear and I think no one can beat the masterpieces our Indian designers and craftsmen create.”

“I like writing.”

“Singh Is Bling' is a fun, entertaining film. I play a mad, geeky character called Imli. She has no sense of style. I am nothing like her in real life.”

“It's important to get maximum nutrition in the mornings - that's very important. I eat healthy, nutritive stuff that is full of fibre and which fills me up.”

“Comedy is a lot of fun if you have costars who can help you perform better.”

“If there is a possibility within a film to have a song in the music score that adds a little bit of zing to the music album, then why not utilise it?”

“I would say all power to women entrepreneurs out there.”

“I came from modelling industry so I am part of fashion industry. It is not that I hated being part of glamorous film.”

“New York, Dubai and London are places where I love to shop.”

“I play characters that allow me to do lot more than just be a glamorous heroine.”

“I can't constantly live in the past, thinking that 'Oh my God, I was Miss Universe.'”

“A good workout makes me feel relaxed.”

“To be brutally honest, when you win a title like Miss Universe, your entire life turns topsy-turvy for one year.”

“I try to do justice to whatever roles I take up and it really doesn't bother me whether I am paired opposite a superstar or a newcomer.”

“I have not yet got one good reason why people smoke in life!”