Sanam Saeed

“My mother was an art school teacher and my father was an interior designer. So we've been relatively open minded as opposed to my conservative maternal side.”

“Shaz Khan and I, it turned out, went to school together in third grade.”

“No, I am not looking at being a part of television in India, but I may consider movies, if I get to play a strong character.”

“Honestly a role is a role - whichever industry it is in - TV, stage or films.”

“I think I couldn't balance my marriage and my mother's deteriorating health. I realized it was unfair to my husband to have my divided attention. I understood he deserved better and should go for that. He deserved the attention of a partner, not another headache, and I didn't want to share my time with anyone else but my mother.”

“The perception of how a couple should argue, whose voice should be raised and who should be a dominant player has been altered in 'Dobara Phir Se.'”

“People like my voice, which is funny because all my life my family has joked about my nasal voice.”

“I'd like to see us Pakistani actors do more work that reflects our culture, morals and values.”

“I am an oxymoron, shy and confident at the same time.”

“In fact, sometimes when a short film is done well, you wish that it could be slightly longer.”

“During the inception of 'Zindagi Gulzar Hai,' we studied the characters and the script in depth so that we could imbibe the essence of it in our performance.”

“Nothing should be banned. Anything that is progressive and contributes something to society shouldn't come in the way of politics.”

“I want my sheer work to to speak for my talent and it will be quite an achievement, I believe, if producers and directors look at my work and offer me something.”

“The memories I can gather now of my parents are quite contradicting. My mother was the disciplinarian and my dad was the rule breaker.”

“Mental health, although being talked about more and more nowadays, is still extremely misunderstood and stigmatized, especially in Pakistan, where people think ignoring or hiding the issue will make it go away.”