Shefali Shah

“Certain things are very important for me while saying 'yes' to a script. One is obviously the role and its importance to the film. When I say this, I don't mean the length. And last but not the least - the director.”

“The Gandhis are not ordinary Indians.”

“I always want to cut every single line, possibly, that is mine from the script. One of the first things I do on any script is to shred, shred and shred my lines.”

“Every family has chinks in their armour. I don't know of any family that is perfect.”

“I was typecast in a mother's role very early in life. I didn't even reach a certain age. I was 20.”

“Art is a creative outlet and necessary for people involved in creativity.”

“As an actor, the joy lies in being able to play roles that you are not. If I get a chance to play a sofa or alien, I would love it.”

“Any artiste would die to be a part of a film like 'Gandhi My Father.' Director Feroz Abbas Khan had a very clear vision about what he wanted to make.”

“Things are fair and unfair, whichever profession you take. Every profession cannot have a 100% rate of fairness.”

“I am a complete foodie and I enjoy cooking.”

“On OTT, it's not about her or heroine, every single character is powerful and a hero, heroine in their own space.”

“There were years where I kept saying no to work because it was just being so unfair. And then 'Juice' happened. And then there was 'Once Again,' that's a very sweet and gentle love story. And then there was 'Delhi Crime.' And all three of them put me into the centre of the frame.”

“Once you are a mother, you are always a mother.”

“I sometimes think people hire me only for my eyes. If they could, they'd probably say, please leave your eyes on the set, we don't need the rest of you.”

“My goal is that my films should at least match up to my previous films if not be more.”

“I don't pick up a project based on its success ratio. If it instinctively hooks me, then it hooks me.”

“What I normally do with long scenes is that I understand the emotional content and the words fall into place.”

“Every family has its lot of compromises, weaknesses and strengths.”