Supriya Pathak

“It becomes difficult to do weeklies as I need to be with my children.”

“I'm a very proud mother as Sanah has been getting lots of rave reviews. She has done good work and shown herself as a promising actress.”

“I really feel that Shahid and me, we share a relationship which is so much more than just a mother and son kind of relationship.”

“The most charming thing about theatre is that you get an instant reaction from the audience.”

“When TV came, it was a great medium and then daily soaps came in and ruined the quality of the work we were doing.”

“I can't give 20 days a month to a show.”

“My sabbatical from Bollywood was a conscious decision. I was never in the rat race.”

“My daughter-in-law is like my daughter.”

“I am not familiar with Telugu, Tamil or Malayalam and tend to feel they are foreign languages to me.”

“I don't like doing too many things at a time.”

“Everyone is making the same kind of shows, about underworld and things like that. So I am hoping somebody breaks this trend, else we will again enter the same grind.”

“Once I decide to play a character, I believe in giving my best.”

“Hansa is very different from me as a person. But I fell in love with her because of her innocence.”

“I don't watch any shows but I have been following international series such as 'The Big Bang Theory,' 'Clue' and 'Modern Family.' I would love to be part of any of these if they are recreated in India.”

“I feel amused when women in Indian films are unfailingly shown screaming at their kith and kin who are involved in nefarious activities. Please, let's get real! How can a woman react so dramatically to something that has been happening under her nose ever since her marriage?”

“My parents were both very social and would have parties at home all the time.”

“My daughter told me that she wants to become an actor even before she learnt to speak properly.”

“Cinema might have it's share of ups and downs, it can't go. It is a very major part of everybody's life. It is a process like going to cinema halls, watching films on the big screen.”

“Any creative professional lives on high emotions and while others might handle stress of life in a calmer manner, we are sensitive and vulnerable to issues.”

“I have always wanted to do Gujarati films but I wasn't offered any good films.”