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“I never regret or sit back and think that I shouldn't have said something. There are a lot of people who tell me that you shouldn't say this or that or should keep quiet, and I really think that I can either be true to my conscience or can live a fake life by staying quiet.”
“Since I am an actress and not a social activist, cinema is the best medium for me to state my views.”
“I want to be a star. It doesn't mean that I'll act any less. My performance will be at par, but I want to be a star. I want the audience to spend their hard-earned money on my tickets without doubting. And when that day comes, I'll believe I'm a star.”
“Eve-teasing used to happen almost on a daily basis in Delhi. I used to travel in DTC buses while going to college for the longest time. I got my car when I was 19. So for two years before getting a car, I used to travel in DTC buses. And eve-teasing used to happen almost daily.”
“I didn't know how to act, but I was open to learning. I was not delusional that looks would help me sail through.”
“I have never used a fairness cream in my life. I don't think being fair is in any way superior to any other colour. And when I started working, I found that being fair has actually backfired for me. I have lost a few films because I'm too fair.”
“Whenever I've surprised my audience, I've gained something out of it.”
“'X-Men' or 'Avengers!' I want to be a mutant or an Avenger.”
“I was told, 'You are not beautiful and glamorous enough,' 'Oh no, you're too serious an actor...' 'You're not good enough an actor,' 'You are not so and so's daughter.' I was even told, 'You are not a big, marketable name.'”
“Nepotism and outsiders are two sides of the same coin that is Bollywood. They both have to co-exist. Both have their share of struggles.”
“I never thought I could pretend to be someone else.”
“We have to jump into the competition and prove ourselves every moment.”
“I didn't even plan Bollywood! I did my first film just to experience something new, and not start a career!”
“To me, a good film is one that can keep me engaged for two hours.”
“I want to play whoever is opposite 'Iron Man.' I want to romance Robert Downey Jr.”
“I will stand for equality, and that doesn't mean giving me reservation. I would like to fight for it; just give me a fair chance. That's what being a feminist is.”
“I have taken my friends' bikes for rides, but my parents never allowed me to get one for myself, as they think bikes are unsafe. Personally, though, I love bikes.”
“As a child, I liked to play different type of sport, and I grew up to be an ardent sports fan. I have been watching all sports tournament religiously, especially badminton.”
“Nobody is going to keep giving me chances even after two-three of my films don't do well.”
“I will do all genres. I will do intense roles, along with the kind of films that I have grown up watching, like 'Biwi No. 1' and 'Judwaa.' But I won't do films where, if you take me out of the script, nothing changes.”