I can never be in the same place for too long. It feels like the world is caving in.

Coffee is the ultimate stress buster for me and I need my cup of coffee in the morning to kick start my day.

I don’t understand love quite honestly. I think compassion is important but love fizzles out eventually.
But if there is compassion in a relationship, things can always be worked out.

I have no illusions of being an icon to young girls or anybody.

As a viewer, I really want to watch author-backed stories, and there is something amazing about thrillers, the way it captivates your imagination.

I don’t think that a film should be known as ‘male-centric’ or ‘female-centric,’ but it should be known for the story. That would be really nice, and viable, too.

I have never emulated any star or celebrity completely, and I hope nobody does the same of me.

Life was so easy before I became an actor. I could talk to anyone, and no one bothered. I keep thinking to myself, ‘Should I not be myself,’ but I won’t do that.

Everything that I am going to do as an actress doesn’t matter where it’s coming from. It just has to be interesting.

I am not against two-heroine films.

I love the work that goes into making a movie and creating a different world. It is a wholesome experience.

Tell me one director who will go on record to say that I don’t get along with them? I get along famously with all my directors because I am what I am today because of them.

I don’t want to endorse products that propagate fair skin at all.

I am very practical. It’s not like I will fall in love with someone standing far away.

I do not consider myself a feminist. I do not believe that by doing female-oriented films that depict a woman fighting the system, we can change the system.

I would love to do a chick flick sometime soon, a film with strong female characters – when I say strong, I don’t mean that they are changing the world, but just be real women.

It’s difficult to judge yourself.

I have done everything in my life very normally. And marriage is definitely there on my agendas in life. But I don’t know when will it happen.

If I am anorexic, I’d be in the hospital! I am tall. I am 5 foot 9 inches, 175 cms tall. I am lean, I am active and athletic. There are so many women who are naturally lean, and so am I. I have been like this for the longest time.

I have stayed in south India all my life. English comes more naturally to me than Hindi.

I have never planned my career here in Bollywood, so planning to do Hollywood films is a distant thing. You have to see how things come.

I treat my acting career with a lot of respect.

We have to look good… our hair does get damaged due to straightening… tonging. We have to do something that helps our hair look good and healthy.

I take pride in saying that I am an army officer‘s daughter even more than being an actor.

When my friends in college had crushes, I used to think something is wrong with them. I just chill out.

I want to be part of great cinema. That is my only aim.

I’d rather shut myself in a room for six months than act in a bad movie.

Wrestling is not an action; it is a sport.

I dont understand flirting.

When it comes to work, I am focused. I work like a maniac.

I feel that in spite of having a big launch with ‘RNBDJ’ and the film doing well for me in terms of getting appreciation, I don’t think it made me the next big thing.

I don’t think I was a good model. I think I was born to emote and act. I would walk down the ramp and smile and they used to say, ‘Give us a blank look.’ It was really difficult not to smile.

When you see the industry‘s fickleness so early on, you realise that you are only as good as your last release. It is all about your work. And that has set the way I look at my profession and what I do in my career.

My style is a bit of what I like to call chic-casual. It is easy and comfortable.

I am not as confident as the characters I play. I am a bit aloof. I am uncomfortable in social situations.

I enjoyed playing the dual role of an actor and producer.

Usually, I come for film promotions or events, but I have so many fond memories of Delhi.

You can’t go on telling, ‘I am in love.’

I dont have a crush on anyone easily.

I am someone who doesn’t pay so much attention to how I am looking. I get so involved in what I am doing, so I overlook that.

My biggest fear is fear itself. I never want to be afraid of doing something I want.

I wanted fans to know that I’m human and not perfect.

Acting is one of the two things that give me the most joy. The other thing is travelling. Nothing else matters to me.

I have been trolled multiple times, and it doesn’t affect me anymore.

I have never planned things in life. I believe in living life or doing things to the moment.

I think ‘NH10’ could have been done equally well by anybody else, and it’s not a ‘female-centric’ or ‘male-centric’ film. It’s the story that will appeal to the audience.

We all know that a beautiful face is an important aspect of an actor’s personality if he or she wants to make it big in Bollywood.

I don’t want to carry the burden of a flop. I don’t fall into that trap.

I always wanted to be a model, never an actress. I would see children in ads and stuff and wanted to be like them.

I find it really cheap when people talk about an issue just for the sake of talking and are not making any difference to the actual situation.

I know what soldiers or their families go through.

I understand that ups and downs in life keep wavering, and it’s important to understand them and why they happen. So I learn whatever I have to and then move forward.

I really wanted ‘NH10’ to be made, and being associated with it eased the entire process.

I’ve always kept a low profile. I’m not comfortable at social events or parties. I feel awkward. So if I’m not working, I prefer to remain in my own zone.

When you are not part of an industry, your knowledge of that field is based on what you read and hear and on the stereotypes that are attached to it.

I’m paranoid about shopping. I get irritable. I find it tedious and taxing. People say shopping is retail therapy, but I need therapy after shopping.

I feel that’s a good thing as an actor that you do not feel satisfied. Whenever I go back and watch myself on screen, I find multiple reasons to redo that scene. That’s an occupational hazard that most actors face. You can never come to terms with it.

I never come to know if somebody is in love with me; they will have to hold placards and say it.

I have never been a girlie girl and have always been a boys‘ girl with an equal amount of friends who were boys and girls.

I am not a vivacious person in real. I hate smiling. I hate doing small talk.

I was very young when I became an actor: I was 19 years old.

I would watch films like ‘Frances Ha’ and ‘The Squid and the Whale,’ and wonder why we weren’t making these beautiful slice-of-life movies. Then I thought, ‘Why am I not doing it?’

If I lead my life according to someone else, I’ve screwed my life up.

Whenever I work on any Yash Raj film, I feel that they believed in me, and that’s why I have been able to be in films today. I had no connection with movies apart from watching them.

I think compassion is important but love fizzles out eventually. But if there is compassion in a relationship, things can always be worked out.

I am not a bloody ghoda running a race that you give me a tag. I am competitive, and the reason for that is that I want to do the best films.