• ‘’It’s an honour for me to have been present at this place among legends like Balachander and Bharathiraaja and I feel proud about it. I also feel happy that a woman is treated so respectfully at a public function like this’’
• ‘’I have always extended beyond a singular dimension. I haven’t been just a model, actor and title winner. Hence, the course I charted out for my career made me multi-dimensional and gave me several opportunities to represent India on many world platforms.’’
• ‘’We work hard. All of us start with the attitude of striving hard and delivering the best in what we commit to. It is the people who have given us so much love and affection and we feel humbled.’’
• ‘’At that time, it (beauty pageants) was not a stepping stone to make inroads into the film industry. I was declining movie offers. Instead, I took the opportunity to represent India’’
• ‘’God has given me plenty of reasons to smile and I feel it’s time to spread it around. There are a lot of children out there who so desperately need help, but can’t receive timely care because their families cannot afford this surgery or are ill-educated about this condition.’’
(On being voted the most bankable Bollywood star in Hollywood)
• ‘’Wow! Me the most bankable Bollywood star in Hollywood? Thank you! I must confess that any acknowledgment of hard work makes me feel content. In all humility I want to thank all those who feel I’m bankable.’’
• ‘’I consider myself lucky to be born in today’s era where a woman has far more freedom to exercise her rights. It took them ages to get ready for one appearance, and imagine staying behind curtains all day long. ’’
• ’’I am not comfortable about kissing or nudity. I’ve never said I’d never kiss, or whatever on screen. I’ve always maintained I’d cross that bridge when I come to it. Again, I’m accused of playing it safe. The truth is, I don’t know what tomorrow holds. So I can’t make a close ended principle about it.’’
(Upon hearing that Julia Roberts had said that Aishwarya was the most beautiful woman she had ever seen)
• ‘’That was embarrassing; at first I didn’t believe she said that. I thought it was a rumor started by a journalist. But it’s sweet. She’s an incredible actor and she seems like a wonderful person, so all you can do is say, Thank you.’’
• ‘’I am surprised at my life’s turn of events. Six of us were asked to raise the toast for the evening. And I raised it for my parents and for my fans, without whom I wouldn’t have reached where I am today. Nicole Kidman had to rush out for some premiere, but she said that she and her son loved Bride and Prejudice and I told her how I loved all her performances. Sean Penn told me that I spoke well and I told him that I’ve always been his fan!’’
• ‘’I have never deliberately driven attention to the fact that I am working in Hollywood films. I have categorically stated that I am working in different kinds of films, be it British, Hindi, Tamil or Bengali. It’s all about doing films, which are my passion.’’
• ‘’I am just not the birthday bash kind. My day will start with a visit to the Siddhivinayak temple with my family, something I do every year. There will be no loud parties… my birthday is a very private affair. Concidering I have to leave for Dubai tomorrow, it will be over early too. Only family and friends will be there.’’
• ’’It is a very tricky situation when you get the chance to work in English films. I do films based on characters, not to get an entry into Hollywood or whatever. In English, my Bride & Prejudice did well world over. I don’t know how it did in Hindi, but I know Jurassic Park too didn’t do well in Hindi. I was glad audiences worldwide liked an English film that was Indian. When I did Mistress of Spices, I did it for Paul [Mayeda Berges, the director and husband of Gurinder Chadha] as a team. The film found its audiences. When the Provoked script came to me, I felt it was a very important story of an Indian woman based in London who killed her husband because of marital abuse. Kiranjit Ahluwalia made a big impression in England, and so I did this film because I felt it was an important story to be told. Provoked is an important film for many other Kirans in the world.’’
• ‘’My reason for choosing a film is not to impress people. I don’t choose films for the box office.’’
• ‘’The audiences feel I am part of their life so they worry about me. I think that is very sweet of them and I tell them that when I will marry I will announce it. When I get married, you’ll know. I believe in marriage and it is a beautiful institution.’’
• ‘’Playing Umrao Jaan was a demanding emotional journey. When a story takes that course, it is following an entire arc; it goes through all the possible emotions. The process was satisfying, inspiring and challenging. It forced me to deliver the best in every moment.’’
• ‘’For me, as an actor, it’s a special experience to get the opportunity to play Umrao Jaan who has been already iconised on our celluloid. When I played Paro in Devdas, I went through the same area of questioning about how my role will be compared with the ones played earlier.’’
• ‘’Rekha is very inspiring. It is not necessarily relative to just one performance, but her entire career, the span of characters that she has essayed, the performances that she has delivered itself is extremely inspiring. I am inspired by her performance. But I cannot ape her.’’
• ‘’It’s nice to be important, but it’s more important to be nice.’’
• ‘’Life is a stage, and we are all characters. So play your part and play it well!’’
• ‘’When this came to be early this year, I was ecstatic. I couldn’t believe that I was actually going to work with Meryl Streep, someone I’ve always admired. In all my interviews 10 years ago people used to ask who is your favourite actor and actress and I would mention Robert de Niro and Meryl Streep. On my first trip there I met up with de Niro and my first film is with Meryl Streep, and I said, ‘Oh God that’s really, really cool. Really wonderful.’’
• ‘’I know for a fact that if there’s a role which I am suited for, I’ll be signed on. I’ll never go begging.’’
• ‘’I always knew I would be successful. So there was no element of surprise.’’
• ‘’I don’t believe in proving a point to anybody. Nobody is that important.’’
• ‘’I believe that as an actress all my fears and phobias exist till I sign on the dotted line for a film.’’
• ‘’You give to the world your greatest gift when you’re being yourself.’’
• ‘’I’m just average woman with average concerns.’’
• ‘’Life will take its toll on all of us. We get injured, we get old. It’s really sad to try to run away from these harsh realities of life. Looks are not everything. I am not going to look beautiful all the time.’’
• ‘’People know me more because of my eyes. So, I decided to donate my eyes. But before that, I acquired all the information about the campaign. Within what time after death one has to donate eyes, and all other information. Only then I decided to donate my eyes. It’s not that just for doing something, I donated my eyes. I found that useful so I did it. I like to do social service from my heart. Whatever is possible I do, but I don’t speak of that. But I would like to give more time to it in the near future.’’
• ‘’Life may be one BIG drama, and we, character in it…. But….LIVE IT…..Every moment in it’’
• ‘’I don’t know why there’s so much noise about a kiss or a passionate scene that I have done. The script demanded it!’’
• ‘’I have been a part of the media glare since 1992. And today there are so many channels, so much more media that you don’t know what stray comment is coming from where.’’
• ‘’I am an emotional person off-screen and would hate to hurt or snub someone.’’
• ‘’My first priority now is work. I have achieved a bit of what I wanted to do, as an actress. Now it’s my time to grow as an artiste and do good quality work.’’
• ‘’I always believed that my silence on several topics will be an advantage in the long run.’’
• ‘’Alright God, I get the message. Go with the flow.’’
• ‘’For me, it went beyond being a beauty queen. For me, it was about being the 20-year-old girl from India on international platform and a lot of people actually would assume that I wasn’t even educated in India because of the way I’d speak. And they’d be like, ‘Have you studied in India? Do you actually speak English out there?’ and, I was like, ‘This is so interesting that so many people know so little about my country.’ and this is exactly what I wanted to do when I set out on this little mission in my head.’’
• ‘’I have a great story to tell… and I tell it well. No holds barred.’’
• ‘’I’m not the type who’ll yell about my achievements from the rooftops.’’
• ‘’It’s a wonderfully told story, … I look for work that is meaningful and where I can be able to contribute to tell a story.’’
• ‘’My family is my strength and my weakness.’’
• ‘’Professionally, I’m on a roll. I have no doubts about the way my career has been going. I’ve never felt the need to name-drop or align myself with a particular project just to stay in the news. Regrettably, I’ve had to dissociate myself from quite a few projects.’’
• ‘’Someone asked me why I’m politically correct, even when people hit out so openly at me. But the truth is, I’ve never been brought up to behave any other way. I can’t say anything hurtful about anyone. I just don’t believe in saying mean things. I won’t feel good doing that. It’s strange why being well behaved is perceived as being too ‘propah’ and staid. This is the way I am. I’m amazed how many people feel good hitting out at me. They’re welcome to do it. compared with the ones played earlier.’’
• ‘’Rekha is very inspiring. It is not necessarily relative to just one performance, but her entire career, the span of characters that she has essayed, the performances that she has delivered itself is extremely inspiring. I am inspired by her performance. But I cannot ape her.’’
• ‘’It’s nice to be important, but it’s more important to be nice.’’
• ‘’Life is a stage, and we are all characters. So play your part and play it well!’’
• ‘’When this came to be early this year, I was ecstatic. I couldn’t believe that I was actually going to work with Meryl Streep, someone I’ve always admired. In all my interviews 10 years ago people used to ask who is your favourite actor and actress and I would mention Robert de Niro and Meryl Streep. On my first trip there I met up with de Niro and my first film is with Meryl Streep, and I said, ‘Oh God that’s really, really cool. Really wonderful.’’
• ‘’I know for a fact that if there’s a role which I am suited for, I’ll be signed on. I’ll never go begging.’’
• ‘’I always knew I would be successful. So there was no element of surprise.’’
• ‘’I don’t believe in proving a point to anybody. Nobody is that important.’’
• ‘’I believe that as an actress all my fears and phobias exist till I sign on the dotted line for a film.’’
• ‘’You give to the world your greatest gift when you’re being yourself.’’
• ‘’I’m just average woman with average concerns.’’
• ‘’Life will take its toll on all of us. We get injured, we get old. It’s really sad to try to run away from these harsh realities of life. Looks are not everything. I am not going to look beautiful all the time.’’
• ‘’People know me more because of my eyes. So, I decided to donate my eyes. But before that, I acquired all the information about the campaign. Within what time after death one has to donate eyes, and all other information. Only then I decided to donate my eyes. It’s not that just for doing something, I donated my eyes. I found that useful so I did it. I like to do social service from my heart. Whatever is possible I do, but I don’t speak of that. But I would like to give more time to it in the near future.’’
• ‘’Life may be one BIG drama, and we, character in it…. But….LIVE IT…..Every moment in it’’
• ‘’I don’t know why there’s so much noise about a kiss or a passionate scene that I have done. The script demanded it!’’
• ‘’I have been a part of the media glare since 1992. And today there are so many channels, so much more media that you don’t know what stray comment is coming from where.’’
• ‘’I am an emotional person off-screen and would hate to hurt or snub someone.’’
• ‘’My first priority now is work. I have achieved a bit of what I wanted to do, as an actress. Now it’s my time to grow as an artiste and do good quality work.’’
• ‘’I always believed that my silence on several topics will be an advantage in the long run.’’
• ‘’Alright God, I get the message. Go with the flow.’’
• ‘’For me, it went beyond being a beauty queen. For me, it was about being the 20-year-old girl from India on international platform and a lot of people actually would assume that I wasn’t even educated in India because of the way I’d speak. And they’d be like, ‘Have you studied in India? Do you actually speak English out there?’ and, I was like, ‘This is so interesting that so many people know so little about my country.’ and this is exactly what I wanted to do when I set out on this little mission in my head.’’
• ‘’I have a great story to tell… and I tell it well. No holds barred.’’
• ‘’I’m not the type who’ll yell about my achievements from the rooftops.’’
• ‘’It’s a wonderfully told story, … I look for work that is meaningful and where I can be able to contribute to tell a story.’’
• ‘’My family is my strength and my weakness.’’
• ‘’Professionally, I’m on a roll. I have no doubts about the way my career has been going. I’ve never felt the need to name-drop or align myself with a particular project just to stay in the news. Regrettably, I’ve had to dissociate myself from quite a few projects.’’
• ‘’Someone asked me why I’m politically correct, even when people hit out so openly at me. But the truth is, I’ve never been brought up to behave any other way. I can’t say anything hurtful about anyone. I just don’t believe in saying mean things. I won’t feel good doing that. It’s strange why being well behaved is perceived as being too ‘propah’ and staid. This is the way I am. I’m amazed how many people feel good hitting out at me. They’re welcome to do it. compared with the ones played earlier.’’
• ‘’Rekha is very inspiring. It is not necessarily relative to just one performance, but her entire career, the span of characters that she has essayed, the performances that she has delivered itself is extremely inspiring. I am inspired by her performance. But I cannot ape her.’’
• ‘’It’s nice to be important, but it’s more important to be nice.’’
• ‘’Life is a stage, and we are all characters. So play your part and play it well!’’
• ‘’When this came to be early this year, I was ecstatic. I couldn’t believe that I was actually going to work with Meryl Streep, someone I’ve always admired. In all my interviews 10 years ago people used to ask who is your favourite actor and actress and I would mention Robert de Niro and Meryl Streep. On my first trip there I met up with de Niro and my first film is with Meryl Streep, and I said, ‘Oh God that’s really, really cool. Really wonderful.’’
• ‘’I know for a fact that if there’s a role which I am suited for, I’ll be signed on. I’ll never go begging.’’
• ‘’I always knew I would be successful. So there was no element of surprise.’’
• ‘’I don’t believe in proving a point to anybody. Nobody is that important.’’
• ‘’I believe that as an actress all my fears and phobias exist till I sign on the dotted line for a film.’’
• ‘’You give to the world your greatest gift when you’re being yourself.’’
• ‘’I’m just average woman with average concerns.’’
• ‘’Life will take its toll on all of us. We get injured, we get old. It’s really sad to try to run away from these harsh realities of life. Looks are not everything. I am not going to look beautiful all the time.’’
• ‘’People know me more because of my eyes. So, I decided to donate my eyes. But before that, I acquired all the information about the campaign. Within what time after death one has to donate eyes, and all other information. Only then I decided to donate my eyes. It’s not that just for doing something, I donated my eyes. I found that useful so I did it. I like to do social service from my heart. Whatever is possible I do, but I don’t speak of that. But I would like to give more time to it in the near future.’’
• ‘’Life may be one BIG drama, and we, character in it…. But….LIVE IT…..Every moment in it’’
• ‘’I don’t know why there’s so much noise about a kiss or a passionate scene that I have done. The script demanded it!’’
• ‘’I have been a part of the media glare since 1992. And today there are so many channels, so much more media that you don’t know what stray comment is coming from where.’’
• ‘’I am an emotional person off-screen and would hate to hurt or snub someone.’’
• ‘’My first priority now is work. I have achieved a bit of what I wanted to do, as an actress. Now it’s my time to grow as an artiste and do good quality work.’’
• ‘’I always believed that my silence on several topics will be an advantage in the long run.’’
• ‘’Alright God, I get the message. Go with the flow.’’
• ‘’For me, it went beyond being a beauty queen. For me, it was about being the 20-year-old girl from India on international platform and a lot of people actually would assume that I wasn’t even educated in India because of the way I’d speak. And they’d be like, ‘Have you studied in India? Do you actually speak English out there?’ and, I was like, ‘This is so interesting that so many people know so little about my country.’ and this is exactly what I wanted to do when I set out on this little mission in my head.’’
• ‘’I have a great story to tell… and I tell it well. No holds barred.’’
• ‘’I’m not the type who’ll yell about my achievements from the rooftops.’’
• ‘’It’s a wonderfully told story, … I look for work that is meaningful and where I can be able to contribute to tell a story.’’
• ‘’My family is my strength and my weakness.’’
• ‘’Professionally, I’m on a roll. I have no doubts about the way my career has been going. I’ve never felt the need to name-drop or align myself with a particular project just to stay in the news. Regrettably, I’ve had to dissociate myself from quite a few projects.’’
• ‘’Someone asked me why I’m politically correct, even when people hit out so openly at me. But the truth is, I’ve never been brought up to behave any other way. I can’t say anything hurtful about anyone. I just don’t believe in saying mean things. I won’t feel good doing that. It’s strange why being well behaved is perceived as being too ‘propah’ and staid. This is the way I am. I’m amazed how many people feel good hitting out at me. They’re welcome to do it. Earlier, they had more leeway to deny their indiscretions in print. But now on television they look pretty ridiculous denying what they say.’’
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