Anushka Sharma Quotes
Actress
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 am not a vivacious person in real. I hate smiling. I hate doing small talk.
People who speak different languages, they are watching the movie from our language. So, I think all of us should be proud as nation and as cinema lovers.
Nothing gives me more pleasure than acting. But I don't enjoy going for award functions or giving interviews.
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.
When it comes to work, I am focused. I work like a maniac.
It is so common in middle-class families to consider modelling and acting not serious.
There are two things that give me perfect happiness - doing the perfect shot and travelling. I get stressed, really stressed by the fact that there is just so much to see and I am not going to live long enough to visit all the places I want to.
Boys used to call me Soda in school days. Soda means 'serving officers daughters association.' I miss those days when I had a very protected life: one could get close and bond with other army people that they gradually would become your extended family.
I think everything has its own pros and cons.
I have never planned things in life. I believe in living life or doing things to the moment.
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.
I will share a personal experience: my father was posted in Jammu & Kashmir during the Kargil war. I remember my mom sitting in front of television throughout the day reading tickers which had name of the martyrs.
As an actor, you want to do your best but not overshine the film. No actor is above the film.
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.
My biggest fear is fear itself. I never want to be afraid of doing something I want.
If I lead my life according to someone else, I've screwed my life up.
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 find Tom Hardy very hot. About Bollywood actors, I dont think like that, as I know them.
For me, as an actor, it is brilliant that I can do both song-dance films and also something like 'NH10.' It is versatility which every actor aspires.
That is the beauty of working with Karan Johar: you are going to look your best.
When we worked together for 'Band Baaja Baaraat,' Ranveer used to be very anxious and hyper on set. He used to do weird things, but now he is calmer, less anxious. He's a better actor now.
When my friends in college had crushes, I used to think something is wrong with them. I just chill out.
Everything that I am going to do as an actress doesn't matter where it's coming from. It just has to be interesting.
In future also, we would like to back films that can be considered slightly risky since they don't have song and dance.
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.
I don't want to endorse products that propagate fair skin at all.
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 am very practical. It's not like I will fall in love with someone standing far away.
I don't want my guy to buy me cars, villas or diamonds. I can do all that. I don't want any PDA, either. But my guy should be very sensitive to my pains and sorrows and should try to make me happy because I'd do all that for him. Sadly, most of the men that I have met in the past couple of years are too self-obsessed.
Having failures in life is important to understand where, exactly, you stand.
I have never emulated any star or celebrity completely, and I hope nobody does the same of me.
I do have moments when I feel insecure. I do have moments when I feel jealous, and that's normal. It's a very normal emotion. It's your action and your attitude and your reaction to that that is important.
I do not choose characters because I think, 'Wow, that woman is so strong.' I chose these characters with utmost conviction because I think they were realistic enough to exist, and I really liked the scripts.
Acting has always been my passion and will remain so.
I'd advise people to never step out without wearing an SPF, not even on a cloudy day.
I am not as confident as the characters I play. I am a bit aloof. I am uncomfortable in social situations.
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 am not against two-heroine films.
I'm an American TV show buff. I can watch them nonstop for days.
I always knew I wanted to be in films but didn't want anyone to taunt my parents. So I excelled in studies. I was a topper in school and college, so when I decided to become a model, people said, 'Oh your daughter is modeling,' so at least my parents could say, 'Yeah but she also came first in class.'
I don't think I'm the best-looking actress around. I'm not Katrina Kaif; she is stunningly beautiful. There are some roles that might need a beautiful girl, and there would be a doubt in a director's mind whether he should cast me. But that perception will change with time. I'd like to believe actresses look better with experience.
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.
I take pride in saying that I am an army officer's daughter even more than being an actor.
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.
When I meet someone from the army background, there is an instant connection. We live in the best five-star hotels of the world, but outside my home I will be equally comfortable in any army cantonment or army guest house. Telling my friends that my father was in the army was like telling them that he is the second-richest man in the world.
Once, I was coming back from school, and there was this guy who was eve-teasing me and my friend. I had a Milton water bottle that I flung it at his face. My dad told me if you are in a crowded place and a guy eve-teases, you should make noise. I did exactly that and got people on the road to beat up the guy.
Sometimes I get extremely disturbed with the things that are written. But you can't do anything about it. As a celebrity, you are putting yourself out there to be judged, and that's fine. I am now learning not to get affected by such things. I am building my career and making choices that I think are right while minding my own business.
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 was very young when I became an actor: I was 19 years old.
Just as you can't blindly follow fashion, you can't follow fitness, either.
Growing up, my parents treated my brother and me with absolute equality.
I can never be in the same place for too long. It feels like the world is caving in.
I just got exposed to electronica, and I really liked it. I am also good with alternative rock. I like Lana Del Rey, Adele, Dido, Jack Johnson, and I love the Beatles and the Beach Boys.
I don't work for production houses. I only work for good scripts and roles. If you follow my career graph, you will find that I have not given a single flop yet in my career. I am proud of it.
When someone goes to watch my film in the theatre, they won't remember the last four articles they read about me. Instead, they will think about the last film I did.
I'd rather shut myself in a room for six months than act in a bad movie.
My friends once told me I remind them of the main character from the American comedy series 'Curb Your Enthusiasm.' I thought they must mean a sunny, affable girl-next-door, but instead I was confronted with Larry David! Crabby, moody, perversely neurotic Larry David. And the thing is, my friends were right.
A female newcomer and a male newcomer will get paid different amounts of money. You're a newcomer, nobody knows who you are, man or woman doesn't matter. But you're going to get paid different money.
For me, it's not like I am going to look at the money the director's film has made before their film... For me, it is about working with the director whose work I have admired.
I tell myself that if I start to listen to these people and start to let them decide how I should behave and what I should do, then this is not my life - it's theirs.
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 nothing to hide. So when I spoke about my lip job, a lot of people called me brave for coming out.
I wanted fans to know that I'm human and not perfect.
I always do stories that I believe in, characters that I find interesting, and directors who I want to work with. All these factors have contributed while making choices and continue to as an actor and as a producer.
I want to do a biopic as an actor. It's a thrill... I would love it if I am able to do a biopic.
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.
I was never treated differently. I never felt like I was lesser or I was discriminated against. I've only experienced that after I became an actor.
I'm not gonna give anybody the power to control my life.
If I know the guy is not interested, I don't fall in love. This is my safety.
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.
As an actor, I have tried to do new things, and that's why I have done few films.
I dont have a crush on anyone easily.
I think it is a wonderful process of transformation from an actress to a producer.
My parents never gave me a nickname. But for my friends, I am everything from 'Nushki' to 'Nusheshwar.'
I dont understand flirting.
I have no illusions of being an icon to young girls or anybody.
One actress can't challenge or change anything.
I can do a film only if it excites me as an actor.
My style is a bit of what I like to call chic-casual. It is easy and comfortable.
You can't go on telling, 'I am in love.'
I shouldn't feel awkward or feel disconnected to myself or my body while wearing the clothes or a particular fashion. This is very important.
It is very important for me that my clothes are comfortable and allow me to feel like myself and at ease.
As an actor, I am careless with the way I look on screen.
Style, to me, is an extension of one's personality, a kind of self expression which is very personal. It is an expression of your moods, your personality.
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?'
After I turned producer, people asked me, 'Why are you taking up production? You are still so young and doing well.' Just because an actress decides to make movies, do people assume that her career is not going well?
I love the work that goes into making a movie and creating a different world. It is a wholesome experience.
I'm an honest person and don't lead my life on other people's terms.
I don't hide anything about myself, so I don't find it difficult to talk about things that happen in my life... But at the same time, I don't like putting myself out there too much. That's how I am.
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.
I really wanted 'NH10' to be made, and being associated with it eased the entire process.
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 never come to know if somebody is in love with me; they will have to hold placards and say it.
I don't have any sense of inhibition, so I'm able to lead my life with a lot of honesty.
I want to be part of great cinema. That is my only aim.
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 enjoyed playing the dual role of an actor and producer.
I share a very good rapport with Shah Rukh, so I was at ease working with him, and Imtiaz is a dream director for any actor.