- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Me Quotes
Quotes rooted in the first person.
These are quotes centered on 'me' - childhood memories tied to family traditions, like a grandfather's holiday reading passed down for decades, alongside admissions about how humor can double as self-protection. Several speak to the solitary nature of creative work, something also explored in Life Quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Madness
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- Nov 07, 2020
Meat-fetishiser that I was, I used to find willed vegetarianism inexplicable. It was one thing to be a vegetarian because of religious and caste reasons - something I was familiar with because of my Indian upbringing - but to choose to be a vegetarian when you could eat meat for every meal every day? That seemed madness to me.
- Book
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have one very bad experience with a U.K. publisher, who gave it out to be understood that she wanted to publish my book and made me do a lot of changes, all outside a contract, only to reject it in the end.
- Mistakes
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- Nov 07, 2020
I made a few mistakes in the beginning of my career. I didn't have anybody to guide me. I didn't have a secretary. I didn't call up directors, or meet people asking for roles.
- Marriage
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- Nov 07, 2020
Marriage happened very late for me. It took place at a time, when my definition of companionship had really narrowed down.
- Nov 07, 2020
You can't take me for granted!
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was an innocent Delhi girl, which is good for an actress, but worked against me when I shifted to Mumbai.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I started my career on TV, I never knew how my role or character was going to shape up or turn out to be. It was a challenging role for me and I learnt a lot from my senior actors.
- Audience
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have been very fortunate that the Punjabi audience connected with me so well. Otherwise female actors are not repeated much in this industry.
- Mean
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- Nov 07, 2020
I mean, it gave me so much popularity, and because of TV, I got my first breakthrough. But I just enjoy doing films more.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's been two decades. I feel blessed that I'm still working, and people still want to see me.
- Marriage
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm a believer in arranged marriages. I mean, mine was kind of an arranged marriage. My sister introduced me to my husband. You know, kind of set it up.
- Next
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- Nov 07, 2020
For me, the writing process is the same as the reading process. I want to know what happens next.
- Pain
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- Nov 07, 2020
Everyone has some secret and some source of pain or sadness and I just said mine first and then everybody went after me. I get it every day in my Instagram direct messages, people thanking me for talking about depression and telling me how it helped them.
- Judge
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- Nov 07, 2020