As the worlds getting filled with temptations, were getting a bit frivolous and a bit fickle.

Everything big-budget or stereotypical I was offered after 'Slumdog Millionaire' was a huge no-no.

Young women who want an education will not be stopped

I'm proud of myself. I like the way I'm made.

I'll never forget where I'm from. It's essential to remain humble and evolving.

More than anything else, if you can spend a great deal of dedicated time observing people without judgment, that can be a great way of learning.

The only thing I can pride myself on is making a really good breakfast.

One of my favorite actors is Javier Bardem, he always challenges his previous roles, and basically does the unexpected.

I think it's important to be extremely proud of one's origins, especially when you are a foreign actress with ethnic features.

Here's another secret - I have really big feet. I'm a size ten, so every opportunity I get I buy myself shoes.

I don't think Bollywood is only mindless cinema, but a lot of films they churn out are not films that I completely enjoy watching.

When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy. Matthew 2:10

The difference between politics and religion is that the first makes it legal to hate, and makes the love of the second illegal.

The closer journalists came to great issues, the more vulnerable they felt.

If you ever find yourself walking a mile in my shoes, I hope that you would be at least be given the same choice.

Feminism, as it stands, well... stands. It has ground to a halt.

I could never hate anyone I knew.

When I first started acting, I started in opera and had a great desire to play grand, tragic characters. I got sidetracked in musical theater and ended up doing a lot of comedy.

I would not sell the vital interests of the untouchables for the sake of winning the freedom of India.

Language has time as its element; all other media have space as their element.

My secret is that I have never thought there is a secret to anything in life. Passion. Love. Drive. Work. Work. Work. Dull but true.