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.

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

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.

Countless possibilities exist in any situation. You must maintain a positive outlook to see the miraculous possibilities.

I have been quiet today because fear in my heart has been fighting with frustration in my brain, leaving little energy for my mouth.

When you sit right down in the middle of yourself you're gonna wanna have a comfortable chair.

The world moves, but we seem to move with it. When I studied physiology beforethere were two hundred and eight bones in the body. Now there are two hundred and thirty- eight.

No one knew about the squirrel’s skull beneath Briony bed, but no one wanted to know.

The planets are lining up, bringing brighter days.

... reform the environment and not man; being absolutely confident that if you give man the right environment, he will behave favorably.

I think it's because I'm unpredictable. I view every situation, every race, and every candidate differently I try not to rely on something that worked before.

Coining "Dismal Science" as a nickname for Political Economy

We could be a possibility