I am very direct, to the point that I think I might make people uncomfortable! I do not know how not to be direct. I don't think there's time to waste.

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.

Just remember, when you’re over the hill, you begin to pick up speed.

Walking’s a great way to create. The ideas seem to fall from the sky sometimes, and the fresh air is great too.

I have not had any of that surgical stuff. I am too curious to find out exactly how I progress every day of my life naturally. That is what fascinates me.

Dance every performance as if it were your last.

In a nutshell: Medical research has shown that Hypericum is an effective treatment for depression-as successful as prescription anti-depressions in a majority of patients.

If wishes were wings, pigs would fly.

It is in solitude that the works of hand, heart and mind are always conceived, and in solitude that individuality must be affirmed.

We should profile Muslims, or anyone who looks like he or she could conceivably be Muslim, and we should be honest about it.

Even if one's head were to be suddenly cut off, he should be able to do one more action with certainty.