There's one disturbing notion throughout India that light skin is more attractive than dark.

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.

If you're with someone, but you're constantly worried about what they think of you, you're with the wrong person.

Whether your situation is dire or stable often depends on your point of view. Exploring different vantage points can give you valuable perspective.

One of the strongest loves I’ve ever witnessed is the love a mother has for her child.

The white man's happiness cannot be purchased by the black man's misery.

A woman might as well propose: her husband will claim she did.

Fear distorts the world. Fear sees demons where only shadows dwell.

Titles are not only important, they are essential for me. I cannot write without a title

Poetry is an art, the easiest to dabble in, but the hardest to reach true excellence.

You dont need a love scene to show love.

To think the world therefore a general Bedlam, or place of madmen, and oneself a physician, is the most necessary point of present wisdom: an important imagination, and the way to happiness.