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I'm a student. I want to do better, and I want directors who can find the actress in me and be my teachers. I'm interested in the whole process of editing, post-production and direction.
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Aishwarya, my parent's daughter, has been brought up with enough values inculcated where I will use my discretion in my choices. At the same time, I recognize I am an actor, I am an artist, and if I feel the need to be liberated and do the kind of work I need to do, I will.
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By virtue of my job, I'm traveling. You get to spend very little time with your family. We hardly get to meet each other except on the one odd day we really get to spend time, have dinner together. And that's rare, and we cherish it.
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In terms of finding that first international recognition of my work, coming back to Cannes is such a milestone in my life because it began actually with 'Devdas'.
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The larger the audience the better. The more pockets in the world, the more interesting and exciting because it just makes it that much more liberating. This makes it that much more liberating for the various facets of creativity to be explored.
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I'm not the type who'll yell about my achievements from the rooftops.
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I have always been a person who is extremely comfortable in my skin. I have always just been myself in all these years on the public platform.
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Even prior to marriage and motherhood, it's always been about prioritising and focusing on what you can commit to. That's been my approach to every aspect of my life, be it my relationships or my professional commitments.
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Strangely, nothing makes me feel tired, fatigued, at all. I've gone days and nights without sleep, and still the mind is in such a positive space it just doesn't make you feel fatigued.
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Weight gain can happen at any point in time, and it is something that you are dealing with anyway, and it is OK. It is ridiculous to have this dictate your very being because I have always said that it is not the outside that defines who you are.
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What's blessed about my life is that I have been able to connect with the global audience on a regular basis. I am thankful for everybody's love, and I reciprocate that, but I also have to deliver on every occasion.
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Even in India the Hindi film industry might be the best known but there are movies made in other regional languages in India, be it Tamil or Bengali. Those experiences too are different from the ones in Bombay.
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Despite being in showbiz, I have a very real approach to my life. It plays off with my social life.
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For me, it's not about breaking big in Hollywood, but having interesting experiences.
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Sexy in India is not considered positive. But, with today's crop of fresh faces in the modelling arena, being sexy is an asset.
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I always believed that my silence on several topics will be an advantage in the long run.
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I am really OK with the way I look. It's fine. All this is transient. I mean, it's really, you know, it changes with time, and that's the external.
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I know for a fact that if there's a role which I am suited for, I'll be signed on. I'll never go begging.
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I have a great story to tell... and I tell it well. No holds barred.
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Right now, I'm following the Buddhist principle: Smile as abuse is hurled your way and this too shall pass.
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Comedy is difficult for an actor. But I think I have a good sense of humor and manage to make people laugh and make them happy.
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I was more excited than scared, at the opportunity to work in an English movie.
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Life will take its toll on all of us. We get injured, we get old. It's really sad to try to run away from these harsh realities of life. Looks are not everything. I am not going to look beautiful all the time.
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Do we recognize the platform that Indian cinema has been given? Of course. And typically India of us, we gracefully acknowledge our host's grace and we thank you for celebrating us and our cinema.