Actress

I'm really excited about furthering my film career in Bollywood and Hollywood.

My priority is the script. Get me a good script, and I will sign the movie. I think I should leave the casting up to the experts!

I had to struggle with the language. I can understand Hindi now, but I still can't communicate. And things get lost in translation; I feel rejected all the time.

I grew up in the projects in Queens, and we were really poor.

To kill yourself for earning a salary is not worth it.

Courtship is like simmering mutton. You cook for hours and hours to taste the soft meat. It doesn't happen in two seconds!

Dance is something which I like to do, but acting is my passion. I would like to do good and meaty roles.

Health and well-being, as well as how we can live in harmony with our planet, is something I'm passionate about.

I knew that all South Indian language films were first made in Chennai and that Tamil Nadu is one of the biggest film-producing centres in the country. I wanted to be part of films here.

I'm tired of the speculation about my personal life.

My life and my happiness is most important to me than any job or anything in the world.

In Bollywood, they like to put us in short clothes. And I am very shy; I don't like wearing revealing stuff, though my image is such. Unfortunately, it's a body-obsessed industry.

I'm intrigued by traditional Indian designs. They are so beautifully handcrafted, and the designs are so intricate and beautiful. I really prefer the Indian designs.

I got a lot of offers after 'Rockstar' but was totally dependent on the team managing my work, who did not want me to sign any of the films I was offered, even though I wanted to.

I have worked with the biggest actors from the beginning. I am hoping God will bless me to work with other big actors.

I don't want to be known as an item dancer. I want to be known as an actress only.

I think I am feeling comfortable in Bollywood more than in Hollywood because I have spent more time here now and I am understanding a lot of things. I am feeling pretty good here. I really don't plan on running off anywhere.

With Pakistan being in my blood, I would certainly look at opportunities to travel there.

Uday Chopra is a person who will be a part of my life for the rest of my life. He is the most amazing human being who I have ever met in my entire life - not just in India, but around the world. If anyone is his friend, that person is lucky to have him in his life.

I believe that, as actors, we have a phenomenal platform to spread positivity and influence people in the same way.