Sridevi
What you feel inside reflects on your face. So be happy and positive all the time.Collection: Time
I am thankful to my fans and producers that I am on my toes all the time to do better. The day you feel you have achieved it all or you are something, then you are gone, and that thought never came to me.Collection: Thankful
'English Vinglish' has given me so much respect. I am really thankful to director Gauri Shinde and her husband R. Balki. They blindly believed in me.Collection: Thankful
Include ample fruits and vegetables in your diet and no fried or oily food.Collection: Diet
I have never planned my career. I chose those films with which I could relate myself. But if given a chance, I would love to do the kind of roles Meryl Streep has done.Collection: Chance
It's directors' choice if they want to work with me. Not mine.
All the films that I did, I didn't plan them. They just came to me.
When the audience expects you to do a good job, you become more choosy. It becomes a responsibility.
As an actor, you keep learning. There's no end to it.
All these labels and praises scare me. I am very simple, and I feel like a newcomer because I never stopped learning.
Acting has always been my passion.
I wouldn't want to change anything about my career.
My mom and I never thought that I would make my way into Bollywood. I was happy doing films down south.
Give your children all the time and energy. They need to be your number one priority.
Listen to your parents; respect them. They are well wishers.
My best friends are my children. We can have fun wherever we are together. They are my fashion icon.
My father was a lawyer. I was fascinated to become a lawyer, too.
I have not done much as an actor. There is no end for an artist, and my best is yet to come.
Direction and all is not my cup of tea. It's not an easy job.
I believe in good films and bad films. Box-office business and all is my husband's section. Sometimes I really get surprised when good films don't do well... Sometimes you are really shocked when an average film does very well.
Exercise, yoga, and systematic life definitely helps you, but basically, you have to be happy.
I think children learn through their parents.
I am lucky I have him. After my parents passed away, Boneyji has been my father, mother, and husband.
Media wants to know everything. We are in this industry: we have to get used to it; we are still getting used to it. So I have no complaints. They are doing their job.
All films that I have done, this legacy, is a like a dream come true for me.
Children have their own mind.
Competition can never be eliminated from this industry. There is nothing wrong with it. It keeps you on your toes, making you work harder.
I have always told my daughters not to be dependent on anyone in any capacity.
I think the first take is best, as you are spontaneous, and after that, it becomes a mechanical thing. I don't believe in second take at all.
I don't remember doing more than one take for a film.
I feel lucky, and I have to thank my writers, directors, and producers for giving me great parts to play on screen.
When I look back, I think I could have done this scene or that better. I am not satisfied with my work at all. I think I could have done better. I am never satisfied.
I am totally a director's actor.
For me, the first thing is script. When I heard 'Mom''s script, it really touched me and moved me. I felt really nice about the story. That's the reason I did the movie.
Acknowledgement and recognition from authoritative quarters are important to every artiste.
It is very important for an artiste to be excited about her work in every phase of her career. If a tiredness seeps into one's attitude, it will show in the quality of one's work.
I have been passionate about cinema from my childhood.
I eat, sleep, and breathe movies. Though I didn't understand the seriousness of films when I made my debut, I felt on top of the world.
I fall to pieces when I am hurt, but when it comes to my children, I am a pillar of strength, applying balm and bandages and dressing up their wounds.
Acting is my passion since childhood, and I am happy to be in Tinsel Town at a very young age.
Though born in Los Angeles, U.S.A., I am a typical Tamil girl.
Though I was the last child in the family, I was the first to enter the film industry.
When you are a public personality, you can't afford to be a recluse.
If I sit quietly in a corner waiting for the camera to roll, it doesn't mean that I am aloof and cut off from people. It could be that I am thinking about the shot or going over my lines.
I don't want to be a glamour doll. I want roles which provide me the scope to perform.
I always believe in destiny.
I liked Rajamouli's 'Eega.' He is a great technician, and I would be happy to get a chance to work with him.
Oil your hair and take a head massage as often as possible for better blood circulation.
The Padma Shri came as a very pleasant surprise. I am deeply honoured. I don't know what I did to deserve it, but I must have done something right to be honoured by our government.
I still approach every film and role like it's my first.