'The fact that I got noticed in a film that stars Hrithik Roshan and Deepika Padukone is a big high for me.'

'If someone were to ask you if you want to die tomorrow, no matter what problems you are grappling with, you would be hesitant, right?'

'One day, just like that, without even saying goodbye, he was gone.'

'I am a very greedy actor. I want to explore everything.'

'He did some great work and people remember him from so many things, but he should have got some stronger parts.'

'Life had its own plans and now I have learnt to go with the flow.'

'When one is low, all you can do is buckle up and get up and prepare for the next challenge.'

'I will never look down upon television. But do I want to do it again? I don't think so.'

'I was emotional when the decision took place on August 5, 2019.''I made the film with clear intentions of projecting the truth.'

'Bahut mazaa aaya tha doing Agneepath. When you are working with good actors, it enriches your acting.''Amitabhji and I had done Shahenshah before, but that was a fun film.'

'I'm talking about that predator in your house, and how one should protect one's children from him.'

'The government wants to ban surrogacy and take away women's fundamental right to do what she wants with her body.'

'I never had any nakhras, never threw tantrums, so I got along with all my heroes.'

'I am a spontaneous actor. I follow what works for the character.'

'When you are new, you don't know how the industry works'. 'But when you know where you are headed, the possibilities of being conned or facing unpleasant instances is reduced.'

'India has the largest slate of local original content outside the US.'

'I have two sisters. One is 13 and the other is 17.' 'For them, their father is the director of Shahid, Omerta, Simran, Scam 1992 and Scoop.' 'For me, my father is the director of Jayate, Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar, Chhal, Yeh Kya Ho Raha Hai, three unreleased films and Woodstock Villa.''No one has seen these films.'

'Pandi was promised something, that is not happening, so his anger is not of a villain's.' 'That's how all normal humans would react, or they stay silent.''Our violence is our silence. So in this world, everybody is innocent.'

'I have been trying to make a movie for seven years. I got a chance only now.''I have taken my script to every office from Dharma to Tips to Eros.''I have narrated my script to every actor possible. Nobody believed me.''Because of OTT, people like me are finally getting a chance to make something.'

'When I am doing a film, that film is not propaganda for me. That's a true thing.'

'If you are a strong-minded, opinionated woman, scars are inevitable.'

'One told me there that she had been abused by her father when she was nine years old. The other when she was 12.''In all these years, they had not been able to confide about it to their mothers or even their husbands.'

'Padmini and I are very different people.''Our acting styles are very different. She's from a different era.'

'I am a straight 3.0 version!'

'In India, I'm able to work with the biggest stars on creating a scene, creating that emotion, without being too hung up on their persona.'

'My tool is the way I look. This is the only thing that distinguishes me.''Most of us dress similarly. What sets you apart is your face. If you change that also, you're like anybody else.'

'I received many threatening calls and letters.''A fatwa was issued against me.'

'Laapataa Ladies opened a lot of doors for me.''I have gotten so much love from audiences and seniors in the industry that it's overwhelming.''I get calls from superstars. I'm holding my heart and it's like, "Oh my God, they are calling me? I am their fan and they love my work!"'

'Personal reasons required me to take some time off.'

'What happened to Raj and Simran after running away on the train at the end of DDLJ 20 years later? Have they become flatmates instead of lovers? What happens when the initial chemistry has worn off and love becomes a habit? This has always fascinated me.'

'When you walk on to a Sanjay Leela Bhansali set, it is complete surrender. You have to become a sponge.'

'My respect for Irrfan has grown 100 times now when he is no longer with us.'

'People had a perception that I may be angry as a person.''Or I'm older than I really am.''Or I can't speak in English because of the characters I've done at the beginning of my career.'

'The world needs Gandhi now more than any other time in history.'

'Before every scene, Sanjay Leela Bhansali would play two or three songs over and over again, especially when Sharmin and I would shoot, because it invoked his emotion. One of the songs was from The Last Samurai. Everything is in rhythm for him. If he doesn't have that rhythm in place, then something is off.'

'I believed that no matter what happened, I would be there to take care of him.''He believed it too and even when he fell ill, he had total faith in me, ki main sab theek kar doongi.''I tried, I really tried, but I fell short and he went away.'

'You don't have to be screaming and making faces to be evil.'

'When it was confirmed that I would do the song, Manishaji walked up to me and asked, "Please Vijayshree, tell me how are you planning to do the song. Give me a rough idea so that I am mentally prepared".'

'You treat me like eye candy and I will leave you like you're a wrapper.'

'I am always rocking.''I am a rockstar.''That's the way the world will always see me.'

'You suddenly realise that in this entire big scheme of things, you're just one speck.'

'The problems that the film explores still remain. It was a different time when we made the film. We were young and we thought we could change the world.'

'People are saying, 'Wah Ustad!''

'I grew up in an environment which is very submissive and conservative. People would judge you if you wore a short skirt.''I made my way up from there to Mumbai and landed a big song Aila Re Aila with a huge star like Akshay Kumar.'

'While I was performing it, I had a weird feeling that people would love it because it's so bizarre.'

'The censor board asked me for some strange cuts.''Otherwise, they would have given me an 'A' certificate.''One cut was where Girish Karnad was explaining artificial insemination in cattle.''These cuts never made any sense to me.'

'Since we are in the same party now, there has to be political camaraderie if nothing more.'

'Money was pouring in after Movers & Shakers. At the turn of the millennium, I was voted one of the top 10 Mumbaikars. People joked that even when they switched off their TV sets, I was there! I would ask God if he was compensating me for the loss of Ayush, the greatest tragedy of my life.'

'Success is in the hands of the audience. I learn from what they like or dislike, and take the next step further.'

'Being disciplined is also very important.'