I think everything has its own pros and cons.
Anushka Sharma
Boys used to call me Soda in school days. Soda means 'serving officers daughters association.' I miss those days when I had a very protected life: one could get close and bond with other army people that they gradually would become your extended family.
I have never planned things in life. I believe in living life or doing things to the moment.
When it comes to work, I am focused. I work like a maniac.
I don't want my guy to buy me cars, villas or diamonds. I can do all that. I don't want any PDA, either. But my guy should be very sensitive to my pains and sorrows and should try to make me happy because I'd do all that for him. Sadly, most of the men that I have met in the past couple of years are too self-obsessed.
My biggest fear is fear itself. I never want to be afraid of doing something I want.
Nothing gives me more pleasure than acting. But I don't enjoy going for award functions or giving interviews.
People who speak different languages, they are watching the movie from our language. So, I think all of us should be proud as nation and as cinema lovers.
It is so common in middle-class families to consider modelling and acting not serious.
I do not consider myself a feminist. I do not believe that by doing female-oriented films that depict a woman fighting the system, we can change the system.
I am very practical. It's not like I will fall in love with someone standing far away.
I will share a personal experience: my father was posted in Jammu & Kashmir during the Kargil war. I remember my mom sitting in front of television throughout the day reading tickers which had name of the martyrs.
I always knew I wanted to be in films but didn't want anyone to taunt my parents. So I excelled in studies. I was a topper in school and college, so when I decided to become a model, people said, 'Oh your daughter is modeling,' so at least my parents could say, 'Yeah but she also came first in class.'
I shouldn't feel awkward or feel disconnected to myself or my body while wearing the clothes or a particular fashion. This is very important.
Just as you can't blindly follow fashion, you can't follow fitness, either.
Once, I was coming back from school, and there was this guy who was eve-teasing me and my friend. I had a Milton water bottle that I flung it at his face. My dad told me if you are in a crowded place and a guy eve-teases, you should make noise. I did exactly that and got people on the road to beat up the guy.
The stereotypes attached to Bollywood were that it's a big, bad world or that it's a dirty world.
As a viewer, I really want to watch author-backed stories, and there is something amazing about thrillers, the way it captivates your imagination.
We shot many films in Delhi that turned out to be successful at the box office. So the attachment is definitely on the positive side.
I feel things are changing now. Actresses are working at same pace even after getting married or having kids.
That is the beauty of working with Karan Johar: you are going to look your best.
Style, to me, is an extension of one's personality, a kind of self expression which is very personal. It is an expression of your moods, your personality.
I am a very basic person. I still believe marriage happens only once, and you have to sustain it.
Usually, I come for film promotions or events, but I have so many fond memories of Delhi.
One actress can't challenge or change anything.
I'm an honest person and don't lead my life on other people's terms.
I love the work that goes into making a movie and creating a different world. It is a wholesome experience.
'Jab We Met' is the reason why I have become an actress.
I don't work for production houses. I only work for good scripts and roles. If you follow my career graph, you will find that I have not given a single flop yet in my career. I am proud of it.
Sometimes I get extremely disturbed with the things that are written. But you can't do anything about it. As a celebrity, you are putting yourself out there to be judged, and that's fine. I am now learning not to get affected by such things. I am building my career and making choices that I think are right while minding my own business.
As an actor, I have tried to do new things, and that's why I have done few films.
For me, as an actor, it is brilliant that I can do both song-dance films and also something like 'NH10.' It is versatility which every actor aspires.
I just got exposed to electronica, and I really liked it. I am also good with alternative rock. I like Lana Del Rey, Adele, Dido, Jack Johnson, and I love the Beatles and the Beach Boys.
We have to look good... our hair does get damaged due to straightening... tonging. We have to do something that helps our hair look good and healthy.
I think if you want to do something, then you should go all out completely and be fearless.
I haven't done many films. But with every movie, I try to showcase a different side of me through a character.
I always wanted to be a model, never an actress. I would see children in ads and stuff and wanted to be like them.
I am not against two-heroine films.
I don't think that a film should be known as 'male-centric' or 'female-centric,' but it should be known for the story. That would be really nice, and viable, too.
Everything that I am going to do as an actress doesn't matter where it's coming from. It just has to be interesting.
I am not a vivacious person in real. I hate smiling. I hate doing small talk.
When I meet someone from the army background, there is an instant connection. We live in the best five-star hotels of the world, but outside my home I will be equally comfortable in any army cantonment or army guest house. Telling my friends that my father was in the army was like telling them that he is the second-richest man in the world.
I have never been a girlie girl and have always been a boys' girl with an equal amount of friends who were boys and girls.
There are two things that give me perfect happiness - doing the perfect shot and travelling. I get stressed, really stressed by the fact that there is just so much to see and I am not going to live long enough to visit all the places I want to.
My parents never gave me a nickname. But for my friends, I am everything from 'Nushki' to 'Nusheshwar.'
Life was so easy before I became an actor. I could talk to anyone, and no one bothered. I keep thinking to myself, 'Should I not be myself,' but I won't do that.
If I lead my life according to someone else, I've screwed my life up.
I'm an American TV show buff. I can watch them nonstop for days.
I don't think I'm the best-looking actress around. I'm not Katrina Kaif; she is stunningly beautiful. There are some roles that might need a beautiful girl, and there would be a doubt in a director's mind whether he should cast me. But that perception will change with time. I'd like to believe actresses look better with experience.
My journey has been good, and by God's grace, I have not changed.
