'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?'

'Every actor's journey is unique.''It's beautiful but also terrifying because you have to carve your own path.''So if there's somebody to talk it through, it's nice.'

'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.'

'I was very keen to make another film and I was dying to say action and cut and get back into creating characters and creating worlds.''But I just didn't have a script I was happy with.''I was working every day on the writing and I was struggling with that.'

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

'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.'

'Everybody has their bit of struggles and learnings. It will only end when you stop breathing.'

'On the set, Ranveer and I got along really well. Ten days after the release, Ranveer messaged me and said, you have killed the scene! For someone like him to message me just says how supportive person he is of newcomers.'

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

'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.'

'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.'

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

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

'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.'

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

'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.'

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

'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.'

'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.'

'Hope is about being more accepting of each other, the kind of solidarity and friendship that even our families may not be able to give.'

'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.'

'I am ready to go an extra mile if I have to. My pain or personal problems don't matter.'

'The real change will happen when more powerful roles come to me.''I am looking forward to that change.'

'Murlikant sir saw the film for the first time alongside the army chief and many other army officers.''The way he got a standing ovation there, I got teary-eyed. It was a very emotional moment for all of us.'

'We are the kids from the '90s who have grown up watching Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol romancing on Suraj Hua Maddham.' 'At the same time, we are also the same people who text our partner and tell them, 'I am breaking up with you'.'

'I am old school and want what my parents have. They have been together for 35 years and still go on dates.'

'The earlier you get your treatment done, the better the chance of recovery.'

'It's such a mishmash of wonderful things, so many different cultures, subsections of society and weird histories.'

'We are just waiting for the right script.'

'I would have become a big star 11 years ago if things had worked as per my plans.'

'My weakness is my family, and the people I love.''I don't think I will receive any kind of backlash from the audience because I am not someone who drags someone's family into fights and arguments.'

'Ranvir will run out of steam pretty soon.''The way he is reacting or rather, overreacting to things, I am sure he will be exhausted soon.''You need to chill at times to play a game like Bigg Boss.'

'...without looking into yourself.''What matters most is human relationships and the human mind.'

'You have to be good in your project that's releasing today for you to be working on something tomorrow. That will always be the case.'