Anushka Sharma

If I lead my life according to someone else, I've screwed my life up.

I'm not gonna give anybody the power to control my life.

I think 'NH10' could have been done equally well by anybody else, and it's not a 'female-centric' or 'male-centric' film. It's the story that will appeal to the audience.

I always do stories that I believe in, characters that I find interesting, and directors who I want to work with. All these factors have contributed while making choices and continue to as an actor and as a producer.

For me, it's not like I am going to look at the money the director's film has made before their film... For me, it is about working with the director whose work I have admired.

I wanted fans to know that I'm human and not perfect.

I have nothing to hide. So when I spoke about my lip job, a lot of people called me brave for coming out.

I want to do a biopic as an actor. It's a thrill... I would love it if I am able to do a biopic.

I am someone who doesn't pay so much attention to how I am looking. I get so involved in what I am doing, so I overlook that.

That is the beauty of working with Karan Johar: you are going to look your best.

I dont understand flirting.

When my friends in college had crushes, I used to think something is wrong with them. I just chill out.

I dont have a crush on anyone easily.

I have never emulated any star or celebrity completely, and I hope nobody does the same of me.

It is so common in middle-class families to consider modelling and acting not serious.

One actress can't challenge or change anything.

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.

I can do a film only if it excites me as an actor.

As an actor, I have tried to do new things, and that's why I have done few films.

I think it is a wonderful process of transformation from an actress to a producer.

In future also, we would like to back films that can be considered slightly risky since they don't have song and dance.

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.

My parents never gave me a nickname. But for my friends, I am everything from 'Nushki' to 'Nusheshwar.'

I am very practical. It's not like I will fall in love with someone standing far away.

If I know the guy is not interested, I don't fall in love. This is my safety.

You can't go on telling, 'I am in love.'

As an actor, I am careless with the way I look on screen.

I would watch films like 'Frances Ha' and 'The Squid and the Whale,' and wonder why we weren't making these beautiful slice-of-life movies. Then I thought, 'Why am I not doing it?'

I love the work that goes into making a movie and creating a different world. It is a wholesome experience.

After I turned producer, people asked me, 'Why are you taking up production? You are still so young and doing well.' Just because an actress decides to make movies, do people assume that her career is not going well?

My style is a bit of what I like to call chic-casual. It is easy and comfortable.

It is very important for me that my clothes are comfortable and allow me to feel like myself and at ease.

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 don't hide anything about myself, so I don't find it difficult to talk about things that happen in my life... But at the same time, I don't like putting myself out there too much. That's how I am.

I don't have any sense of inhibition, so I'm able to lead my life with a lot of honesty.

I understand that ups and downs in life keep wavering, and it's important to understand them and why they happen. So I learn whatever I have to and then move forward.

I am not against two-heroine films.

I would love to do a chick flick sometime soon, a film with strong female characters - when I say strong, I don't mean that they are changing the world, but just be real women.

When we worked together for 'Band Baaja Baaraat,' Ranveer used to be very anxious and hyper on set. He used to do weird things, but now he is calmer, less anxious. He's a better actor now.

I share a very good rapport with Shah Rukh, so I was at ease working with him, and Imtiaz is a dream director for any actor.

Acting has always been my passion and will remain so.

As a viewer, I really want to watch author-backed stories, and there is something amazing about thrillers, the way it captivates your imagination.

I really wanted 'NH10' to be made, and being associated with it eased the entire process.

I enjoyed playing the dual role of an actor and producer.

I want to be part of great cinema. That is my only aim.

As an actor, you want to do your best but not overshine the film. No actor is above the film.

I am a very basic person. I still believe marriage happens only once, and you have to sustain it.

I have done everything in my life very normally. And marriage is definitely there on my agendas in life. But I don't know when will it happen.

I feel things are changing now. Actresses are working at same pace even after getting married or having kids.

I didn't like when people said that actresses have shelf life.