You have to be very strong and headstrong to make your place. You have to know how to say no. Patience is very important.

I'm the only one responsible for the choices I make and the opportunities I get. When you read the script, you don't know how it's going to shape up. You just know what you've been narrated.

You need a director, a script, and a role to justify a risk.

I try and groom myself, be it through fitness or dance.

I intend not to do an item song ever. I find the term 'item songs' bizarre. I do not want to comment on its presence and its popularity, but I would rather avoid it.

You can never predict a hit or a flop, but it's about what you are happy doing as an actor. Every actor comes with his or her own mindset.