Top 35 Anushka Shetty Quotes

I am a bad planner, and my friends would vouch for it.

It’s my privilege to work with an actor like Vikram who gets into the skin of the character he is playing, so much so that after the shoot it takes him quite some time to get back to his real self.

Lara Croft is completely different; the way she does the action scenes and maintains her body in perfect condition… I can’t compete with her in any way.

I don’t go by brand names for directors.

No one can force you to do a film. I am responsible for the films I chose, hit or flop. I am where I am because of what those films taught me.

All actresses give good performances, but everybody doesn’t get the right roles.

Fitness, in my opinion, is a mental exercise more than just physical.

It’s easy to play a character, but playing yourself is difficult.

I never meant to be an actress.

As an actor, I don’t want an image. I want people to see the character, not me.

I am highly critical of myself. I am never satisfied with my work.

I have no problems with failures, I’m afraid of failing within myself. At times when I know I did something wrong, I don’t sleep that night. I’m scared of facing myself.

It’s important that you love and respect your body, understand what it needs, and accordingly give everything in appropriate proportion.

There are superstars around us who have achieved so much in their career. I am not even five percent of that. I have a long way to go.

I am not someone who can be fooled by praise at all. In fact, I quickly sniff out people who are being fake with me. It doesn’t go unnoticed with me.

When you get a good script, and the director gives you proper lines, half your job is done.

I’m still surprised when people tell me I look like a queen.

When it comes to guys, my dad is the measure of the perfect man. And that’s a pretty tough standard to match up to.

I like men with honest, frank eyes. And that’s the reason I cannot talk anyone who has their sunglasses on.

What’s the big deal if I dress casually and dance in my backyard.

The more difficult the role, the more I am loving it.

A lot of different factors go into making your performance a good one.

The bikini scenes in ‘Billa’ were vital because they showed me as a seductress. I’d like to say here that outfits define a character and help an actor, say, 30 per cent, the rest depends on one’s histrionic skills.

I think it is important to keep redefining yourself as an actor with the roles you do and, at the same time, create diversity in your body of work.

Factors such as timing, luck, and destiny have a bearing on success. But success and failure are good teachers. Failure means something better is waiting for you. But I will allow myself to get upset at failure only if I know I have not given it my all.

All the excitement is during the making of a film. Once I’m done with it, I switch to my next project and am excited about that.

Attaching yourself to success and failure too much is not healthy and good for you. It is better to focus your energy in reinventing yourself as an actor with every film.

It always feels nice to be associated with a team you share a great bond with.

I don’t have the habit of wearing ornaments.

I believe that marriage is an important part of life. So when it happens, I will definitely let the whole world know.

Once the makeup is on, it is easy to enter the character’s frame of mind.

Every big-budget film is powered by a director’s vision. I blindly follow the instructions of my director, believe in him, and deliver what he exactly wants from me.

Stars are always bigger. They bring the audience to the theatres. More than that, they do a lot of work in a film, and they are always on top. I am in no way competing with them.

Yoga has always been a part of my life, and it has had a major effect on me as a person, inside-out.

As actors, we shouldn’t worry too much about the language we are going to speak in a film.