Top 70 Neena Gupta Quotes

I watch lots of American shows like ‘Desperate Housewives‘ and so on.

Loneliness is always there, it’s a phase that comes and goes and it is a very difficult phase.

I’m not a strong woman at all. And I’m not a feminist. In fact, I’m very weak.

I always wanted to do good work and play strong parts.

The more trauma and bad experiences you have, the more you are able to laugh on yourself and the situation.

My upbringing saved me.

With ‘Badhaai Ho,’ I loved the script but was anxious that someone else might get the role.

My first car was a second-hand Padmini Standard that I bought for ‘25,000 in 1985. It was a lot of money for me. The Padmini Standard was one of those small cars which was very popular during that time. However, I never drove the car and still don’t drive one.

I’ve always decided that I would never be dependant on a man.

I got offered big roles after ‘Badhaai Ho’ but if the film hadn’t worked, I wouldn’t have gotten. It’s business, nobody is emotional about it.

I don’t say one thing and do another.

I’m a very shy person and find it difficult to ask for work even if I know somebody for ages.

I’d like do a film which I can carry entirely on my own.

As women, we always crave for family and a loving partner and in our quest to find that happy space we overlook a lot of things.

What I went through in personal life had a big impression on my professional choices.

Even though I did things which were not in accordance with the society‘s norms, deep down, I am an orthodox woman.

It takes effort to not be lonely.

My profession is to change myself according to my role and I work hard on it.

If you don’t have one thing, what’s the big deal? Not everybody has everything.

I am an actor, I can do any role.

I’ve realised that nothing that happens is so grim that life can’t go on. Life always goes on, no matter what. Even in the grimmest situation, I see hope.

My mother was very interested for me to become an IAS officer.

Apart from the money actors earn, it is the love and appreciation that keeps everyone looking forward to do more.

I didn’t want to get married to somebody just because I was ageing and wanted a child.

I don’t know if any woman is completely happy with the way she leads her life or with the way people treat her.

Life is very tough for women. When you are a certain age, you are left alone at home with no one to share your life with.

I lie very little and am a very straight-forward person.

I can laugh at my own grief.

I won‘t get a role if I say I want to do that. It depends on how saleable you’re at that time.

I was offered ‘Bigg Boss‘ twice but I can’t do such shows.

Coming back to ‘Saath Phere’ after a break of more than six months is like walking into an old home.

I know many big stars who asked for work when they were out of it.

I have found ways to kill this ever-present feeling of loneliness. I try a new dish and experiment with food, I’ll clean my cupboard, do the little things in the house, and I keep myself busy. I find things to do.

It’s so strange that God has had his way of looking after me.

Everything is destined, I believe… People you meet and end up marrying.

I am by and large an honest person, I have nothing to hide.

It was a mistake not to marry at the right age. When you get older, even men aren’t interested in you.

It’s important that you are not embarrassed when you try something new.

Once you decide to marry, you have to work at it to keep it rocking.

My problem is that I can do variety of roles.

I can never doubt anyone‘s capabilities. I feel everyone has a talent which takes time to come out.

This whole thing about a woman staying alone and being happy is just a myth. Everyone needs someone in their lives.

I usually don’t get the movies I audition for.

I made a few mistakes in the beginning of my career. I didn’t have anybody to guide me. I didn’t have a secretary. I didn’t call up directors, or meet people asking for roles.

I used to not get work even on TV, but wherever I went, they’d treat me with respect but never offer work.

Masaba has helped me break some taboos, like wearing off-white with white or sneakers with a fancy gown. She’s given me the confidence to carry off stuff, which looks nice.

I was an innocent Delhi girl, which is good for an actress, but worked against me when I shifted to Mumbai.

I can look Punjabi, South Indian, gareeb and ameer too.

I think I don’t complain much about cars because I don’t drive.

I feel that I have not got my due in films. However, I did a lot of good work on television and that’s why I never got typecast.

I have lived a life of many shades and am very thankful to God for what he has given me and not given me.

Oh, I love reality shows.

Every child needs both parents.

I want to do comedy and an action role.

I want to try something on situational comedy.

Nobody wants to take a risk with scripts that push the envelope.

I think everyone is lonely whether you are in a good marriage or a bad marriage somewhere down the line you become lonely, and to get rid of that loneliness you have to try really hard.

I had enjoyed ‘Big Boss.’

It is very tough to bring up a child on your own.

I’ve evolved with time and learnt from my daughter which designers and singers are in.

I made ‘4,000 every month from ‘Khandaan.’

The entire unit of ‘Saath Phere’ is like an extended family for me.

I take audience reaction very seriously.

There are mothers who sacrifice their dreams for family and feel terrible about it. There are mothers who are career women as well, without being apologetic about it.

Men should never be the prime focus of women’s life.

I simply love doing household chores and cooking.

I lost my mother to cancer, so once Masaba was born, my father moved from Old Delhi to live with me in Mumbai.

My mother was a Gandhian and very strict.

My image is a media-built image. I’m not what my image is.

I’m was a very shy person, a very shy person and couldn’t go to people in my college. We used to do plays, and I would never get the main female role. I would always get a boys’ role because it was a girls college and I was a little taller than other girls.