Top 30 Vidya Balan Quotes

I enjoy the sari. I think it’s the sexiest garment ever. It shows you the right amount, it covers the right amount, it’s extremely versatile, it suits every body type, it suits every face.

Promotions can be seen in two ways – either you hate them, and they’re a burden, and you are getting through with it, or you can enjoy them. I decided early on that I was going to enjoy them. I did 43 interviews in a day for ‘Kahaani.’

Life has been kind to me. I am happy with the love and appreciation that I have been getting throughout my career. I feel blessed.

Marriage is something I’d recommend everyone to try, if you find the right person, of course.

I think a woman should be wholesome, voluptuous and sizzling!

Women are blessed with energy – a power which is unique. I have been very fortunate to have played strong women and explored their strengths through my films.

I work out at home. I don’t have a gym, but I use light weights. I do calisthenics, which is basically using your own body weight, like you do in yoga, to strengthen your core. I also do a bit of cardio.

Being traditional is a choice for me. South Indian families bring up their children with a sense of freedom, self-respect and self-value. We do whatever we have to with earnestness and honesty, including being uninhibited. Yet we hold onto our roots.

I’m not fashionable, and I know nothing about fashion, but I have my individual style, and style is eternal.

Sexuality, desirability has nothing to do with body type. It has to do with how you feel from within. I was at my fattest best in ‘The Dirty Picture,’ and I was called the most desirable. So there you go. I am quite well-endowed, so I have no complaints.

Thumbs up to the buxom woman. Size zero is boring!

Black coffee is the latest fad I have picked up. Then there are my endless cups of chai! I’m trying to cut down and keep it to no more than three cups a day.

I eat every two hours. I sleep for eight hours. I have lots of water. I pray to keep calm. Most importantly, I have a smile on my face.

Frankly speaking, it’s only the script that matters to me the most. If I like the script, then I just commit to myself and go ahead with it. But I also look at the commitment and confidence of the director of the film because it’s him who will shape the film.

My father said that I could always become an actress, but I couldn’t go back to college later in life. So I had to first finish my education, and then I could do what I wanted. At the time, I was not pleased, but now, I can’t thank him enough. My parents were absolutely right.

There will always be a slight difference between the reel and the real. Even my family might know 99 per cent about me, but there will be this one per cent about me that nobody will ever know. Being in this profession, I am fine with biopics or movies inspired by real-life-characters.

I remember someone telling me that when he saw the back of a woman’s head, he knew that was the woman he was going marry. I laughed that away as silly talk. But I guess when a relationship has to happen, it happens seamlessly. Your partner just walks into your life.

I dress according to the requirement of the film, as a true actor. Off the camera, I’m just me. I have my preferences and my personal style. Before I step out, I look into the mirror just to confirm that my style is intact. Beyond this, it doesn’t matter.

I started feeling secure in every way once I began to accept myself the way I was. Whether that was emotional, financial or professional security, all of it came and embraced me because I embraced myself.

My so-called bad dress-sense phase happened when I was confused – I think I was taking advice all too often, without listening to my inner voice. Add to the fact that I was a little overweight; so every wrong ‘outfit’ got compounded all that much.

Women need to learn to value themselves. But that has to be inculcated in men as much as women.

I was a happy person before marriage. I’m definitely happier after marriage.

I take one day at a time. I am not someone to define my goals.

Cinema is about people, and we are a very emotional people. That is why you see those ups and those downs and those colours. That is what Indian cinema is about.

Fortunately, I’ve never been very conscious and inhibited of what I have to do. The camera’s my soul mate.

I can’t cook to save my life.

I like all things natural, and I love being Indian. So clothes-wise, I love wearing Indian. Does my wearing a salwar kameez instead of a dress make me less of an actor, less of a person?

All over the world, people are looking at India and saying ‘wow’, and that’s because we have begun to say ‘wow’ ourselves.

I am vegetarian. I have a sweet tooth, so I try and avoid desserts. I binge maybe once a month. I eat every two hours, whether it is a Marie biscuit or just a slice of apple. As a result, my metabolism has improved, and this is a huge contributor to weight loss.

I don’t bother about how people feel about me. What matters to me is how I feel about them.