Top 40 Katrina Kaif Quotes

At the end of the day, it is about working in a good film. It’s the films that you leave behind that matter.

I don’t know if there’s ever been a female-driven film or a male-driven film. I don’t believe in that. I believe a film is a film – a movie can only work if everything about the film works.

I have an impeccable memory, and I can learn dialogues in any language in 20 minutes, including Telugu and Malayalam.

I don’t have any great detail or logic or exact point that I look for in a film. It’s just if I get a good sense from it and I feel that there is something interesting that we may be able to do with it, then I just kind of go for it.

You have to understand, beauty differs from country to country. When I came to India, I found my sense of belonging and appreciation. People thought I was beautiful.

‘Moral police’ is my new word. I am very against the media doing moral policing, giving opinions on actor’s lives. Media should not become moral police; they should just report.

I’m not a television anchor for a Hindi channel or a radio jockey. So I may not be able to have a spontaneous conversation in Hindi. I’m a Bollywood actress, and I can certainly speak my dialogue in Hindi.

I live my life exactly the way I want to. Nothing stops me from going out or being anywhere that I want to be. I am doing whatever I want to do. I do not live my life according to any restrictions whatsoever!

Personally, I’m a simple dresser. I usually buy my own clothes. Jeans, T-shirts, summer dresses and track pants. Whenever I get the time or see a shop that catches my fancy, I buy something.

I feel it is important not to get overly obsessed and overly carried away with just the physical aspect. There is more to beauty than just the physical appearance. You are also a complete person, and a woman should have an identity beyond just the way she looks.

My relationship with Salman Khan is too personal to talk about. I take my work like any other regular job, and what I do in my personal life is no one’s business. I’d rather let my work do all the talking.

I have done many comedy films. Success of films like ‘Partner,’ ‘Singh is Kinng’ gets you to a very wide audience reach. But for greater gains, you need to take greater gambles. If it works, you get respect and recognition.

When you’re walking at the airport, you’re expected to smile at people because they know you… I find that tough. I’m only trying to protect myself. So I don’t take my eyes off the floor. People can take that as attitude. But it’s actually shyness. Yes, it is a bad habit. But it’s a defense mechanism.

I was always interested in fabric, clothes and designing. Maybe I would have been a designer by profession if I didn’t start acting.

I’d like to do an action film like Angelina Jolie’s ‘Salt.’

Luck and being honest and sincere about work has worked for me and helped me reach where I am.

You have to grow. I can’t be the same person I was at 18; otherwise, I’d be stagnant.

Financial security is crucial for your family, and I have a large family. Money does matter when you don’t have it. When you need it, you realise the value of it. In that sense, money will always have value.

Like the Bond girl, there’s a stigma attached to being a ‘Dhoom’ girl. You have to look pretty good, and people are going to judge you.

I’ve never made a plan for my life. I have just taken whatever opportunities have come and been very genuine with them.

I wanted to be an actress. I wanted to be known. Yes, it’s difficult sometimes. I believe that if you’re going to be in a profession like this, which is so open to criticism, to speculation, you need to have people around you who will believe in you and stand by you.

I am a religious person and rely heavily on prayers.

I make an attempt to do different kinds of films. There’s no such formula for guaranteed success.

Every one has her own love life. Every one has a dream to get a perfect life partner. But this is not so easy in real life. In fact, one doesn’t love; it happens.

I believe in destiny, God’s hand and hard work.

It’s not my style to either wear minimum clothes, to strip, or to even be comfortable with a sex-symbol label. I just want to do good work instead of sporting such meaningless tags. Sex sells, but to a small extent, not always. And this is what filmmakers have to accept.

All my life, I have judged my worth by how much I have been loved by a man. It’s so with a lot of women, that their self-esteem is measured by how much they are loved by a man, their partner, their boyfriend or maybe their husband. In my case, it may be because I grew up without my father.

Salman Khan did not help me get movie offers. What rubbish! Will any producer take a risk of millions of rupees at the instance of any person? Everyone knows that the film industry is highly competitive, and one gets a job on one’s talent only and not on any recommendation.

With every film, we form a small little world for a period of time. Everybody is close, and then one fine day everything is over. That can throw you off. So you have to learn to take things in your stride and not get too emotional about people or situations.

Dance has been a big passion for me.

My only plan every day is to get up and go to work, work hard and come back home. And whatever else needs to happen in my life will come in its own time.

I seriously don’t take praise to my heart or to my head. I only want to work harder and never get complacent.

For me, physical beauty is never the reason for attraction to anyone.

No support of one star or one director or one producer can make any individual actor a star. You have to connect with the audience; the audience have to like you. That is something that cannot be manipulated or fought for or tried for. Either they like you, or they don’t.

I have a very positive attitude in life. My insecurity, fear and need to know about tomorrow has fortunately eased. What is going to happen will happen anyway. So why break my head over it?

I will give my life to whoever in need, to any dear friend of mine.

I’m not a big spender or shopper. Neither am I extravagant, nor do I have big expenses. I mainly spend on travel. I don’t buy overpriced clothes, as I feel such expenses are unnecessary. I probably wouldn’t buy expensive watches or jewellery either.

There’s competition in every field, and that’s healthy. It makes you work harder and be your best. Competition, not in terms of money or number of projects, but in the quality of your work, is very healthy.

I don’t believe there is any point in holding on to too many things in life.

My choice of films has never been governed by money. That is perhaps why I don’t have a very fancy bank account. I’d rather get respect and creative satisfaction through my work than just earn money.