Top 50 Amrita Rao Quotes

Not many directors have the courage to make movies that are against conventional, commercial norms.

I’m constantly evolving. I can just say that I’m attuning myself to contemporary fashion, moulding myself to opportunities.

I never had any Godfather nor superstar boyfriends to piggy ride upon in the film industry.

It would not be fair to choose one between them, as I am equally addicted to both the iPad and the Blackberry. In fact, there are times when I am simply hooked to both.

Anything soulfully created – may it be music or acting – straightaway touches the heart.

Just because gladiator shoes are in, everybody can’t start flaunting those.

Life surprises you. It happens to the best of actors, we have good and bad phases.

Well, I was never a ‘gadget girl.’ But in the last few years, the Blackberry and the iPad have changed my life or rather have become a part of my life.

Cinema is a slice of reality. You have school and college kids being intimate and marriage is not even in question and that is what they show in cinema.

I had been offered other shows, before ‘Meri Awaaz…’ but honestly, the very thought of long and grueling working hours of TV shows gave me a cold feet.

I can only sign on the dotted line after reading the script.

I don’t think I’d have been able to be what I am if it wasn’t for my mother. I started in the industry very young. I needed my mom to look into every aspect of my career.

Innocence has died in Bollywood.

It was work as well as play while shooting for ‘Ishq Vishq’ in South Africa. What made the trip more enjoyable was our energetic and fun-loving director Ken Ghosh, who hung out with the cast a lot.

Though I was into modeling and extracurricular activities in my school days at C.G. High School in Mumbai, I never thought of making it big someday in a film-industry.

Not many know, but the costumes of your character can really help you to get into the skin of the character.

I am ambitious, but don’t think that I’m in a race where I have to run to prove myself or outdo anyone.

I have read Geminis are peaceful, who have an eye for finer things. That ways, yes, I’m a true Gemini.

As the cinema is changing, on-screen kissing, love-making scenes are becoming part of the narrative. I am not saying it is wrong, because it is the reflection of how our society has changed and become comfortable with it. But I am uncomfortable performing it on screen.

I prefer to be liberal and non-judgmental, which helps me reaching out to the people in a better way.

A lipstick and eyeliner and a powder compact can keep you looking fresh and attractive all day.

In Shyam Benegal’s ‘Welcome To Sajjanpur,’ I’m an illiterate village girl.

Acting is not very easy; the more you have worked, the more it gets difficult.

I had trained in Hindustani classical singing and my mother thought I could become a playback singer, but I always wanted to become an actor.

I hope I’m able to carry off all kinds of looks.

The Delhi winter is amazing.

In cinema, you have a captive audience, but to grab the attention of a housewife, who is in the middle of her household work and to keep them gripped to you, is a huge challenge.

I was very clear that when I do a fiction show the content has to be very unique.

I like watching Bengali film DVDs with sub-titles.

Singing has been part of my upbringing.

When I debut on television with ‘Meri Awaaz Hi Pehchaan Hai,’ there were a lot of things that I experienced as an actor and felt that one could get into more nuances in terms of characterization. At the end of it, I wept non-stop for 15 minutes to get out of that character. It was that kind of emotional bond.

I have never been in a race where I would do anything to be here. That’s a lethal mindset with which girls enter the film industry.

I would love to work with any actor who is dedicated enough.

I went to a strict school. Even if a button was missing here and a clip missing there, we were punished.

According to me, the most stylish person in Bollywood is none other than Sushmita Sen. I have grown up in awe of her since I was in school.

All I can say is that the Barjatyas have always treated me like family.

I have never chosen to comment on any piece of news about me.

For one thing, vegetarians are, on average, fitter and trimmer than meat-eaters are, so the best thing that young people who want to look their best can do is to keep meat off their plates.

And yes, I am fond of beauty, be it clothes, jewelry or just life. It has to be the best.

I have always been very choosy. I am very particular about banners and filmmakers. Everything has to be top-of-the-line; I have never compromised on that.

Daily soaps are unpredictable, and one can’t predict when the track changes.

For me fitness is not about fighting fat or aiming thinness, it is about having the stamina and physical energy to keep up with my professional demands and day to day requirements of life.

It feels great to be on the same pedestal as Madhuri Dixit.

Well, I’d love to find my Mr. Right, but I don’t believe in looking for him. That’s the beauty of love, isn’t it?

I was still in school when I heard about this audition for this fairness cream ad. I got selected and subsequently, did a lot of ads and I got noticed by Ramesh Taurani and Ken Ghosh and ‘Ishq Vishk’ happened.

While we are originally from Mangalore, my grandfather had migrated to Burma from where he returned to join the Indian National Army and settled in Mumbai, where I was born and brought up.

I feel satisfied with my journey in the film industry.

It is unintentional that I will do less films, it just happened that way. Like in 2000, I had a line of films signed but it all went for a toss. The films never got made… It just happens.

I have refused to do plenty of films since there are some scenes that I am not comfortable doing on screen.

The audience loves me, and that’s what matters.