It is hard because I love Cornettos, so that will always be a weakness, and I’ve realised that bread is my nemesis. I believe bread has been sent to destroy me to the core.
I’ve realised that there’s art in everything we do in London. Suddenly, a photo of two boys sitting on a wall in tracksuits with a dog can go online and be considered a sick photo. That’s what we’ve done to London.
Eventually I realised there must be a way by playing with the molecules; trying to turn the molecules on and off allows you to see adjacent things you couldn’t see before.
I worked for Satan most of my life and then one day I looked at myself I realised the harm that my lifestyle was doing.
I have to say that most of the deals I have done initially were badly received, and after a while, people realised that maybe I was not that wrong.
I realised years ago that no one really knows what they’re doing and you kind of just learn by observing.
I have realised that my time has come and gone. I’m not bitter, just a realist.
One thing I realised was that everyone is different. You can’t compare two human beings.
There have been some dark times. But what I’ve realised is that I love this sport.
In tennis, a lot of parents are accused of driving their kids into tennis. I would say I’m the opposite: I drove my parents into it. They didn’t take it that seriously until I was about 11 or 12 years old, when they realised I had an opportunity to go pro.
It wasn’t until school that we realised that we were abnormal.
When it got to the diagnosis of my knee and when I realised how long I was going to be out, my thoughts spiralled out of control.
I suppose I should have realised that the very fact I was still playing for United at 38 years old was a sign that there was not enough pressure on us senior players from those coming into the side.
Sometimes in England, people look down at the Europa League, but being from the continent, I’ve always realised what an important competition it is.
I believe I was put on this planet to act, and it’s given me huge fulfilment. I feel I’ve realised my destiny, and I’ve had a very, very good time doing it.
My thirties merged into my forties, and I sort of gradually realised that I don’t really want children. Now I’m glad I don’t have them. Part of that is because I have my books.
I’ve realised over the years I play my best when I have time to prepare for each tournament as best as possible.
One thing I have realised is that there are no certainties. Anything can happen anytime.
When I was at Villa and I was captain there and I had the opportunity to go to City, it played on my mind I wouldn’t be as pivotal. So initially I didn’t want to go, but a lot of things happened behind the scenes and I realised I had to go.
I’ve realised I’ve hit enough tennis balls to last me a lifetime.
I’ve kind of realised life is meant to be tough and everybody is in psychic and spiritual discomfort of some sort and has a burden to carry. I’ve realised I’m not special.
Why did I write ‘The Emperor of All Maladies?’ A 56-year-old woman with an abdominal sarcoma, having undergone two remissions and a relapse, asked me to describe what she was battling. By the time I had finished answering her, I realised that I had written 600 pages.
I realised the bohemian life was not for me. I would look around at my friends, living like starving artists, and wonder, ‘Where’s the art?’ They weren’t doing anything. And there was so much interesting stuff to do, so much fun to be had… maybe I could even quit renting.
I had a different impression of motherhood. I was told it’ll be tough but I realised that eventually it is what you make of it. When you see the love your child gives, giving up a few things doesn’t feel like any sacrifice.
There was a day when I woke up and realised that I had to pinch myself, since I was going to work with Majid Majidi.
I used to brush aside when people used to say ‘Poonam, you’re different.’ It was much later that I realised, I was different.
When I was about 10 or 11, I realised that people made movies; until then, I had thought they just happened.
Having thyroid cancer in 2009 really didn’t change my life at all. I wish I could say that I had this epiphany. But I knew I was lucky before that, so it’s not like I suddenly realised how lucky I am.
Midway, when I was working full-fledged on TV, I realised I was loving it. I didn’t have a manger, or anyone promoting me. I never went to ask for work, it came to me. I never asked for it, and it’s not an ego thing. I thought if any director find me fit, he or she will offer it to me.
Music is the way I understand how to communicate now, the way that I’ve learned how to communicate… but it will eventually have to go beyond that. You see, I’ve realised that music is not what keeps people involved – it’s the attitude behind the music.
I realised that you have to be honest. When you’re being open, that’s when people connect with you. You just have to be yourself.
When I would meditate, I realised I could master my mind.
I realised at Miss S.A. and more so at Miss Universe that it’s important to focus on your strengths and work on your weaknesses to know yourself well.
There was a time before my O-levels when I remember thinking I used to study hard and work hard to please my mother, like most young children. And then I realised I’m doing this for me.
I used to think I was a big star. And I used to think that the TV industry, Balaji, and my show will not survive without me. But then I realised that you cannot be bigger than your work.
My dream was, start young, take hormones, live as a woman, try and become as passable as possible, bury your past, change your friends. Now I’ve realised that I don’t have to be ashamed of my past.
Commonsense is the realised sense of proportion.
I have realised acting is my heartbeat and my lifeline.
So I sat down in my student room and thought, when did I have a lot of fun? I realised it was acting. I was 22. Then I slowly started to make small steps.
Once you are a parent, everything takes a back seat. It ceases to be a role. It is a reality. Once I had Ranveer, I realised that I was cracking under the pressure and that I cannot be a superwoman. I had to open myself to learning.
I have realised I have been cheating myself and it is me who pays for it. So I am going to give myself the best opportunity to give my all. It’s me who walks in my shoes.
I realised that the ‘future’ is different to how I imagined it. When I was a kid I thought it would be a bright, shiny Tomorrow’s World. It isn’t.
All great directors or anyone who has a strong vision like Scorsese needs to have a lot of support around them. I think from the very beginning – when we met each other – he realised he could trust me to do what was right for his movies.
Once I started to grow up, I realised that my parents are normal people and they can make mistakes.
I was probably 13 or 14 when I realised I had a chance to make it. That’s when I realised that a bit of education had to be sacrificed in order to become a footballer.
I’d read Shakespeare in school, translated into isiXhosa, and loved the stories, but I hadn’t realised before I started reading the English text how powerful the language was – the great surging speeches Othello has.
I’ve realised that if it is to remain relevant, contemporary music needs to change.
I am the son of a nurse from Bangalore. I went to St Joseph’s but was not made for studies. I did my first play in Class VII and realised that I got a high from the claps of the audience.
I have been a good theatre artiste since my school and college days, but when I participated in ‘Cine Stars Ki Khoj,’ I realised that I could touch people’s hearts when I performed.
I’m very, very lucky – when I realised I was sexually attracted to females there wasn’t a struggle where I found that hard to accept.
My whole outlook towards women changed after ‘Badrinath Ki Dulhania.’ I am a boy who is brought up in Mumbai, and I believe I am open-minded. But I realised that there were so many things my mind was not expanded to.
I actually started out as a writer and then converted to illustration because I realised that there was a dearth of good illustrators in genre fiction, at least in Australia at that time.
While I was writing Wild Swans I thought the famine was the result of economic mismanagement but during the research I realised that it was something more sinister.
I realised that if I wanted to carry on with my musical dreams, I had to change, so I started meditating, and I changed my life entirely.
I learned that I am a lot stronger and more determined than I realised and I think I needed that confidence boost.
Growing up, everyone dreams of certain things, and they map out a direction that their life would take. Working with A. R. Rahman sir is one of my dreams, if not the biggest dream, realised.
When I was sent the script for ‘Homeland,’ I didn’t think anything of it. Three months later, my manager rang and said: ‘They are interested in you.’ I read it and I realised, ‘Yes, I do want this.’ Then I got an email saying I’d got it.
I gave up the idea of having a career when I was 24. Sounds glamorous, but I’ve been doing things since then, and part of those adventures was to make films because I realised I was actually quite good at it and I enjoyed it.
