Top 55 Richa Chadha Quotes

I trained a bit in music because of my brother, who is a musician.

To be pursuing any profession isn’t easy because it is still primarily a man’s world. It affects how you get paid and your hours of work, among other things.

I can respect different opinions, because everybody has a story.

I have always believed that more stories of women in leadership roles need to be told and I am glad I could be a part of one such story.

I am an artiste in a free world, I am supposed to raise questions.

Actors become disposable. I feel female actors have to back each other.

I would love to hone my skills and learn Indian classical music. It’s a vast sea of melodies and ragas, and I enjoy it immensely.

It has never been my ambition to become the glam doll in a film.

I can’t keep changing myself according to how someone sees me.

I hate it when people look at marriage, especially when it comes to girls as ‘settling down.’ First of all ‘settle’ sounds like a compromise and ‘down’ makes it worse. It reminds me of teachers who ask their students to ‘settle down’ once they enter the classroom.

Most of my experience in theater while I lived in Delhi was outside of college.

If I wear a designer outfit in a film like ‘Masaan’ then it would look wrong.

It has never been easy doing the work I do, but there’s a long way to go.

There was time when I felt bored as an actor.

I have never been short of work.

I learnt a lot from the directors with whom I have worked like Sudhir Mishra in ‘Daas Dev,’ Prawaal Raman in ‘Main Aur Charles.’

Owing to our Indian beliefs, not many believe in organ donation. But I think it’s an amazing thing to pledge the donation of organs and is not something people should look down upon.

The kind of films that I do… they don’t really have the budget for the actress to wear designer clothes. I think that is because it’s mostly very relatable, real-life roles.

I choose my films by heart and instinct.

My mom is an extremely well educated who worked throughout her life and she raised us.

I want to be versatile.

I am sexy and I like playing glamorous roles.

As women growing up in India, I don’t think there is anybody who has never been made uncomfortable physically or just by the looks.

I think we have to question our own culture.

My work enables me to meet various artistes in the West, be it Rachel Weisz or Marion Cotillard. But the only time I was star struck was when I met SRK. I love his work.

As a kid, I sang in the school choir.

I dress casually, but never badly.

I always knew I wanted to be an actress, but I did not confide in my parents.

I definitely am open to South Indian films. There is a lot of good work coming from these states and I would like to be a part in some of them.

Both my parents are from academics.

I am not a star kid, my parents are from Delhi, my dad manages a business, my mother is a professor, I have no filmi background, so if I don’t have skills, I don’t stand a chance in this industry full of star kids and people with influence.

It is important to remember to stay honest and keep your friends close.

I speak up about things close to my heart. But I think I am a little too emotional. Events in the world affect me.

Oye Lucky!’ released in November 2008 and in mid 2010, I was signed for ‘Gangs of Wasseypur.’ For me, the gap wasn’t so much – just a year-and-a-half.

There is no similarity between the character that I played in ‘Fukrey’ and ‘Tamanchey.’ The only thing that is similar is that both the girls are confident.

Bollywood is a microcosm of society, it’s no different from the world.

The script determines the costumes. At least that is how I like to work.

I want to do good films. It is not that I have any problem doing commercial roles, with all the glitter. I am doing ‘Cabaret.’ It is very glamourous.

If one looks at my choices, all of them have been unconventional. There’s not a single song-and-dance or romantic film.

If you are turning 40, just be graceful, don’t get into teenager outfits, put two hair bands and go ‘aww.’ Don’t do that! Don’t be stupid. I don’t want to live that life. It is so fake, so manufactured. I am not interested.

I am actually not a big believer in buying properties.

I think the fact that I have a solid head on my shoulders and a brain inside that head gives me an edge over my competitors. It helps when I am giving interviews, charting out strategy for my career and choosing scripts.

I love making miniatures, painting, writing, music and dance. These are the things I’m naturally good at. I’d like to think of myself as a renaissance woman.

I feel upset when someone writes something which isn’t true about me. I cry, sulk, fight with everybody and the next day I’m fine!

Madam Chief Minister’ is one of the most exciting scripts I have read and it possessed me.

I just love to dance and ‘Cabaret’ seemed like an opportunity where I could explore that. I wanted to take a chance and see if people will accept me in this kind of role, if what is expected of other women is expected of me. Or maybe it’s for shock value.

The notion people have about me is that I am always angry and irritated. Also, I report late to work and I am not serious about my job. But if all these things were true about me, people wouldn’t be working with me.

I got some advertisement work and I also did 12 to 15 workshops to enhance my acting skills because there is no alternative to talent; if you don’t have talent, then you don’t stand a chance.

My parents are my biggest supporters and fans.

I am always nervous before the release of any film.

When I came to the industry, one PR person told me, ‘Send a text message to this actor. Go on a date with him.’ And I said, ‘But he is married!’ Then this person said, ‘Why didn’t you send a message to this cricketer? It would have been good for your career, for your PR and public image.’

On several occasions, I’ve felt like my career has wound up. I was sad and upset; my roles were snipped, and I wasn’t treated fairly.

Acting is probably the only profession where you are relying only on empathy.

I learnt a lot while filming ‘Masaan,’ it made me acutely aware of my weaknesses.

I may not be able to prevent a million girls or boys from being trafficked, but I can at least help out 10-15 people I know.