Top 60 Ayesha Takia Quotes

The genre of romance is perhaps the closest to my heart and I like the whole idea of feel good, look good roles and films that have a positive vibe.

My mother makes fantastic vegan cheese.

Everyone should do more than one thing so that life becomes more fulfilling.

If a friend like Nagesh wants to make something like ‘Dor,’ I would love to be a part of it.

A film set is very casual. If there is a senior actor, by the end of it, you end up joking with him.

I get irritated when people ask me if I have met a certain actor or I have bags worth lakhs in my wardrobe.

I feel women with long hair have a completely different charm – they can attract more attention and if I may say so, they look so Indian!

I have been doing ads since I was four years old.

Wanted’ released right after my marriage and it turned out to be a blockbuster, but I had already made a decision to take a break. I did not time my decision and fortunately or unfortunately, it happened at a time when I delivered one of the biggest films in my career.

I don’t want people to just see me as that cute girl in ‘Dil Maange More’ or ‘Wanted.’

Acting has always been special and will continue to remain so.

I’ve always done things according to my principles and morals and some things just don’t fit in.

Till I did ‘Dor,’ people only offered me roles of that bubbly, vivacious girl.

Ever since school, I got a lot of attention as I was modelling and everyone knew who I was. As a child, you enjoy it. But one has to explore and doing things by oneself to learn that life is very large.

I don’t even know what size-zero is.

I don’t plan my acting. If I had to copy someone, it would be someone like the legendary Sridevi. I am really bad at copying people. I am very spontaneous.

I don’t regret a single moment of staying away from the camera.

I enjoy acting.

A film is a film, and shouldn’t be defined by language.

I think the major changes in my body, face and skin have happened after I turned vegan, it has changed my entire life.

I am a terrible singer. At best I am a bathroom singer.

Once cannot know if the film is going to be a hit or not so as an actor I choose films that excite me.

I am such a home body and I like to be home.

Each actor is different and not everyone is looking for the same thing. For instance, I have never worried that people have to think of me in a certain way or have to accept me when I return to screen after a sabbatical.

It was great working with Salman. He doesn’t come across as the ‘bad boy of Bollywood.’ He is a very generous actor. There are actors, who don’t let you have your space on screen and try to steal it. But Salman is not like that.

I always wanted to have my own restaurants even when I was acting.

Item numbers are not for me.

The challenge is always in portraying characters who’ve led a very different life from your’s as you get to work on the character.

I come from a middle-class family and I value money. This is something that attracted me to my boyfriend Farhan Azmi too. He is a self-made man and very level-headed.

Being away from my film bubble gave me a chance to see life differently.

Well as an actor I think i try to do my best and play the characters that inspire me and challenge me.

Socha Na Tha’ was my first film and will remain one of my favourites.

Wanted’ is a full-on masala entertainer. But it is not a mindless film.

If I was written off and was not offered any work, I wouldn’t care because I have lots of other things to do.

Being cute and bubbly is also fun, but I needed to be taken seriously as an actor and I think ‘Dor’ did that.

Nagesh Kukunoor is my rakhi brother and a very good friend. He gave me ‘Dor’ which was an epic movie in my life. I owe it to him for such a good break.

Being vegan is something that has changed my life tremendously.

The critics noticed me as a performer only with ‘Dor.’

I throughly enjoy films like ‘Mod’ and would love to do lots more.

Movies take lot of your time from making to promotions.

I don’t think it is easy to manage a family.

When you are in a family where there are two or three people in the limelight – like politics and acting – two worlds colliding like that, there will be times when obviously in the press or public eye, those opinions can collide and not match.

I am the kind to sit in front of the telly for hours. In fact, my parents and I are addicted to food shows. We can watch them endlessly. People who have seen us like, this call us a crazy family.

I love doing Telugu films.

Money is not the driving force in my life.

At the end of the day, being an actor means you should be able to do all kinds of stuff.

When people see me face-to-face they know immediately that I’ve not gone under the knife and they are the ones who matter.

I love going through fashion magazines, love to read – Paulo Coelho is my favourite author.

I just make chai with cashewnut milk, and it tastes almost as good as masala chai.

While soy milk is an acquired taste, I prefer almond, cashew and coconut milk.

I have been modelling since I was four years old so facing the camera is second nature to me.

As love rules my world, I believe it’s really really important.

I have always chosen to do things that make me happy and don’t believe in postponing good things in my life.

I want to do films that will be remembered, not run-of-the-mill stuff where I stand behind looking pretty as a picture.

I never planned anything in my life.

Taarzan’ is a very clean film which can be seen with your family.

When I came into this industry I set down some guidelines for myself. And I plan to stick to them.

I’m fortunate to belong to a multi-cultural family… My mom’s an Anglo Indian, dad’s a Gujarati.

People who worry about stupid things, just end up looking miserable after a while – it shows.

Career and marriage don’t have to do anything with each other.