Top 66 Aditi Rao Hydari Quotes

If I believe that I have done it all, there’s nothing more for me to learn and explore.

In general, a film’s delay is disheartening for actors, but it’s harder on the director and the producer who have been on the project for longer than anyone else. While actors move on to other projects, the film’s makers don’t.

I’m a very instinctive person. If my heart feels I should do something, I go for it.

I remember in a film of mine, though both my co-star and I were newcomers, he got far better paid than me. I was shocked and appalled. I actually asked him what different are you doing that you are getting better paid!

I guess people feel that if you’re working with good directors and are known in the Hindi film industry, then you won’t work in South films. However, I believe that films have no boundaries of language, religion, or cast. If it’s a good script and a good director, I can do a film in Spanish as well.

It’s always exciting to work with people you admire.

I feel that I don’t know anything, I don’t know how to act, but I can surrender myself to a director I respect and love. I feel very lucky to be a part of their visions.

I have played innocent characters that are inherently me, but I have a sensual side, too.

Akshay Kumar is always on time. He is always disciplined and hard working but also always entertaining, fun behind the camera and also in front of it.

Delhi is fabulous – the roads, greenery, the monuments!

I do not experiment very much and prefer the kind of clothes that Sabyasachi designs – they are rooted in our traditions and yet are very modern. I think it has something to do with my growing-up years and the kind of clothes I saw around me.

I was born to an illustrious family in Hyderabad.

People who can actually challenge me and push me and almost push me to breaking point and extract a performance out of me, I really enjoy that.

I only can talk about myself and my experience. Honestly, working on your own terms is difficult for a newcomer but not impossible. I am an example of that.

I consider myself as a director’s actor, so I’m open to work with filmmakers from across the country and even abroad.

I’m really pleased with the way my career is shaping up. How many actresses get a chance to work with legends like Mani Ratnam and Sanjay Leela Bhansali?

My mother is a Chitrapur Saraswat from Mangalore and half-Telugu, and my father is a Bohri Muslim. My mother’s father, J Rameshwar Rao, was the Raja of Wanaparthy, a principality of Hyderabad. He was influenced by the socialist movement and became the first Raja to give up his title.

Though all actors do not make good directors, Dhanush is really one of the finest. He knows exactly how to direct an actor to extract the performance the way he wants it. Perhaps that is happening because he is a performer himself.

I always consider myself a Hyderabadi; my roots are here.

I’ve been dancing since I was five. To me, dance is a visual representation of being free and empowered.

I want to work with good people and good directors.

I’m a director’s actor, and I surrender myself to the vision and the process. I think nothing else matters then.

It is very natural for a couple in love to be physically intimate.

People of same age group bond easily at various levels, as they have same concerns.

It’s archaic to think about films as a solo lead or multi-starrer.

I don’t want to become a jaded person, and I don’t want to be complacent.

My family was extremely progressive. My parents had a love marriage, but they separated when I was two years old. I moved to Delhi with my mom, who got involved with the family business.

Delhi, for me, means my mother and lots of love!

I have been lucky that good people have chosen me to be a part of their films, and I am really grateful.

I think boldness is not the only thing in my personality, but there is lot more.

If people view wearing bikini as a problem, then dirt is in their mind and not in mine.

As films are a mass medium, if more people love your work, it is better.

I don’t shy away from competition.

For me, love is magic; it’s about trust and understanding. It’s putting the other person before you effortlessly.

‘Happy girls are the prettiest,’ and to be in the camera frame makes me happy. I just want myself to keep working. I can be in front of the camera for 48 hours continuously without any breaks.

I can be sweet-looking innocent girl, but I may have a sensual side to me, which I would love to explore.

I want to do different things. I don’t want to be stuck in the ‘sweet girl’ box. I don’t want to be stuck in the ‘Oh, she is so glamorous’ box.

I always feel blessed because so many people have taken me under their wings, nurtured me, and made me a part of their vision.

Good cinema has no regional or linguistic boundaries.

Everyone associates Hyderabad with biryani, so when I say I was born here, the first thing people ask is – ‘When will you make Hyderabadi khana for us?’ Whenever I make biryani, my friends come over.

My great grandfather from my father’s side, Sir Akbar Hydari, was the prime minister of the Nizam of Hyderabad. He was instrumental in setting up the Osmania university. His wife set up the Hydari club for women so that they could play tennis, and she also set up the first girls’ school in Hyderabad.

I play my part in my films with utmost honesty.

When you step inside a set and transform into a character, it’s your first brush with that role. It doesn’t matter who you have worked with. Every character will be a first in your life as an artiste.

I think the saying that diamonds are a girl’s best friend can’t be truer. Which girl doesn’t love diamonds?

I don’t want to be complacent, ever.

I am not a trained singer, but when I was offered to sing for ‘LPNY,’ I took it up as a challenge.

Rumours are a part of show business.

The whole point of creativity is that it has no boundaries of language, region, and age.

As actors, we want more people to love and appreciate us. We want more fans.

I have never been vocal about my singing abilities, but I am always ready to present my dancing skills.

I don’t really understand why we are paid less than the male actors, because we put equal efforts, and recent past has shown that actresses can deliver a hit film. We deserve better pay, equal to what actors get.

If I trust the people I work with, then I deliver my part with complete trust.

The experience of shooting a film is about the script, the captain of the ship who is the director, and the way they push their actors and teams to give their best. It’s not about the language and the region.

For me, Hyderabad was all about summer holidays, rasam rice, spicy pickles, and more.

When you’re happy, you look beautiful.

According to me, a film can talk for itself. Like, Aamir Khan does not promote his films on a large scale, but his films work on the box office.

When a script shows two individuals attracted to each other, why can’t they kiss on screen? As far as the scene is honest, not meant to titillate the masses, and, most importantly, I am convinced about it, I am okay with it.

I would rather like my work to speak for itself.

No artiste wants to be boxed. We thrive on challenging roles, and they can come from anywhere. I consider myself blessed to be recognised as a pan-Indian actor. Yes, it means more hard work, prepping more for the roles, but I’m all for it.

It’s an enthralling experience to be in front of the mic and record a song.

I love minimalistic jewellery with a contemporary touch.

I am a very girly girl.

I didn’t get that great a launch as an actress, but slowly and steadily, I made my presence felt in the industry.

I love that I have no inhibitions. I like to be shameless in front of the camera.

When you’e working with great actors, your performance also becomes better because you have such great energy in front of you.

Everyone in Hyderabad is generous and loving.