It's not at all easy to make people laugh. Kudos to those who can do it so well.

As an actor, I would love to do an out and out comedy.

Not all are starting from the same line; however, the finishing line is certainly the same. We all have to show how much money our films make or how many awards we win or what critical acclaim and commercial success our films have.

Work needs to be exciting enough to take someone as lazy as me out of my home.

I want to be inspired when I'm working, and for that, I can go wherever it takes me.

I can't compete with really big stars. I'm not a big star; I'm just an actor who came from Delhi to pursue her passion.

I'm only focusing on good work. I'm known to be a little choosy, and I'm proud of it.

I've been a huge fan of Kate Winslet, and have watched all her films. She is such a solid actor and I look up to her.

You must be happy in every moment - it might touch other people's hearts and make them smile.

I'm very happy with how I look. I never had any problem in getting work or male attention.

All this is expected from girls only - wear makeup and look beautiful. My guy friends don't always have to do their hair and makeup.

For me, it's about the impact that the role has in the film overall. Less or more screen time, whether I get to romance the hero, is not the yardstick I go by. If my part is strong enough, then why not?

I'm here in this industry to work. I respect the work of others equally. There's no sense of insecurity, but definitely, when you see others doing well, you also want to give your best in whatever opportunities you have.

I'd love to do a potboiler.

My conscious decision has always been to do work that's meaningful and play characters that give something to the film.

Fashion bloggers will do their work; it's their job. So let them do it. I am not doing something to make them happy or to get friendly with them so that they write good stuff about me.

I am an actor, and not a clothes hanger. I am more than just my clothes.

I love dressing up for the red carpet.

The girls have to be equal to boys.

Everybody has to go through a struggle period, and I was no different. When I came to Mumbai from Delhi, I didn't know anybody, and all my relationships had to be built up from scratch, including my work relationships.

I have had to give auditions for every film I had done until 'Dedh Ishqiya.'

There are a lot of people out there who will try to take advantage of you or are predators in a certain way. Women must stand up and speak out about it. Also, anybody who says that they have been wronged should be supported in every possible manner.

I would rather talk about films that I did than the films that I didn't do.

My idea of being fit is feeling good about leading a healthy and disciplined lifestyle.

The world is fixated on defining and redefining what is feminine. That is for every individual to decide for herself.

I want my fan base to increase.

Madhuri is the quintessential heroine of all time.

I just read the script; everything else just follows. Content is the most important thing for me.

Going the bold way somehow has a very negative connotation in Bollywood.

Whether it was 'Gangs Of Wasseypur' or whether it's 'LSTCK,' the characters are real, and when you see them on screen, you can identify with them.

I agree that I am different from others. I am not trying to fit in someone else's shoes. I am being honest to myself.

The audience is loving me the way I am, and that's most important.

I am a product of '90s movies. I grew up watching '90s films and wanted to become an actor because that was the phase of cinema I enjoyed.

I am not in a hurry to be number one. I don't want to be in the rat race in that sense.

I just know that if your work is good, good work follow.

Every girl brought up in the '90s would idolise Madhuri and would want to work with her. I'm just happy that I've been able to achieve that.

As an artist, I am very proud of 'Ek Thi Daayan.' It was a supernatural flick and a huge risk, since not many films are made like that.

I am bored of the 'Gangs of Wasseypur' image.

I'm still in awe of Madhuri. I've grown up watching her movies, and to see her in a film like 'Dedh Ishqiya,' which is quite unlike her previous work, was wonderful.

In school, I was always a fat girl. No matter how thin you are, but girls always have this thing in mind that I am a little fat.

I remember, during an ad shoot, Anurag said to me that you are doing my film, and I was wondering do we really get films so easily. I thought you have to struggle and all. But he kept his word and offered me 'Gangs Of Wasseypur.'

After 'Gangs,' people thought that I couldn't speak a sentence in English or that I don't wear jeans or, you know, I am a city girl.

Maybe at 55, I would like to direct. I will go the Angelina Jolie way.

Co-directing is not possible with my brother. We have very different opinions.

As a middle class girl from Delhi, with practically no backing in films, this industry and the audience have given me a lot of love.

No one likes it when their personal life is talked about, and I am no exception. But I guess it's the price an actor has to pay for being in the public eye.

I believe in content. Just looking pretty next to the hero gives me no joy. I believe I have more to offer than that.

For me, growth and empowerment are about giving a woman a choice.

What I miss most about Lucknow is its chaat.

One would be lying if they say nepotism doesn't exist.