I go with the flow and maybe that's why I have time to myself whenever I want it.

I love watching movies and spending as much time with my boyfriend.

I love being in Lucknow as I get so much love and warmth here.

I am done apologizing for being ambitious and I stand for all those women who don't want to apologize just because they are working.

I have an independent identity and have full support of my husband, who also has made his name, not because he was someone's nephew but because of his talent.

The youth of today has no qualms accepting and talking about their love affairs on national television. They don't bother much about their parents and talk about love openly. I feel they are selfish.

When an actress opts for surrogacy, people think that we are figure-conscious. But that's not true. I know how hard it was for me.

I am not a helicopter mother.

I have always been a fan of comedy films.

I always liked films that are light and high on entertainment.

Many girls struggle between the love for the partner and the love for their parents. They want to pursue their own happiness but at the same time they want to keep their parents happy. Sometimes you can't do both but you can keep on trying.

I always enjoy a challenging role and I don't have to worry about always looking my best on TV as that comes as part of the package when your acting.

Bollywood is a huge industry with a lot of competition and you always have to stay at the top of the game.

I do play a lot of supporting roles but I think I have the best fun as I have more choices.

I have great assets and so I have the confidence to flaunt them.

I know that India is very sensitive to nudity.

There was a time when men thought it was sexy to have a housewife waiting for him to come home from work in her slippers, but in modern society, I think an independent woman is even more sexy.

I am more vintage than I am high fashion.

I just want get to as high as I can go. I think that's the safest and most politically correct thing I can say. I'm not trying to take anyone's spot. I want to create my own lane and shoot to the sky.

You make your mark by being true to who you are and letting that be your staple.

My biggest style inspirations come from the '90s. I'm really inspired by TLC, Janet Jackson, and designers like Jeremy Scott. I'm hugely inspired by Club Kids from New York back in the '90s. I'm inspired by the drag queen scene. Combat boots and the torn off jeans and a baggy shirt - I love that look.

I just don't drink alcohol. I never have; I never will.

I love being on tour; I love being on the road. It's the most amazing feeling ever. I live for it; I love it.

I'm obsessed with cooking! I want a degree in the culinary arts!

My style is not trendy by any means; my inner artists loves to shine through in my wardrobe.

I'm a human being, and I get sick.

All the great artists had their dark sides. Look at Amy Winehouse or anyone who has achieved a certain level of success. Even Adele, and the people that you wouldn't put in the same category as a gangster rapper. These women have exposed their vulnerabilities, demons, and things that have hurt them.

On my days off, I love denim cut off shorts with gladiator sandals and crop tops.

Even if you throw your hair up in a quick topknot or ponytail, you can add instant polish by wearing a headband or bejeweled barrette.

I love outdoor winter activities like snow tubing and snowball throwing.

I've always been involved with charities and things like that, but when I started communicating with the fans and hearing their stories about the lives they lead, it really made an impact on me.

In 10 years, I don't really know what I'll be, and I like not having any idea. I like the idea of being so passionate about everything I do and the fact that I might wake up tomorrow and say 'I want to be a chef,' and just pour myself into that.

I'd rather be hated for who I am than loved who I am not. Even if you're not accepted, at least you are still yourself.

I'm not somebody who's emotionally attached to an outcome of a character that I'm hired to play. The fans are.

Before 'The Vampire Diaries,' I was making beats, which is how I got will.i.am's attention, and I went on tour with him.

I don't want to be alone at 80 years old, dripping in diamonds - having never helped anyone. That's not my path. That's not what I care about. That's not what excites me.

I'm an activist. I'm a proud activist. So I want to be someone who is pro-black and pro-Africa and still be somebody that has positive influence.

I think sometimes when you want attention, you can wear sunglasses, and people are like, 'Who is that?'

I don't feel like I necessarily juggle. I just feel like I'm focusing on being a singer/actor. That's what I am, and it's what I do.

Will Smith is one of my favorite actors, and he's also a triple threat. He successfully crossed over from music into acting. Also, I liked 'I Am Legend' because it was so unexpected. The movie wasn't what I thought it'd turn out to be.

I found my style and how I like to do makeup from trying and failing and trying and failing again, and unfortunately, I had to do it publicly to figure it out.

I completely took off my eyebrows one time for a screen test. I hadn't even gotten the role yet. So you have to have a commitment.

My first audition as a little girl was 'Interview with the Vampire' for Kirsten Dunst's part. Back then, they were meeting all different kinds of girls, and I was one of them. There's got to be an audition tape somewhere on VHS. Who would have known that many years later I would be on a vampire show?

I think a lot of young girls see actresses, and they think of red carpets, and they think of 'Us Weekly,' and they don't really think about the breaking down of a script and what that requires and what you would need to pull it off.

I think that with beauty, people jump to the end instead of starting from the beginning with a good lotion or prep.

I'm a smoky eye girl. I love playing with eye colors, metallics... fun stuff!

I run away from super-bandage-style Herve Leger dresses. I think it's sexier for a woman to be in something sheer and loose.

I think it's important to have your own individual style and sense of self. It's kind of what I do.

I learned about poise and dignity, and I learned about what it means to be an African-American in television and what that requires in terms of what kind of position you take for yourself and how you define your own reality in a world that is still finding its footing, to say the least.

I only write in blue ink.