I like to bring some hydrating face oils and de-puffing eye patches in case I get puffy on the flight. I also always am sure to travel with my own silk eye mask; it's so necessary when trying to sleep on flights.

There was a time when no one wanted me, and then, all of a sudden, I am working like crazy. It's insane.

Models will always get a bad rap about weight, but I love to eat.

I don't think I picked up a 'Vogue' until I was, like, 16.

If I didn't finish high school, I would wonder about that part of my life.

I aspire to be an icon in a womanly, healthy way. I don't want to be some skinny, gaunt model nobody can relate to.

I put in oils and creams in my hair 3 times a day, and it just soaks it up, and then I have a bunch of special shampoos.

I'm a really active person. I feel gross when I'm not.

My favorite airport snack is probably either a smoothie with berries and Greek yogurt from Jamba Juice or an Auntie Anne's pretzel because I cannot walk past Auntie Anne's smelling that without eating it.

Pre-workout meal, I eat eggs over toast with cheese because I need that protein before I work out.

I like to mix cardio with bodyweight exercises.

My dad wanted to have a son, and then he ended up with my sister and I, so from the time we could walk, we were constantly playing sports.

I'm constantly cooking on social media.

I love making pastas and pizzas - carbohydrates.

I personally think cryotherapy is pretty amazing.

I'm blonde and a model, so you can imagine the constant damage my hair receives.

I love Sunday Riley Hydro Active Face Oil, Clinique Acne Solutions Moisturizer Cream, and Weleda Skin Food if I'm working a lot, since it's so thick and hydrating.

It has been great journey from where I have started to where I am today. I am really blessed with God's grace.

I come from a very humble background. My father had to work really hard to become an assistant director. For a large part of his youth, he worked in a mill and took up odd jobs to make ends meet. We lived in a small room and could only afford a meal a day.

Apart from 'VIP' being a blockbuster movie, the various characters such as mine, the Luna bike I use in the movie, the lovable amma and appa, a pet dog named Harry Potter, the innocent brother, etc., had a huge reach among the audiences.

I don't know why, but rain comes into my head the minute I think of my childhood.

While I do not believe in idol worship, I believe in energy.

I never wanted to let go of the opportunity, and so I hit upon 'VIP 2'.

There is no such thing as a Bollywood hero or Hollywood hero. All you see on the screen is the lead actor's interpretation of the role that has been conceived by the writer.

Every man plays many roles. So far, I have played father the best.

What I didn't expect was 'VIP' becoming something of a cult and one of my biggest hits.

Trust me, it has been anything but easy to make it as an actor.

I had to fight; I had to fall, and I had to get hurt to be where I am.

I am not answerable to what happens with my personal life.

Music is my breath, blood and food - without music I would perish; the actor in me would die.

I've improved as an actor, thanks to my wonderful directors. As a person, I've changed, too; I was 16 when I did 'Thullavatho Ilamai,' and I'm 32 now. With age, I've sobered down. I'm calmer; I can see things more clearly now.

While shooting for 'Kodi' at Pollachi, I got this new idea for 'VIP 2'.

My mother's prayers protect me. Negativity, nothing reaches me.

I have wanted to direct for quite some time, but I wanted to be ready and know what I am doing. I wanted to know the basics.

My mother is most attached to my brother because she has the feeling that she could not provide him anything. By the time I was born, at least I got a meal and a half a day, but he sometimes got only water.

Definition of love differs for different humans. If I will talk about me then its something that makes you forget about everything else.

As a child, I used to see legends holding the 'black lady' and would think that I would get it someday.

The screenplay has to be gripping. That's when the film will work. Then, I see how much I can relate to the character I'm playing.

As an actor, I do not want to stick to a particular route.

I'm happy that the kind of films I'm doing right now is reaching a wider audience, and I'm looking forward to direct Hindi films as well.

You can't always expect to work with a director who guarantees success.

My energy is undoubtedly my two sons Yatra and Linga, and they are my all-time inspirations.

I would be lying if I said I did not feel bad when 'Shamitabh' failed, but I was proud to be associated with a film like this. If it were easy to know the pulse of the audience, then all movies would be blockbusters.

A villain can be stylish, and his actions don't have to be explained. Heroes are boring in comparison, even anti-heroes, as there's always a justification for their bad actions.

In Tamil and Telugu, I have to do mainstream commercial films. Irrespective of what I want to do, the audience wants to see me in that 'mass' space.

I entered the film industry because my family forced me into it.

Your stage presence is as good as your screen presence.

Unfortunately, I can only act; I do not have the looks, but I am very happy with what God has given me.

In the beginning, I was riddled with major complexes about my looks. Even now, here and there, these complexes crop up. But as the days progressed, I learnt to handle them much better.

My dream is to become a director. I want to direct a Hindi film.