I started making music by myself and figuring all of that on my own.

I don't really use any face products anymore because they make me break out. I like natural remedies. I usually put honey on my face. Sometimes, I put sugar in it so it's an exfoliant, too. I add raw coconut oil, which is good as a face wash and a moisturizer.

Sometimes I leave mayonnaise on the ends of my hair for a few hours while I'm writing; it's a really good moisturizer.

If you really want to get over someone or something in your life, I suggest you throw on some Ivy Queen. She will have you feeling extra bossy.

Selena is a classic and timeless singer, and she really doesn't need an introduction. Her music is always good for the soul.

I've always been very insecure and had a lot of self-doubt growing up. That was partially because of how I was raised.

It's easy to just write about love, because everyone can relate, but I like variety.

I always felt you could age with style and grace, or you could age in denial and hold on to issues and never push through.

I just believe in standing up for people and against discrimination. I consider myself an advocate for human rights.

Now I know Hindi, and I can read and write Hindi, but the problem is that I can't improvise when I am acting because I think in English, so I have to translate my thinking from English to Hindi, and therefore, I speak slowly.

As a teenager, I was very awkward in my skin. I was never in the cool gang. I had braces and was quite the geek as well as a tomboy.

A director's job is like parenting. You have to look after your actors like children, pay attention to each of their different abilities.

'Jia Aur Jia' is like my first proper fun, masti Bollywood film. I have a full-on dance number.

I think the glamour industry, all over the world, does portray a version that is 'Photoshopped' - a picture that is not very realistic.

There's nothing like performing for a live audience.

I, for one, personally like rom-coms, silly rom-coms, but at the same time, I also want to watch a documentary or an award-winning drama.

There is always going to be depth and layers to people and that's what interests me in a character: when there is some problem to overcome, when there is a complication to understand in a person.

Theatre is my first love; I would not have done it if I didn't love it and certainly not for the money - you really have to believe in it.

I don't even mind playing a bimbo or a silly girl, as long as it isn't stereotyped and there's a reason for that character to be part of the story.

I consider myself as a human being with lots of ups and downs and learning from a lot of failures before I can succeed.

Adults should be intelligent enough to know what they want - if you don't like it, then don't consume it. A rating system for kids and teens is more important. Especially for violent shows.

If you can't go for a honeymoon, steal a weekend and go somewhere. Anurag and I do it quite often. We switch off our phones and go for a small weekend getaway.

What makes us really human is it's in the presence of death that we start valuing life.

Everybody should read 'Slaughterhouse-Five' by Kurt Vonnegut. This book is about the hypocrisy of war, told in satire, and is hard-hitting and truthful.

In your 20s, you are worried about body issues, your weight, how you are dressed. In your 30s, you're like, 'Oh my God, I am getting old. I am going to enjoy everything.'

I do not differentiate between a commercial and an indie project as long as there is a strong subject and the character in the script is relatable.

We can't let fear steer the way, dictate our lives.

I don't want to choose between commercial and independent cinema. I just want to choose between a good film and a bad film.

It is enough if I can be relevant. It is more about me keeping up with youngsters than influencing youngsters. So I just want to stay relevant, really.

I, in particular, am in a confusing spot because I am Indian, but I am white, which people don't get. So often I find myself struggling to explain my Indianness.

A lot of people make fashion their whole life, which I think is not cool.

I think, no matter how successful you are, there is some struggle of one kind or the other for every actor at every level. There are times when your work progresses at an extremely slow pace.

When I was studying in London, I worked part-time as a waitress. I was teaching drama to kids. I did a lot of odd jobs to pay for my studies.

I haven't been trying to lose weight. I wish I would put on some weight.

Once I wanted to get into films, I took my time about it because when I first got to Bombay, I gave my photos and CDs to all the production houses. But the roles that came my way were the 'typical white girl dancing in the background' kind of roles, which I was not too interested in, or it was advertisements.

Being independent in my choices is important to me.

I want to work with as many directors as possible because with each director, you learn something new.

I think you're stereotyped after every film. Post 'Dev D,' I was only offered bold roles. Similarly, after 'Margarita With A Straw,' I was offered roles where I had to play differently-abled people. So, no matter what type of film you work in, people tend to slot you.

There's lots said about me. I have teeth that are way too big for my face or that I am too skinny for my own good... And I can safely say that I have three left feet. But there's nothing I can do about it. That's the way I look, and that's the way I was born.

In marriage, a woman becomes the weaker sex, even if her husband doesn't want her to be. This happens because of the way society has built the institution.

At home, my parents were quite old, so the surrounding was of elder people. There was no noise. Reading books was encouraged; TV was not encouraged, so I was the geeky, studious type of girl.

When your private life has been dragged into public space, you tend to attain a zen-like composure.

It's only over time that you get to exploring or adding nuances to the character. Like my part in 'Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara' - I am so not the person who wears high heels and totters about like a poodle.

I feel, at times, women in India go beyond their comfort zone just to clad the trend, and that automatically becomes a faux pas. If you are not comfortable with something, please don't wear it.

When I have to be in public, I can't be in a bad mood.

My mum was quite strict, so I was in a very strict household.

Vulnerability is important in life, I feel. That's what allows you to experience intense emotions, whether it's joy or pain or sadness.

If you are a musician, you practise your instrument every day, but actors can't be on a set every day. Theatre is a way for me to keep practising my art form.

In Bollywood, it's always feast or famine for an actress. That's the way of the game.

People often think that I am funny and crazy, but I think they have also come to love me for it.