I love outdoor places in the evenings; I don't like box-like clubs.

Theatre is more metaphorical where you have to be louder and larger than life, whereas film is more subtle and more real.

I keep saying this: If you're not a feminist, you're a bad person.

I don't comment on everything; I don't comment on things I don't know enough about. I feel people should talk about something only if they feel strongly about them.

I like social media, as it cuts out the middleman. You can be yourself, you can't be misquoted, and it's also useful for me to get information about my theatre shows across to people.

We don't expect someone in a bikini to stand up for women's rights; we only expect a girl in an 'NGO outfit' to speak about it. It's as much as the right of the girl in the bikini to talk about it as a woman in a kurta. We need to embrace that multiplicity.

The country has double standards - it's obsessed with fair skin on one hand, but if the woman is white, she is expected to be loose-moraled.

I improvise a lot and try something new every couple of years.

In the beginning, I was very stubborn and always wanted to be just an actor. I was told by a lot of people to try my hand at writing or directing, but I always thought, 'I am an actor, and this is what I want to do.'

Once I got married, I was only invited to the things that Anurag was invited to. People would say, 'Call Anurag's wife.' They wouldn't say, 'call Kalki' or 'call Kalki's husband.'

It's only that we live in a patriarchal society, and therefore, the word 'feminism' has to be used as a counter to patriarchy. But feminism is about being equal. The word used should be 'equalist,' as it is about all humans being equal and respecting each other for that.

Of course, people have tried to stereotype me... But it's very short-lived if you realise that you're only as new as your newest film... You have to look beyond the period of initial reactions and recognise that there's a bigger body of work and an effort to do something bigger.

There were a lot of pretty women in cinema around Audrey Hepburn's time, but she stood out because she had a very interesting personality - which went beyond her looks. She did so much for women, for animal rights, for children's education - it's always the personality that comes through and makes one seem beautiful.

I think it's what's inside that makes you beautiful on the outside.

You wouldn't believe how many people have told me that I need to fix my teeth or that I need to restructure my jawline.

I love being unconventional because that's the reason I stand out.

I like fashion, but it's not something that I follow religiously.

Often, we hide our personality and are afraid of bringing it out in our clothes. So, I think when people are fashionable, they are able to express themselves.

I will say that my style sense is very mercurial. There are days when I love to be all comfy, relaxed in casual wear, and there are days when I go all matching, matching.

I am just like a common woman who love shopping in Sarojni Nagar and Janpath. I am the one who shops on Indian street, in malls of Dubai and even vintage stores of London and New York.

Going to London at 18 to study drama and theatre made me grow up really fast.

We need better and stronger roles for female actors.

I don't work for awards; they're just an icing on the cake.

My mom was very worried when I was starting off my career in the film industry. She never told me to not take up acting, but she would always tell me to have a backup plan so that if nothing works out in the acting career, then I can switch.

You can't force people to change. You can only give them the option.

I am not an activist. I am an actor.

A film is a mirror image of our society. If there's something wrong with the way we make films or the way women are stereotyped, then it means that it's happening in real life.

Women should get together and become the pillars of support for each other.

I do not get that many offers in commercial cinema, to be very honest.

Theatre is really an actor's playground.

It's great to come home always... coming home to good south Indian meals or Andhra food is always a pleasure.

I think beauty shows exteriorly what you are feeling inside; so if you are not in a great mood, it shows on your face a lot.

I do like to dress up, and I love to go for red carpet events and look my best, but I have to be comfortable, and I don't want to wear make-up when I am taking a flight.

Being a feminist means asking for equality. But people take it the other way at times. It is looked down upon is because it is seen as man-hating. But, feminism is a really crazy idea that suggests men and women are equal.

Women are not a doormat. We are equivalent to men. It is just that we have different bodies and different biological needs.

Yes, India is intolerant towards women, at least when it comes to their safety issues. When I was shooting in Jharkhand, I was constantly being followed by two soldiers to ensure that I was safe. Women are so unsafe in our country.

There's a lot of pressure on women to look in a certain way. It's not easy to live in a world that objectifies women.

You shouldn't feel awkward in your own body and constantly try to be an image for somebody else. You should to be comfortable in it.

I have so much advice for men. They need to know that their mother is not their wife... and their wife will never be their mother.

People like Priyanka Chopra and Kangana Ranaut are really paving the way for successful women.

I don't believe in becoming famous overnight.

I was born in Pondicherry. Both my parents are French. They met in Pondicherry in the '70s, got married, and stayed back in India.

In India, you can just show up at a friend's house, and they will feed you; you can borrow someone's clothes and touch each other. In London, they would say, 'Oh, let's meet for coffee at 4:15, and we will talk about, I don't know, this play that we saw.'

I cry at the drop of a hat.

Every role that one does - at least, that's what happens in my case - becomes a sort of therapy.

I don't have any limitations that I only want to do serious films. I am trying to break that image but not very consciously.

I find it very hard to dance. I have 2 left feet.

Even when you don't want, your clothes always speak for you. So fashion is definitely an important statement.

If you want to have a nice laugh, then 'My Friend Pinto' is a movie to watch.

Woody Allen's sense of humour has always attracted me, and I love the way he can make life so meaningful and yet show us what a farce it can be at the same time.