I am a geek. I am always in books.

I think for a heroine to do comedy and action and also be glamorous is a big thing. That's why 'Supreme' will be very close to my heart.

Competition exists everywhere.

I was a part of my school choir and used to participate in several singing competitions back then.

Praise is good. Some people over-praise, though. Genuine appreciation is rare to come by.

Customs and traditions followed in North and South India are different. But the underlying sentiments are the same.

I am inspired by the work done by Vidya Balan and Priyanka Chopra. They are both versatile and extremely talented actors.

I just believe in working hard, and whatever comes my way, I try and give it my best.

I wasn't sure if I would survive in the film industry in the beginning. So, I gave myself six months to see if things fall in place, and luckily, soon after I moved to Mumbai, I began getting modelling and acting offers.

I wish to continue to essay roles that will help me find my place in the audience's hearts.

Learning Telugu was scary.

It was a surprise for my family when I told them that I was offered 'Madras Cafe.' My family was initially worried because I have got no film background.

I don't think I was bubbly in 'Oohalu Gusagusalade.' It was a real character.

Acting was not on my radar ever, but after shooting my first film, I have realised that this is my calling.

I don't want people to define me. That's the best way for an actor to grow.

Doing comedy is very challenging, as I am a shy person in real life.

I experiment, but I am extremely mindful of the things I wear. The key is to accept your body type and pick cuts and styles that flatter your frame.

I have always taken it very easy, believed in myself. Whatever I bring to the table, I put my heart and soul into it.

Initially, when you start working out, it takes at least six months for the results to show.

I didn't overcome my shyness. I am still shy.

There is nothing like getting a performance-oriented role.

I am a complete sucker for family time.

My Hyderabad home is an extension to my family's Delhi residence.

I won't be satisfied with only commercial roles.

Everyone has their own journey. I am very grateful for where I am.

I do try to look at scripts and keep an eye out for challenging roles.

It's not right to say that only girls get emotional while watching a movie. I have seen so many men connecting with a movie so much that they get emotional.

If you prove yourself as an actor, you will land good roles.

Sometimes, I do zumba and a lot of yoga.

I avoid junk food and love vegetables, salads, and fruits.

I feel eating healthy is more important than working out in the gym.

I will try to bring variety in my roles.

It's good to work with a writer-director.

I would like to do a Tamil film.

Radha Krishna Sir, the director of 'Jil,' had seen 'Madras Cafe' and liked my acting in it. He wanted a performer and so got me on board.

Socialism means government dependency, rationed resources, and exorbitant taxation. It means the destruction of every incentive to achieve.

Consumerism is the reason Christmas has morphed into a hollow shopping ritual that leaves too many families with debt hangovers and an empty feeling inside.

Instead of getting swept up in a whirlwind of banal 'holiday' parties, useless gift exchanges and harried shopping, my family tries hard to use the weeks of Advent to prepare our hearts and home in meaningful ways for the Prince of Peace.

You know the adage, when you want something done, ask a busy person. It's so true. Having kids taught me to prioritize, delegate, and accept life's imperfections. I also learned the all-important skill of jumping off the train: taking breaks in career and passion pursuits to tend to the things that last.

In fact, there is an academic blackout about the atrocities perpetrated in the name of communism and socialism.

When my Mexican-born grandfather, Rafael, immigrated to work in the mines of the American Southwest, where he eventually settled with his young bride to raise 15 kids, he did it to give his children a better life.

Feminism should be about liberating women, all women, even Republican women, to be their true selves.

My dad, grew up poor in a copper-mining town in Arizona. The eleventh of 15 children, he learned to be resourceful and entrepreneurial at a young age, shining shoes at local bars and starting his own pinata business at the tender age of twelve.

Pursue your dreams, but don't be afraid to slow down or jump off the train when your heart calls you to tend to things that last - love, marriage, babies, and happy kids. You can always jump back on the train. It's your journey.

Charter schools in particular have proven a lifeline for millions of children stuck in chronically failing schools.

The tropical island of Puerto Rico couldn't be more different than America's rust belt or the mountains of Appalachia, but here too live Americans who feel forgotten by our leaders and left behind by our economy.

We heat our home with wood so the fireplace is always going and it's pretty cozy in here, which is good because we have long winters in Wisconsin.

Hispanics don't want more programs to make them comfortable in their poverty. What Hispanics really want is more opportunity: the freedom to work, leave poverty behind, and rise into the ranks of the middle class and beyond.

Work is at the heart of human dignity.

Indeed, one of the least-talked-about dangers of our ever-expanding entitlement culture is that it threatens the viability of these necessary programs for those who genuinely need and use them as a bridge to a better life.