For the first 25 years of my career, I did nothing but sing and dance.

Generally, when I am working, I tend to learn from my seniors and juniors.

There are ups and downs in every relationship. But that does not mean that couples should separate or get down to inhuman behaviour.

I will not do a run of the mill kind of a film or role. I will not say yes to that.

If our Hindu culture forbids beef meat, does the same culture give you the right to abuse me and my family just because I have an opinion that you don't agree with?

My head was in the clouds after 'Bobby,' but my struggle had only begun because at the age of 21, I had become a hero. But then I had realized that I have to keep my feet on ground.

My first love is acting, not directing.

Even my early memories of Chandni Chowk are all about food.

He is absolutely on his own, and we never interfere in any of his decisions. When Ranbir joined the industry, he told his mother that he wanted to portray characters which a boy of his age would do in real life.

My image was that of a romantic, soft hero.

I really want that there should be love and respect between me and Ranbir, but at the same time, I want that there should be some kind of distance - that I can see you, but I can't feel you.

I have tried to look different and play different roles through my life because I am passionate about my work.

Since I am as evil as can be, I do need religion to offset my evilness!

I am not advocating beef eating. But I am advocating freedom to have an opinion and a voice.

Being religious and spiritual makes me feel good.

It was a stroke of luck when I worked in 'Agneepath.' It was a great role, something different for me.

I do not care about the length of my role. But it should make a difference to the story.

Any cinema has to be entertaining. Boring cinema won't work. If you want to make one, then screen it for free on TV.

I know for a fact that many people repent and want to do away with their tattoos. It is all marketing and hype and nothing else. Also, tattoos stand out on fair and not wheatish complexion. God has given you a body. Why spoil it?

I am spontaneous and not a method actor.

By the grace of God, my son's career is doing very well.

I would love to do a Punjabi film.

All my life, I struggled to get roles.

It is an advantage to be born in Kapoor family and to be known by that name, but it also a burden because there are lots of expectations from you.

An actor's journey is never fulfilled. We always look for greener pastures, better roles, better creativity. We all want to do good work.

I am not because of my father, and my son Ranbir Kapoor is not because of me.

Both my kids are above 30 now... grown up enough to take their own decisions.

I'm not interested in playing the villain as a loud caricature, one-dimensional character. I am trying to humanise evil. If you see my character in 'Aurangzeb,' I am not trying to act evil.

I block the trolls.

If you want to show cinema, make entertainment films. Sometimes they are very good, sometimes very bad, but the intention is always to make entertaining films.

I am waiting for roles like the one in 'Yeh Hai Jalwa.'

I like to be respected as an actor.

I only know how to act. I don't know anything else.

There's no formula that can make a marriage work. Sometimes two people just click.

I don't want to play father roles. And I use father roles figuratively for roles that are just hanging around... don't want to be a piece of furniture in films.

In our country, there must be two time zones to save working hours. Why we don't have it, I have been talking about this issue for a long time.

Ranbir doesn't like to portray characters which are larger than life. I am very proud that he took such challenges.

In the first 20 years of my acting life, I did not do any acting. All I did was to wear a jersey, dance, lip-sync to songs, and run after girls over mountains and in the snow.

Smell the roses. Smell the coffee. Whatever it is that makes you happy.

Arrogance - I have very little tolerance for that.

My first American experience was in the harbor of New York City when I saw that amazing big, tall lady. I remember thinking, 'Oh my goodness, a lady runs this country.'

I'm trying as hard as I can to keep pushing the boundaries of what a woman is capable of doing. And it turns out there's a lot we can do. There's a lot we can speak about.

No one's going to tell me how to make my own choices. For too many years, everybody told me what to say and what to do and how to be.

I live in the moment. The moment is the most important thing. That's my entire philosophy: Make the best of the good moments.

I was determined that with perseverance and faith, at some point, someone would say, 'This girl has talent,' and would cast me in something meaningful.

When you engage your brain, it just keeps getting fatter and richer and wonderful.

All my life, I faced sexism and racism and then, when I hit 40, ageism.

I am able to get up and dust myself off and keep moving forward. I'm very stubborn.

I can't dwell on past mistakes.

I love Hallmark movies because they make movies that you don't see anymore... and at a time when there is so much evil in the world, it's kind of nice to be able to retreat to something like a Hallmark Movies and Mysteries.