Love yourself no matter who you are or where you come from.

My parents came here from Colombia during a time of great instability there. Escaping a dire economic situation at home, they moved to New Jersey, where they had friends and family, seeking a better life, and then moved to Boston after I was born.

When I come to Delhi, what's on my mind is food. I've Parsi and Goan genes, which basically means foodie genes.

I love paranthas, I love butter chicken, and I love everything that I shouldn't love.

I have my method when it comes to my work. I don't think about who has done what, rather what I am doing is of utmost importance to me.

It's my life and I prefer choosing my path. I don't follow anyone else.

I can't choose my roles half-heartedly.

I used to run a lot in school.

Every woman is beautiful in her own way and I don't know why people have norms and ideas on how beauty is perceived.

There is something special about being an actor and able to bring somebody's visualisation - director, storywriter and script writer - into life. It is almost like creating a person.

I just protect the people that I love a lot, and want to keep them away from anything negative.

I like to keep my close people private because I respect their privacy as well. That's my train of thoughts. I'm very fiercely protective of the people that I love the most.

I want to be known for my work, that's most important.

I try to be as healthy as possible. But the problem for me is that I'm a huge foodie. I mean, I'm literally passionate about food. I love trying new restaurants, new cuisine. It just makes me really happy. So it's very difficult for me to eat completely healthy.

I have to admit that I'm terrible when it comes to following and sticking to my fitness regime when I'm traveling. Unfortunately, I need to be pushed.

I've always tried very hard to gain weight since I was very young.

I'm the wrong person to ask for advice when it comes to losing weight because I've never been on that side of the fence.

I'm grateful to have the things that I have, and I've learnt not to take anything for granted.

One day, I'll open my own restaurant or do something related to food, though I can't cook to save my life.

I actually live to eat.

I won't sign a film thinking, 'Oh my God! I don't have a film so I've got to sign one real quickly.'

I don't want to be part of films that are easily forgotten.

I grew up in South Mumbai and I am a total homebody, so I was not seen around. I guess that's the reason many believed that I wasn't Indian or can't speak Hindi.

There's definitely something special about a working birthday, it's the perfect way to bring in the new birthday year!