My ancestors are Rajputs from Jaipur, a lineage of the royal family.

Money can't buy everything, but it can buy most of it. Because of money, I could give my parents a comfortable life.

I am naturally slim, actually thin. So, for years I have been trying to get some curves. I tried eating food that would increase my weight, but I only ended up putting fat around my stomach. So, now I have made peace with my body.

I'm from a small town where the pace of life is slow.

There's a thing about opinions... They are formulated over time. They tend to change with time, and you are going to change your mind many times.

I have always been good with kids, as I used to teach drama to kids.

I am always open to any film from any place, given the role and the script is interesting.

I like Kerala a lot. The beautiful beaches there, the backwaters - I have good memories of the place.

I like to believe I perform better under pressure and at the last minute.

I have never been ashamed of whatever I do.

I am probably spiritual in the sense that I do believe there is more to life than what we see.

Theatre is something that keeps me very alert, and I am actively creating whether I am on stage or directing. In films, I feel I become more of an introvert, going deeper in the realism of a character.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

I cry at the drop of a hat.

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

I don't believe in becoming famous overnight.

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

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.