Deepika Padukone Quotes

I have a lot of friends, but my biggest fear is loneliness. I miss my family in Mumbai, and my biggest nightmare every day is to go back home alone.

I talk to my parents everyday and every move that I make, every endorsement that I do, every film that I do and my everyday activities are all discussed with them.

I am very scared to invest emotionally in a relationship.

I don't think I am a star; I consider myself like any other girl who is of my age. Others may be working in office and doing different jobs. Similarly I don't think I am doing something different ... I am also working.

I am not confident around people. Maybe, I have become slightly more confident over the years because
of my profession.

I guess I learnt to appreciate old Hindi-movie music from my dad and somewhere down the line picked up jazz as well.

I don't think you need any kind of backing here in the industry. I think what you achieve in your life is the result of your own talent and hard work.

Realize that you are not alone, that we are in this together and most importantly that there is hope

Even though I played national level badminton, I told my parents when I was in 10th that I was not interested in continuing. Being a model or actor fascinated me from a young age, and I even did a couple of ads when I was just eight years old.

Everybody doesn't get to do each and every film. I don't compete with others; I compete with myself. I have been an athlete, a sportsperson; so I know how to be competitive in a healthy way.

I am methodical to the point of being obsessive-compulsive. And I have always been good at multi-tasking.

Comedy is the most difficult. Comic timing is something which you either have it in you, or you don't. You have to have a good sense of humour to be able to understand it. A split second can make you lose the punch.

I can walk into a room with all my contemporaries and I will be very comfortable.

I don't like differentiating between art and commercial cinema.

I am the universe. Infinite in every direction. This is my choice

Every film teaches you something; every experience on every film set with every co-star teaches you something. You learn something new. I think the challenge is to keep working harder and doing better.

Correct me if I am wrong, but I personally feel that the Indian body type is not cut out to be size zero. I am not size zero and I don't believe in that either.

I am a big foodie, so much so that I eat in every half an hour. This is the secret of my glowing skin.

While I believe that when you are in the glamour industry, you have to look your best, I also believe being skinny is not 'hot and happening.'

In the (film) industry, body size doesn't matter. What matters is how much an actor contributes through his performance and not his body size. It is important that every person should wear clothes that go with their body - the cut, the fabric make a lot of difference.

The fruit of your own hard work is the sweetest.

I have always been focused on my job. No profession allows you the luxury of being half-focused. If you're not into it, you're not there. And the film industry is all the more harsh in these cases, perhaps because it's a business of the limelight.

Relationships or not, I believe that people don't need to know about my life beyond a certain point.

I don't want to be typecast as a heroine who does a certain kind of cinema, which is why I experiment with the types of films that I do. But yes, I won't deny that romantic love stories or romantic comedies are what I enjoy doing the most, because as an audience those are the kind of films that I like watching.

I try and work out as often as possible. Since I travel very often, it becomes very difficult to have a daily work out routine, but I practice yoga every day or try and play some sport. Also, I am very aware of what suits my body in terms of food and exercise.

Katrina Kaif is doing very well for herself and I'd like to wish her a very Happy Birthday

My choices are like my fingerprints, they make me unique

My parents never raised their hand or fired me. Their way of disciplining me was to tell me what is right or wrong.

I feel ups and downs are a part of one's career, and this totally depends on how you take it. You can either be knocked down by the negative things, or you can take it in a positive way and learn from it.

It's good to be slightly ambitious, but I believe one shouldn't be too calculative. It's good to be on the edge, but I have never followed my mind. I have always followed my heart. And it has yielded the right results.

Im a shy person. I contradict my own profession, because Im an introvert in a very glamorous world.

To me, the mind and body are one. I'm very transparent, in a way, and people can very easily make out what mood I'm in.