Quotes from Anushka Sharma


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When I meet someone from the army background, there is an instant connection. We live in the best five-star hotels of the world, but outside my home I will be equally comfortable in any army cantonment or army guest house. Telling my friends that my father was in the army was like telling them that he is the second-richest man in the world.


We all know that a beautiful face is an important aspect of an actor's personality if he or she wants to make it big in Bollywood.


I do not choose characters because I think, 'Wow, that woman is so strong.' I chose these characters with utmost conviction because I think they were realistic enough to exist, and I really liked the scripts.


I've always kept a low profile. I'm not comfortable at social events or parties. I feel awkward. So if I'm not working, I prefer to remain in my own zone.


I can never be in the same place for too long. It feels like the world is caving in.


I have stayed in south India all my life. English comes more naturally to me than Hindi.


I take pride in saying that I am an army officer's daughter even more than being an actor.


I'd rather shut myself in a room for six months than act in a bad movie.


Nothing gives me more pleasure than acting. But I don't enjoy going for award functions or giving interviews.


I don't think I'm the best-looking actress around. I'm not Katrina Kaif; she is stunningly beautiful. There are some roles that might need a beautiful girl, and there would be a doubt in a director's mind whether he should cast me. But that perception will change with time. I'd like to believe actresses look better with experience.


Just as you can't blindly follow fashion, you can't follow fitness, either.


When someone goes to watch my film in the theatre, they won't remember the last four articles they read about me. Instead, they will think about the last film I did.


I think compassion is important but love fizzles out eventually. But if there is compassion in a relationship, things can always be worked out.


I always wanted to be a model, never an actress. I would see children in ads and stuff and wanted to be like them.


I am not a bloody ghoda running a race that you give me a tag. I am competitive, and the reason for that is that I want to do the best films.


I do have moments when I feel insecure. I do have moments when I feel jealous, and that's normal. It's a very normal emotion. It's your action and your attitude and your reaction to that that is important.


I don't work for production houses. I only work for good scripts and roles. If you follow my career graph, you will find that I have not given a single flop yet in my career. I am proud of it.


I just got exposed to electronica, and I really liked it. I am also good with alternative rock. I like Lana Del Rey, Adele, Dido, Jack Johnson, and I love the Beatles and the Beach Boys.


If I am anorexic, I'd be in the hospital! I am tall. I am 5 foot 9 inches, 175 cms tall. I am lean, I am active and athletic. There are so many women who are naturally lean, and so am I. I have been like this for the longest time.


I have never been a girlie girl and have always been a boys' girl with an equal amount of friends who were boys and girls.