Quotes from Rekha

I believe in soul mates, in eternal love. Not eternal marriage.

It's not that an actor needs to be pampered so much as that one needs to provide a nurturing environment that is encouraging.

I actually visit the temple every day but I genuinely don't understand the importance that people give to their birthdays or any special day, be it a festival or a birthday.

I don't believe in either selling or marketing myself.

I don't know anything about awards, I really don't.

I have always had complete faith in the Almighty. But there are times when I question His actions. I do that very rarely, because I am an absolute believer in destiny.

I don't think people change.

People come and go in your life. It is up to you choose how you want to associate with that person. It is up to you to learn and imbibe things from such a person.

I seriously think Bachchan is more Bengali than any one I know. He's a true Bengali dada. And I'm not saying that because he has a Bengali wife or has spent time in Kolkata. There's more of Rabindranath Tagore's legacy in him than anyone else.

I'm so grateful for every day and every moment, I ask myself what I did to deserve this blessing?

One thing that has influenced my personal life, my career, my attitude, the person I have become and every decision that I have made is a fact that I have been a loner as a child.

All I wanted was to be married, loved and to spend my life with somebody who cared for me and have lots and lots of children.

I can't cheat on my performances. For me my films are like my babies. I nurture them and look after them like a mother. I can't play truant from shooting even for a day. When I agree to do a film I am with it all the way.

I don't think I need to stand on a podium and say what kind of performance I've given in 'Yatra' or any other film.

Life is not perfect. I've had my share of sweat, blood and pain.

For me, joy is eating home-cooked payasam in a bowl that I have cleaned and polished myself.

I die a hundred deaths each day. I die when I see hungry people. Or people who're sad. I die when I know I can do nothing about pollution in Mumbai. I die when I feel helpless when my loved one is in pain.

I feel I have been born to affect people in a positive way.

I have never taken stardom seriously.

No talk show or game show for me, thanks.

My sister Radha, who lives in the U.S., has discovered her craft in painting. She is by far the most beautiful among us sisters. If only Radha had been as tall as me, she'd have been the actor in the family.

A woman should be seen by the luminosity of her grace and not heard shooting her mouth away about praising herself which is so not lady-like.

My life is one big prayer because my life is one big blessing.

Bhanurekhan never wanted to be an actress. She had different dreams and desires.