Quotes from Priyamani

I have dubbed in all the three languages - Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.

It took me just a couple of months to pick up Telugu.

Soon after 'Paruthiveeran' I was flooded with scripts that were almost the same as the award-winning film. I had offers from Malyalam, Telugu and Kannada filmmakers. But I had to be firm and in fact I realized that now I had to be more careful with my choice of films because I have raised the audience expectations.

I am lucky that I am part of a prestigious project like Raavan.

I don't think a heroine-oriented film has the capacity to pull an audience like a hero-oriented film in any film industry.

I'm not finding fault or blaming the industry, but the heroes have always dominated the film industry.

Acting is my career. I am pursuing it with passion.

The tag of a 'National Award winner' earned me a lot of respect from a lot of people. I like that in a way.

I am keen to do quality films; it is not quantity that I am looking at.

I was labelled a jinx. No one wanted to work with me. I was home for about six to eight months without any films. I did modeling. In fact, at one point, I contemplated quitting films. That's when director Ameer called me for 'Paruthiveeran' and I cannot thank him enough for it.

There's always an assumption that when the girls get married they don't want to work.

I would actually say to all the parents to tell their children to start respecting people. And, automatically when you start respecting people, it will give rise to give and take. Respect starts in your own house.

I wanted people to know I could play a glamorous role too.

It's not that I haven't been giving attention to Mollywood. Nor was I consciously going for glamour roles. The fact is that I got busy in Kannada.

As a matter of fact , personally I am ok with exposing, as long as it is done in good taste.

I wish I don't tan. I dread the thought of shooting on the beach.

Films with fresh themes and able directors are a pleasure to associate yourself with.

The audience simply don't find a heroine picking a fight with 10 guys as convincing as a hero. So the industry always sticks to psychological thrillers and ghost movies for heroine-oriented projects and this can sustain only for a short time.

'Chandi' was received well and my performance was particularly appreciated.

I want to concentrate on my career and would like to scale greater heights.

It would be interesting to explore an opportunity if Hindi filmmakers think I can fit into any character in a film.

I studied Hindi in school and that's come in handy.

I am a huge fan of Prabhu and Karthik and have seen their films.

Acting opposite big heroes has worked well for my career. Hence, I have decided to do films that have top-notch actors as people take notice of my acting talent too.