Quotes from Anushka Shetty

I am a fairytale person and firmly believe that movies are made to entertain.

When you treat everyone on the sets with respect, it keeps the workspace free of tension. Your conscience is clear, and that reflects on the camera.

No one can force you to do a film. I am responsible for the films I chose, hit or flop. I am where I am because of what those films taught me.

Once the makeup is on, it is easy to enter the character's frame of mind.

It's my privilege to work with an actor like Vikram who gets into the skin of the character he is playing, so much so that after the shoot it takes him quite some time to get back to his real self.

When I came to the industry in 2005, I didn't make a plan for when I would get married. I just went with the flow.

I'm glad I'm getting to do interesting films.

For me, doing good work is important.

I never see how meaty my role is. If I like the script in its entirety, the director, or if my co-star is someone I greatly admire, I sign up. You learn so much being part of a great team.

It's very important to be conscious and happy from within. No beauty cream can come close to the wonders a balanced body-mind can do for you.

I am highly critical of myself. I am never satisfied with my work.

As an actor, I can't be constantly worrying about the commercial returns of my film.

I believe that marriage is an important part of life. So when it happens, I will definitely let the whole world know.

When it comes to guys, my dad is the measure of the perfect man. And that's a pretty tough standard to match up to.

I laugh a lot, especially between shots, and it's tough for me to control. There have been so many instances where my director had to request me to stop laughing and come into the mood of the scene.

I look for good scripts, not anything. It should inspire me, and the audience should like it.

Every big-budget film is powered by a director's vision. I blindly follow the instructions of my director, believe in him, and deliver what he exactly wants from me.

Travel is a passion. I intend seeing the world.

When I used to teach yoga in Bangalore and Mumbai, I noticed many clients struggling to cope with their weight. During some days, they would come in with plans to work out harder than usual because of events they'd have to attend later that week. The insecurity of appearance is something everyone goes through... even I.

Yoga has always been a part of my life, and it has had a major effect on me as a person, inside-out.

Travelling doesn't stress me, since adequate 10-hour sleep post-travel is sufficient for me.

I can put all the idols on my bed and sleep, I'm so fond of them.

It's important that you love and respect your body, understand what it needs, and accordingly give everything in appropriate proportion.

I think it is important to keep redefining yourself as an actor with the roles you do and, at the same time, create diversity in your body of work.