Quotes from Lisa Haydon

Housefull 3' is not meant to be taken seriously, but is meant to be laughed at.

I find romancing on screen very awkward, it's rehearsed love but that's not the reason I have not done it yet. If that comes my way, I will embrace it as part of my job.

I do what I feel is right. If what I do and say doesn't harm anyone else, I don't care about what negative people say. I block and delete negativity.

While growing up in Australia I didn't watch many Bollywood films, but the ones I watched, I loved them,especially the songs and dancing.

For me, life is nothing without love... and family is the most important thing for me. Everything else is a bonus.

Yes, I am passionate about my work but my success is meaningless without my loved ones, my family and my husband. They are my priority.

I would not suggest that people skip meals. Instead, compensate with eating in lesser portions.

I'll always do sunscreen in the morning, or a Vitamin C serum.

I went to the Actors Centre in Australia, but I never thought that I'd move to India, let alone be in Bollywood.

You cannot draw happiness from things that may come and go. Career or anything should not become the be-all and end-all of life. It's important to keep a balance.

Acting can be very intimidating, because you are not in a scene alone, you have to be in sync with so many other people.

In modelling, some girls have been working for the last 15 years and they are still in the same cycle of what they have been doing. It is too big a pool and I am not going to travel with the herd. I need to pave my own way.

I do not want to sign projects in which the depth and essence of my character takes second place and the focus is instead on my looks.

Designers have always fawned over my skin, especially Tarun Tahiliani. I've definitely felt accepted brown skin and all. But fair girls like Shivani Kapoor were as loved too.

I love diamonds and sapphires.

While growing up in Australia I didn't watch many Bollywood films, but the ones I watched, I loved them, especially the songs and dancing. And Hrithik Roshan is my favourite because he is such a fabulous dancer.

I don't work out for a shoot or a movie. For me, it's a lifestyle. That one hour a day really pumps me up. I exercise because it makes me feel good... looking good as a result is an added bonus.

Women have been given these bodies to produce children, and the spirit and tenderness to take care of people around us. It's fine to be an outspoken and working woman. I don't want to be a man.

I want to do roles that provoke us to think differently or realise ourselves in a new light. Characters of women who have an interesting story to tell. I'd love to do a period film, an action film, a character study.

I want to do roles that allow me to push my boundaries and provoke us to think differently.

I've always said yes to films because I have liked the people I'm working with. I'm very emotional that way about what I do. I've never pursued acting very actively.

I am waiting for the right projects to come. I am in no hurry at all. After the blessing of being part of a great film, I want to make sure that whatever I do next capitalises on how amazing 'Queen' has been.

When I am at work, I am at work and I rationalise that in my own head because I love my job and I am a working mom. And when I go home, I try to be the best mom I could possibly be and give them all my attention and time and focus.

I think thrill covers many different areas of a person's life. I'm a thrill junkie for sure, I don't like doing the same things for a long time. Which is why, I like my work to be a mixed bag.