Quotes from Mithila Palkar

It's exciting to know that you are loved so much. It is humbling.

I shop once in six months. My friends often point at my shoes to tell me that they've worn out. It's embarrassing, but it doesn't affect me too much. I shop when I have to.

Marathi is my mother tongue; there's a certain comfort level speaking in it.

While I was doing the first season of 'Girl In The City,' a lot of people remembered me through my character name. None of them knew my real name, and my onscreen name, Meera, became my identity.

When I was young, my parents bought a house in Vasai, but because it was inconvenient for us all to travel, they sent my sister and I to live with our nana-nani at Dadar.

Theatre and cinema have been major influences in my life.

I believe that if you want to say something, record a video and put it up because at some point, it will be seen. One shouldn't have inhibitions about this.

I knew I wanted to be an actor but didn't know how to go about it. That's why my ambition, initially, was not to play a lead role in a Bollywood film.

I just want to improve as an actor, and I am also fond of dancing and learning musical instruments.

I am always interested in good performance, always tried to improve my skill as an actor.

It was intimidating to work with Irrfan Khan and Dulquer Salmaan, not because they made me feel intimidated, but more out of respect and awe; they are both extremely gifted artistes.

If a person wants to make it big, they can, and they will! The place that they come from doesn't matter, whether small town or big.

I have never been to an acting school, and on the sets of 'Karwaan,' Irrfan was my acting school. By observing him, I learnt to improvise in the scenes along with focusing on the smallest of the details.

I do not see myself doing daily TV soaps!

I like to keep it bare minimum, be it make-up or accessories.

It wasn't easy to leave my comfort zone and chase my dreams. However, it is important to believe in yourself.

The Internet space will only grow exponentially, and it will affect TV for sure. How much is something that only time will tell.

It is immensely motivating to be given so much love and appreciation on IMDb, which is the biggest database for movies and celebrities in the world.

My grandparents came from a typical Marathi family, where they respect the value of rules and regulations.

Even when I got ?500 a month as pocket money, I would never spend all of it. It's the same now. I am just conscious of the fact that I wasn't born with a silver spoon.

I've done over 100 auditions, but I was lucky to stumble onto the Internet as it was growing. Because in film, people are not looking at casting completely unknown faces as lead roles.

At a Metro station, I got called out by my character name - Meera - and I realised that I had started responding to that quite intuitively. It was quite a funny moment.

I am a normal girl from a humble, middle class family.

As an artist, Priyanka Chopra is quite inspiring - she is unstoppable, fierce, and she does everything!