Quotes from Payal Rohatgi

I am a girl, not a piece of meat.

I want to do something that is meaningful. After working for all these years, I want to do better as an actor now and choose roles that are challenging and satisfying.

Being a Scorpio, I believe in loyalty.

People told me that I was the best-looking girl in my college. But it was only after I won a beauty pageant in 2002 that I became confident.

At one point of time, I would like to shoulder a film on myself.

How long can you bank on your body and your face to help you get roles in films? At the end of the day, anyone who wants to be known as an actor wants to be appreciated for his/her work.

Television is a huge medium and the best way to popularize yourself.

I blindly trust Sangram.

I'm associated with bold scenes and I look glamourous.

'Bigg Boss' was not a house, it was a house-like situation and being an actor, I had to take care of the way I looked on screen.

I faced a lot of backlash when I spoke about being sexually harassed by Dibakar Banerjee. Not directly, but indirectly, I was boycotted by the entire fraternity that supported the director, because it is a male-dominated set-up.

In future I will surely look forward to doing Hollywood projects.

I guess God has His own plans for all of us. And I trust His decision. He always does what's best for me.

The role of Kaya, which I played in 'Dil Kabaddi,' is very close to my heart as I am also a fitness freak.

Honestly, surviving in 'Bigg Boss' was a cakewalk as compared to staying in 'Survivor,' where we had to live in primitive-age conditions, even generating fire on our own.

In 'Bigg Boss,' there were so many things that I didn't say and as a result, people thought I was a fake. I have not let it happen in 'Survivor.'

It is very easy to play a sweet girl-next-door but difficult to portray a grey character.

When I started off, nobody held my hand and told me what I should do and how I should portray myself as an actor.

I was doing well for myself and wanted to play different roles and not just be happy portraying glamorous characters.

I had been contemplating working on fiction show for some time and 'Humsafars' seemed like the perfect choice.

I would love to work with Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Salman Khan, Abishek Bachchan and a lot more... even Imran Khan, Hrithik Roshan and Ranbir Kapoor are damn good with their acting.

I have always loved coming to Indore, especially because of the hospitality of the people of M.P. They are so warm and welcoming that they instantly make you feel at home.

It's wrong to say in India that a certain community is targeted while Hindus are allowed to flourish. This is wrong. Every community is allowed to flourish.

I never make plans, because whenever I do I find out God has other plans.