Quotes from Huma Qureshi

I don't have any ego, and I will go and audition for parts if I'm offered an interesting script.

Co-directing is not possible with my brother. We have very different opinions.

A lot of issues that we have in the world today rise from the fact that we do not know enough about each other's cultures, that we don't respect each other's origins and there is so much negativity and strife around because we don't know where the other person is coming from.

My parents gave me a strong sense of entitlement. And I use that in a very good way.

I have been told too much - to talk less, to keep my opinions to myself, to not sound intelligent - all this was told to me so that I could fit in. But I never thought I fit in anyway. So if you don't fit in, at least stand out.

I make it a point to pick films that tell you a story in an engaging way. I can't compromise on the content. The script has to be substantial and impactful.

If I'm playing an Indian in a Hollywood film, I won't do it in any funny Indian accent.

As an actor, I don't have an agenda. I don't have to prove a point; I am not a bastion of a particular brand of cinema. I am doing what makes me happy.

Maybe at 55, I would like to direct. I will go the Angelina Jolie way.

I have had to give auditions for every film I had done until 'Dedh Ishqiya.'

For me, growth and empowerment are about giving a woman a choice.

Work needs to be exciting enough to take someone as lazy as me out of my home.

Working with directors like Gurinder Chadha was a learning experience for me.