Quotes from Shenaz Treasury

A troll is only as powerful as your response to them. Once you respond to them or let them instigate you, then you've given them power.

After my first ad, I was flooded with offers, which I took up. Soon, I decided that it could be a lucrative business with a parallel college life.

I wrote what it was like growing up as a female in India, and I got two and a half million shares, and people came up to me and thanked me for speaking up.

'Main Aur Mr. Riight' is about a girl who is looking for perfection. She strives for perfection herself and is searching for a partner who is the same. The film is about her journey.

There are Harvey Weinsteins in all walks of life, and especially in the entertainment industry where the power balance is tilted in favour of men.

I remember, the first few times I modelled, other girls laughed at my big behind. I felt like a fat pig, even though I really wasn't. When you are 15 and other girls nick-name you a 'little piggy' and 'fatty,' you believe them.

For acting, once I am doing a movie, I am fully into that. But I am not one to chase films. When it comes, it comes.

I'm excited to play any character that is based in reality. And I'd be even more excited if I can add a comic element to my role.

I hate when they portray women as just sex symbols in short skirts, running around playing dumb. I refuse to watch such films or be in such films.

I don't drink coffee: it makes me cuckoo!

I do like playing smart women who can be sexy and are taken seriously.

I have grown to understand that no matter where we come from, human beings, at heart, are the same. Defining ourselves based on race, religion, and ethnicity is like betraying that.

Everything in my life happened by coincidence. Even my role in 'Delhi Belly.'

We live in a very classist society, and it's sad and depressing.

Nepotism exists - not just in Bollywood but in every profession in India.

When I was a teenager, I wanted to be a screenplay writer or a photographer. First question people asked me: 'Who do you know? Any contacts?'

I'm not a fighter, I'm a lover.

I have nothing against the film industry, but my mom asked me to do anything but act.

Working on a film is different from working in an office. You spend 16-hour days together; you share stories and become really close. But, when you finish shooting, you don't see each other again.

My sister and I were driving at night and were followed by guys on a bike. It was a terrifying experience. The ordeal made us start a chauffeur service.

I started doing American films and TV before Priyanka, but of course I do small roles in big films, and I don't have the publicity machine working around me.

We women are the same: I am always more attracted to the dangerous mystery man with piercing eyes and stubble rather than the clean-shaven 'puppy dog' type who is probably much better for me in the long run.

Being just an actor would be quite frustrating.

I am travelling to different places and talking to people about travelling litter-free, observing the wildlife, and respecting the host.