Quotes from Raveena Tandon

I'm fed up of doing run-of-the-mill stuff.

Computers used to petrify me before I figured it was just a matter of getting used to them.

The fact is many of these guys whom I was supposed to be seeing are my buddies. I've always been the bum chum kinda girl.

If Dubai could be built over mere sand and is one of the richest countries in the world today - why not make the most of the country we've been blessed with?

I feel bad when my film flops.

Our forests offer much more than just beautiful landscapes and wildlife. Each one has a different story to tell.

I cannot pick one single forest to be a favourite, but I am in love with the Indian jungles - be it Madhumalai and Kabini in South India or Tadoba and Pench National Park in Maharashtra. The wildlife in Satpura and Corbett National Park can't be missed, either.

In 'Maatr,' we do not justify taking the law into our hands. That's not the right thing to do. We are not promoting that.

I was, at one point of time, known as the mast-mast girl, and though I must admit it's something I had no qualms with, I've moved on now.

To me, looking glamorous on screen has never been about skin show.

Why do our kids need to be protected from flu? Isn't that something only for the cold western countries who have long, cold, below-zero winters? That's what I thought until I learnt that India's tropical weather facilitates circulation of viruses around the year, unlike the West, which sees a peak only during winter.

I wish every international or national corporate would be given a rule to set up companies in rural areas, where they would have to provide hospitals, schools, low-cost housing and free medical care, training, and then employment - but not on agricultural land.

I was fat and ugly. In school, I was disgustingly obese. I used to be the butt of ridicule, and that made me withdraw into a shell. It made me miserable, unsure of myself. I was far from confident.

I'm on backslapping terms with everyone from Sanjay Dutt to Sanjay Kapoor. That's why wives never feel threatened by my presence in their husband's lives. They know if I'm their husband's friend, I'm the wife's buddy as well.

I am emotional, honest, and sensitive and a great human being because of my dad. Tough and independent woman because of my mom.

I'm hoping to reach a point when I can play all kinds of roles with equal ease.

I've done the glamour doll, song-and-dance routine, the works. I've reached a stage in my career where I'm ready to experiment.

Crimes against women are growing day by day. Despite this, the mindset of our leaders, politicians, or judicial system is not changing.

When I see people scratching and clawing towards ambition and greed, I wonder why they are doing it and for what.

It's overwhelming and humbling to be the recipient of a National Award, and I only hope to find scripts now that will solidify that honor.

I believe you must enjoy the life that God has given you. Cherish it, because it is all you have. You could be here right now, and in two seconds, you could be gone.

I play antihero; I play hero... I'm not image-struck.

There is a right time for everything. There was a time when I wanted to settle down and have a family. I wanted to give time to my kids. I had worked for nearly 19 years when I got married.

People fall in love when they are working together constantly.