Quotes from Ayesha Takia

Since I started working at 15 and never went to college, I didn't know what it was like to be in the real world. I was in my bubble - until I got married, my life was either in a car, on the set, or on location.

I have always chosen to do things that make me happy and don't believe in postponing good things in my life.

When you've done good work, you can't come back with something stupid.

I feel women with long hair have a completely different charm - they can attract more attention and if I may say so, they look so Indian!

When I came into this industry I set down some guidelines for myself. And I plan to stick to them.

I can't ever imagine going in for short hair. I'm somehow not comfortable in getting a short haircut done.

I have enjoyed acting, but getting into production is hectic. I am not made for it.

I never stopped being a heroine. I began acting when I was four and bagged my first film as a heroine at the age of 15.

Till I did 'Dor,' people only offered me roles of that bubbly, vivacious girl.

Ever since I was five, I had told my relatives I wanted to be an actress.

I watch lots of movies, both English and Hindi.

When you are in a family where there are two or three people in the limelight - like politics and acting - two worlds colliding like that, there will be times when obviously in the press or public eye, those opinions can collide and not match.

Tom Cruise is absolutely fabulous.

Wanted' released right after my marriage and it turned out to be a blockbuster, but I had already made a decision to take a break. I did not time my decision and fortunately or unfortunately, it happened at a time when I delivered one of the biggest films in my career.

I am a hands-on mother and don't rely on maids.

I want to do films that will be remembered, not run-of-the-mill stuff where I stand behind looking pretty as a picture.

Research is especially important when we're deciding on a new menu.

I was raised in a normal Gujarati style with all the restrictions and reservations.

When I got married, a lot of people told me I was insane.

Well as an actor I think i try to do my best and play the characters that inspire me and challenge me.

Each actor is different and not everyone is looking for the same thing. For instance, I have never worried that people have to think of me in a certain way or have to accept me when I return to screen after a sabbatical.

Item numbers are not for me.

A film set is very casual. If there is a senior actor, by the end of it, you end up joking with him.

When people see me face-to-face they know immediately that I've not gone under the knife and they are the ones who matter.