Quotes from Sameera Reddy

I won't fool anybody by saying, 'Oh! I'm a private person.' I love people, flashbulbs and the paparazzi.

I love the half sari. It's very, very feminine and at the same time, has the look of a sari.

Akshai is well-known in his own field but not part of showbiz. I think that was very important for me. I wanted to marry outside the film industry.

Being locked inside the house plays on a psyche of any child and I believe the most important thing is the mental health of any kid.

All of us struggle to live up to the image that's drawn for us. Perfect body, perfect skin, perfect house - we are put in a frame with a picture that 'others' decide for us. If we work to live up to just that, when will we do what we like?

My mother-in-law and I have really worked on our relationship. It did not happen out of the blue. What works for us is that both of us are very strong women, we walk the line and come to a meeting point. We do not necessarily agree on everything but the one thing we agree on is the fact that we love each other and our intentions are right.

When you are a queen in your own country, why would you want to go anywhere else?

Working with Gautham Menon is like working with a friend. He says the scene once and I do it once and he okays it. He is very quick.

Akshai has his own range of mo'bikes. That's how we met.

Whether it's me or Mallika or anybody, I always say that 'Tezz' is a very good product and it is a very good film.

Baking is fun! I find it very therapeutic, a stress buster.

One doesn't gossip with a genius.

The ability to play different people, grasp at what is running in their head and be somebody completely different from who I am, is fascinating.

I have been grey since I was 20 years old!

The thrills of riding a bike and having to do speedy stunts are something I've discovered I love like crazy.

Yes, I've received my fair share of trolling on social media.

I remember going to a bookstore in Chennai and getting recognised as the 'Ahista' girl. The good thing about the video was the director let me do just what I wanted. And my costar in the video was really sweet. I think it came across well because I portrayed emotions just the way I would in real life. I was just being myself.

What's the harm to be in the media glare if you have nothing to hide?

You can't brand an artiste and take away the fact that he or she wants to do something genuinely different.

When I began my career, I used to say I was a Bollywood heroine.

An actress projects herself exactly the way she wants to.

With Prabhu Deva, you have to fulfil his exact vision. Till then, he will not be satisfied, because his film has his vision and he will make it only in that way.

My comic timing is quite good.

I have enjoyed the films directed by Prabhu Deva and simply love his choreography. And he is the best dancer India has. I feel he knows what the audience wants, and that is why the films he has directed are hits.