Quotes from Tanushree Dutta

I'll marry once I find the right person.

Yes, it is true that too much of everything is as bad as little, because satisfaction and gracious acceptance is the keyword for a happy and peaceful life. Too much takes the satisfaction away.

I have always wanted to work in a Bengali film.

I was waiting for all other actresses to wear a bikini first so I can just follow the bandwagon.

In Bollywood, people have been making movies for more than half a century and they are made in such a way that you need not shed off all your inhibitions.

Initially, picking up the Dravadian language was a bit tough act.

We are in this world to learn and embody compassion and love.

Compassion should be universal.

If I am not working, I sweat it out at the gym or dance class.

I have learnt that bullies use fear and intimidation as their primary weapons.

In India, when someone calls you sexy, they don't mean it as a compliment; it has derogatory connotations.

I feel empathy wherever and whenever someone feels cornered in life. Whenever someone puts in sweat and blood and does not get the acceptance and appreciation one deserves, I resonate with it.

I am social at times and sometimes, I want my privacy. There are days when I am at my chirpiest best and there are times when I wish to be left alone.

Come on, just because I'm an entertainer it doesn't mean I don't have any dignity!

When I was young, I was like, 'I want to want to work with this director and that director'. I've stopped doing that. You put yourself in a place where you get disappointed.

Everyone knows about Nana Patekar that he has always been disrespectful towards women.

I am no glamorous prop waiting to be presented as a showpiece in a film. Filmmakers have to look beyond that.

I have a fetish for shoes; makeup and jewellery so I tend to splurge more on these products than clothes.

Even though I was away from the public eye, I was in the public memory.

Hate begets hate and if karma and punishment is the only language you understand then the road ahead will be rocky.

I was never feverishly pursuing Bollywood.

All those who run away to ashrams, thinking they are doing something great are just performing daily chores there - cooking, gardening etc. After all, the place has to be run.

In our film industry I've realised actresses are not respected at all.

It always feels good to have good-looking men chasing you around.