Quotes from Manisha Koirala

I'm a Hindu and a Nepali by birth.

I don't see things from a worm's perspective but a bird's perspective. I smile at problems.

We think till the last minute that nothing can happen to us. But cancer will grab you by surprise, and then it's too late.

I cannot digest too much junk food. I just have it once in a blue moon.

I always wanted to be an acclaimed artist and to be at the top of my game.

I don't believe in harbouring ill feelings about anyone.

If you build your immune system, eat right, God knows how long you are going to live!

I am completely a director's actor. If the director gives me the liberty and freedom, then I give my inputs. Otherwise, I just follow instructions.

Being diagnosed with cancer helped me identify all that was wrong in my life. It also helped me search for the solutions. I discovered self-love; I learned to prioritise myself over others and, most importantly, realised that I had to love myself first before somebody else loves me.

I'll be very careful about what kind of energy I'm inviting into my life and whether it's going to be helpful for me or help me evolve as a person.

I just don't want to be known as the face for cancer. It is one part of my life. Yes, it was a major part because it changed me a lot, but that is not all my life.

Earlier, I was traveling all over the world. Then I got married. Everyone presumed I had lost interest in my career. That was not true.

I had kept notes during my cancer treatment, but I wasn't sure what my outcome was going to be. A part of me wasn't sure if I would make it into a book. If it was going to be morbid, I wouldn't want to tell it.

If I am exhausted, I will pamper myself, take an extra nap, eat well, take a spa treatment.

Yes, I tend to be self-critical at times. This is because during my cancer period - while I was going through the whole process of treatment - I had time to reflect.

After being diagnosed with cancer, one is in a lot of fear and anxiety about the anticipated pain and the painful treatment.

Cancer treatment is very expensive, and the process is painful and long. This is something that we have to collectively think about, on how to make it affordable.

I am keen to do roles that are down-to-earth, appealing, and sensitive.

I love working with the younger generation.

Do your best and leave the rest to God.

I was ahead of my classmates in some ways. While they were enjoying Mills & Boons, I was reading Ayn Rand.

Every director, when they make a film, their souls speak. The kind of stories they choose to make, it shows their souls.

With my mom and dad around, I became a child yet again.

On the sets, I used to scare people. I team up with my level of people and sometimes do spooky things. I've inherited this from my mother, as she used to scare my neighbours by dressing up like a ghost.