Quotes from Manisha Koirala

I'm extremely unhappy with the projection of 'Tum' as a hot film. It's demeaning not just to me but to the producer and director.

I take care of my health. I nurture it.

I think 'Ek Chhotisi Love Story' has really damaged me. People think they can compromise my reputation and get away with it.

I have done my share of looking glamorous on-screen in many films.

We should value what we have and not take it for granted.

I feel somewhere there is a fault in this whole mindset of not accepting the natural process. To age gracefully, to accept life with grace has more beauty and charm. But you have to be fit and healthy. And that is something we should strive for.

Procrastinating is a habit that I have to overcome.

What we get at home is 100% organic food. We are also 90% vegetarian.

For growth, I need to be challenged and excited about the project. I need to venture out into unknown territories.

In the film industry, we work more on the basis of good faith and verbal commitments rather than legalities.

I'm a spontaneous actress, not a studied one.

Even after spending a substantial time in the entertainment business, before the release of a film, I am nervous.

Women have started speaking their minds, and men have graciously started accepting that. I love this.

I don't miss what has passed. I am enjoying the present. I am not one of those people who live in the past.

I think cancer came into my life as a gift. My vision is sharper, my mind clearer, my perspective realigned.

I think I am more liberated as an artiste in my late 40s.

I found that this life is a gift, and everything that comes with it is a gift.

I do feel at a loss for not having a child of my own at times, very much so.