Quotes from Urmila Matondkar

As stars, we need to take risks, and I was up for those challenges.

There aren't enough meaty roles for actresses. Also, most actresses aren't ready to take risks.

There's a lot of scope for performing in masala movies.

I like my work to speak. Actually, I would like my work to scream!

There was a place I visited in Lahore that felt to me like old Delhi, and I'm sure Pakistanis who come from Lahore to Delhi feel the same.

I've always been selective about my roles.

I am an actress, period.

Taking care of a border security is one of the issues that government has to manage. It is not to be politicised to win votes and gain sympathy.

I've always been proud of being a Marathi mulgi, but just because I don't keep harping about it doesn't mean I do not bother about my Marathi people.

I never go public with my personal life.

We don't celebrate birthdays in our family; the money was always given towards social causes.

As long as I don't look down upon any characters, that's fine. The moment I do that - the moment I think I'm superior or that others are inferior - I'm finished as an artist and as a human being.

I am not scared of ghosts. I don't believe in ghosts or in the supernatural.

Relationships need time and commitment.

Just because of 'Rangeela' and 'Daud,' it can't be said that I am a sex symbol.

I'm quite cool about my sex symbol image. It's nothing to be proud of or ashamed of.

I took risks, and I did pay a price for it. I was made to answer because a 'Kaun' can't do business like a popcorn entertainer or a romantic film would do.

I'm often asked how I shoulder the responsibility of films, but I've always believed in taking risks.

I come from a well-educated and cultured, middle-class Maharashtrian family and have been brought up with social awareness.

I guess I have been daring and lucky with my roles.

What I have done in 'Company' can't be defined.

I guard my privacy zealously.

I respect the media, and in return, they respect my privacy.

My private life is always under scrutiny. Each and every action is analysed and re-analysed.