Quotes from Neena Gupta

I've evolved with time and learnt from my daughter which designers and singers are in.

I want to try something on situational comedy.

The more trauma and bad experiences you have, the more you are able to laugh on yourself and the situation.

It's important that you are not embarrassed when you try something new.

There are mothers who sacrifice their dreams for family and feel terrible about it. There are mothers who are career women as well, without being apologetic about it.

No two mothers are the same.

I feel that I have not got my due in films. However, I did a lot of good work on television and that's why I never got typecast.

I was an innocent Delhi girl, which is good for an actress, but worked against me when I shifted to Mumbai.

Doing theatre in Delhi didn't guarantee success in Mumbai.

I lost my mother to cancer, so once Masaba was born, my father moved from Old Delhi to live with me in Mumbai.

The entire unit of 'Saath Phere' is like an extended family for me.

This whole thing about a woman staying alone and being happy is just a myth. Everyone needs someone in their lives.

The fact that my parents were both educated and held certain values very dearly, like honesty, self-respect and integrity, meant that I could steer clear of many pitfalls.

It is close to impossible to find a man who can bear with a woman, who is a notch above or equal to him. Such men are still not there in this world. It is like we will always be facing trouble in our lives.

My upbringing saved me.

My first car was a second-hand Padmini Standard that I bought for '25,000 in 1985. It was a lot of money for me. The Padmini Standard was one of those small cars which was very popular during that time. However, I never drove the car and still don't drive one.

Traditionally, our society has always seen women as homemakers and men as bread-earners. The demarcations are engraved in stone, perhaps.

My mother was very interested for me to become an IAS officer.

My mother was a Gandhian and very strict.

The media had built my perception of being a strong woman because of my personal life. I wanted to play the damsel in distress, but I wasn't given an opportunity to explore that kind of a character.

I have always received roles of strong women from the beginning.

Even though I did things which were not in accordance with the society's norms, deep down, I am an orthodox woman.

My problem is that I can do variety of roles.

With 'Badhaai Ho,' I loved the script but was anxious that someone else might get the role.