Quotes from Konkona Sen Sharma

If you see films which have been successful over the last 10 years, the women in them have been in their 20s. 'The Dirty Picture' and 'English Vinglish' are two I can think of. But there are very few good roles for women in their 30s.

I think most of the times there is a disconnect between audience and filmmakers.

Sippy Films have made some fabulous mainstream movies.

Falling in love has no convenient time, it can happen anytime and anywhere.

Stars are a part of our emotional psyche, but audiences should also support a good indie film which may not have a big star.

I have never been ambitious and have always gone with the flow.

Many times, one does get interesting work, but it is also work that doesn't get funded because one sure-shot way to get funding is to take a big star.

I think it can be difficult to get funding for a film, but I was lucky.

Kalki Koechlin and I were suppose to do a film together but it got shelved due to lack of funds.

Usually working in a film does not affect my personal life in any way, thankfully!

Motherhood is exhausting, but you get to know the deeper ramifications of it as you go along.

I like to be part of films that have a good story, good characters.

My sensibility is such that I automatically get drawn to films that have a good story, good characterization.

There are only certain kinds of people who are shown falling in love. It's by and large always heterosexual, it is either thin or fair people. It's not like that in the real world.

If I love the script and have a good rapport with the director, then first-time director can also be very special.

Motherhood has been a wonderful experience! It's a tough job as you are responsible for a human being, not just for their physical well-being and safety, but also their mental upbringing and formation of personality in some ways.

'Dil Kabaddi' is an urban comedy about couples breaking up and reconciling. It's based on one of Woody Allen's movies. Can't remember which one.

Not everybody is exactly the same, and superficially, we are all different in different ways. The common thread is the humanity that binds us.

I am the kind of person if I like something I will wear it till I get bored.

I never wanted to be an actor. Till my third film, I didn't imagine that I would continue acting. I didn't like it at all. It was only after three films that I became comfortable with acting.

I feel liberated as a woman, in the way I live my life. However, it's not always reflected in the world around me. So I feel privileged but also isolated.

Irrfan is a very normal, laidback, regular guy. It has always been a pleasure and great fun working with him.

I used to cry regularly. I felt a lot of pressure to look a certain way.

It is always great to work with Vishal Bhardwaj and his team as they regularly come up with such good work.