Quotes from Tamannaah

I always wanted to be an actor, and I wanted to be a part of good movies. Wherever I get to do these two things, it's enough for me.

Acting began as a casual thing, but along the way, I did films like 'Happy Days,' '100% Love,' and 'Baahubali' that made me fall in love with cinema. I can't imagine being in any other profession.

As a kid, I wanted to be an actress, but ambition and reality are two different things.

I say yes to a film depending on who is directing it.

I don't appreciate people who discriminate on the basis of colour.

I think all of us have enemies in disguise, but there is nothing much you can do about that. You have to live with it. I just do my own thing and let the enemies be.

Pay disparity is not just in our country but elsewhere in the world, too. However, I do believe that there will come a time when it will change.

Completing your performance with your own voice is so important. It's not only my face and expressions... the voice added to it always feels good.

It was never a conscious decision to stay away from Telugu cinema.

Even when I had three Hindi films happening at the same time, Tamil and Telugu will always be an important industry considering I started my career there.

I have enough experience, and I can do my Telugu dubbing perfectly without any help.

My team or I didn't enjoy any administrative authority in the creative role play for the Telugu version of 'Queen.'

If there is one favourite actor, then it is Hrithik for me. If an opportunity arises, I'd love to work opposite him.

It's high time the film industry stopped treating fair skin as a parameter of beauty. You could be the fairest of them all, but if you have a wicked soul, you aren't beautiful at all. So, skin colour doesn't define a person's beauty.

Baahubali... ' has been accepted widely amongst Hindi cinema-goers. So this shows that language is becoming less important.

I feel that to a great extent, the industry is fixated with fair skin, and that needs to change.

Out of sheer respect for the people I look up to in the industry, I do say 'yes' to projects at times. It helps me learn a lot. Also, if I am playing a small role in a good, content-driven film, I say yes to it. But there have been times when I said 'no' to films because I was not convinced with the content.

'Queen' is an interesting film, and I have always been motivated by roles that help alleviate women empowerment in some form.

It's a constant quest to push the bar and work in films that allow me to prove what I can do as an artist.

I'm fortunate enough to pull off glamorous as well as strong, character-driven roles.

The combo of a great story and good director works for me.

The audience is expecting good work from me. They want me to do roles that are unique and important in the story. So, I am trying to focus on different characters to play. I am doing the kind of films which are completely different from each other.

I would love to do realistic films that are entertaining.

I am a gourmet. I cannot stay away from my favorite dishes.