Quotes from Dimple Kapadia

I know I'm blessed with good looks.

I have realised that it has become essential to promote your film. God forbid, if a film doesn't run, I shouldn't be blamed for that.

I am a gypsy, basically.

My journey with Rajesh Khanna was good, thrilling... a roller coaster ride. I feel honoured to have two children with him.

'Being Cyrus' is very young in language or grammar. I am not saying that these things can't be achieved in Hindi. All I am saying is that it would not be the same.

I like all kinds of music, be it old Hindi movie songs or English classics.

I speak Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, and English.

Hindi cinema hasn't moved at all in terms of roles for actresses beyond 18 years.

I have done fewer films than I should have. No regrets. I wanted to be at home.

Women sometimes get so caught up in life... their marriage takes over their life, their relatives take over their life, and then they forget who they are.

I love seeing colours of various hues; they simply fascinate me.

We used to take two years to complete a film, and sometimes, we used to be told on the sets that the scenes are still being written. Everything today is pre-planned.

It takes me some time to get into what I am doing - since I am not a trained actor, I don't have that skill. I have to think of what I am doing and how it comes through.

I am very good at comedy off screen. I wish I could translate it so that you could get to see how mad I am.

I find it very boring to keep on talking about myself! Which is why I find giving interviews also very boring.

I think falling in love with an older woman is not abnormal. It happens a lot in our society, but it's just that it is not accepted with open arms.

Hrithik Roshan is excellent - he is miles ahead of everybody in passion and dedication.

I was never a 'Mills and Boon' kind of a person.

Akshay Kumar is more than a son to me. What I love about him is that there is never a dull moment with him. He is always up to some nonsense.

Life has to be a roller coaster ride. Otherwise, what's the point of living? Why should I make a song and dance about mine?

The challenge itself is to exceed certain high standards you've set for yourself.

I am trying to do films that stay with me for some time. 'Banaras' stays with me.

I don't get too much work to begin with, and whatever I get is mostly not good enough.

Even men used to hide their marriages because they used to feel people will not like them anymore. It's the industry which has the false notion that an actor or an actress, if married, is not desirable to the audience.