Quotes from Soha Ali Khan

There are some people who leave a lifelong impact on you. Gayatri Devi, whom we remember as Princess Ayesha of Cooch Behar, is one such persona I will admire all my life.

Being a parent, is without any doubt, one of the most difficult things that you can do in life.

I've always felt when you are committed in a relationship, you have to work through the difficult times.

We are a family that likes to keep things abreast about what's happening in the country so dinner table conversations revolve around Social, political, films... a bit of everything. Films we talk about the least in fact.

There is no perfect relationship. You have to work around the dissatisfaction.

When I was born, mom wasn't doing films at all, so I was never exposed that much to the world of acting.

I am learning self-defense techniques.

We do have very intelligent actresses in our country. They're all very capable, smart and are managing their professions very well.

The beauty of Sudhir's protagonists is that they are not shown as black and white. There are various layers to the characters.

Financial security is important to me.

I have always said some of the finest filmmakers in the country have come out of Bengal.

I know a Bollywood actress' tenure is limited.

You can't leave the fight against terrorism to the government because it affects us as well.

I don't have a manager or a publicist and am hardly seen at film parties. I am not ambitious.

The family you are born into is by chance and I am fortunate to be born into this family and be connected to some really cool people.

I have always felt the only reason to get married is to have children.

I've seen what a difference a good director can make to an actor's performance.

While I do think that good health, skin and hair has a lot to do with genetics, so I do have my parents to thank for it, but I do make it a point to drink lots and lots of water.

I am bound to get carried away by anyone who approaches me with a good script.

I think it is important to do good work and last longer than to do lot of work and burn out quickly.

As women, our identity becomes subsumed by the fact that we are wives, daughters and mothers, and that becomes our all-encompassing identity. It happens with women because we are naturally driven towards being caretakers and being sacrificing.

My mother always told me never offend a man's ego and never hurt a woman's emotions - an advice I will not forget to pass on to my daughter.

Mom gives me advice every single day, about how I'm not eating regularly enough, not sleeping enough, that I need to look after my skin, I shouldn't colour my hair, my eyebrows are too thin, etc. Most of her advice I discard, especially the thin eyebrows part.

When we decide to bring a child to this world, as a parent, it becomes a responsibility to build a good healthy body by inculcating some of the good habits in the child.