Quotes from Poonam Dhillon

On stage, you have to hype yourself for two hours. It takes up a lot of energy, leaving me totally exhausted.

In my opinion, boys should not start with films before they are at least 24 years of age, because emoting on screen needs a certain amount of maturity, and a lot rides on an actor's shoulders.

I was a bit hesitant in theatre initially, but ever since I jumped into it, I have been pretty enthusiastic.

Filmstars endorse beauty products, which at times they might not even use. We endorse the product and make innocent people in India spend their money on buying the same products.

Actors are citizens like any other person in the country. People idolize them and follow their activities. So, our involvement in social services comes from this feeling of social commitment and responsibility. We don't do all this to be in the news.

Human beings are human beings, irrespective of barriers.

I did a show called 'Andaz' many years ago which was produced by Himesh Reshammiya.

My mother got married at a very young age, but she did her B.A., B. Ed and M.A. after marriage.

Anywhere in the world I have travelled to, people would tell me 'Yeh Vaada Raha' is one of their favourite songs. People would even convey the same on Insta and Twitter.

I was just 15 years old when I came from Chandigarh, which was a very small town then. I became part of the entertainment field after winning the Young Miss India contest.

I feel our life is a miracle, it is finely tuned, computerised and run by one master. You can call him by any name. It is one universal power and hence I would say that God is everywhere.

I definitely feel that films and TV shows can bring about social change.

I am not someone who will bare my soul on Twitter. If I am angry with somebody, I will abuse them there, if I am happy, I will express it there.

As an actress, it is so easy to spread happiness with just a smile. That is a gift I will always cherish.

It was a unique experience, living in 'Bigg Boss' house for 84 days. It would have been fantastic had I won but I am not sad that didn't.

My children and their generation are not aware of the stardom I had enjoyed during my younger days.

I don't mind playing a mom, but if I'm just somebody in someone else's love story, then I'm not interested.

Unlike movies, on stage there are no second chances. Everything is live. If someone messes up, forgets a line, gives the wrong cue, you need to have the presence of mind to move the play along.

In films, the camera catches each nuance of expression in close ups. On the stage, it is less subtle, you have to act with your whole body.

Even the older generation are able to understand things when they see it on TV and identify with it. A lot of people are able to empathise with the characters. They can also distinguish between good and bad.

At one time, especially during the era of action heroes, women took a bit of a secondary role because heroes were doing most of the action.

For me, education is very important. It opens up vistas of life and makes it easy for you to deal with it, because if you learn from other people's experiences, it enhances your life.

I feel very strongly that the country needs dedicated people who have passion... rather than those who are in politics only for a career.

After winning the Miss India title at the age of 16, I resumed my studies.