Quotes from Nargis Fakhri

People will still give me attention: even when my teeth are gone, I'll have some good stories to tell.

For me, life is about experiencing many new things and working with good people, working on good projects, and in general, just having any kind of job.

I pride myself on my personilty and not my looks because one day, I will be old and crusty with a moustache, and someone is going to love me for my personality and not looks. So whoever is going to marry me is going to laugh till he dies.

I sometimes wonder if I pushed myself to get out there and meet people I'd get more work.

One day, I will tell my story... where I came from and where I am now and how I remained positive.

I grew up in the projects in Queens, and we were really poor.

I would like to be more fit, but I don't think I will put on fat or gain weight for movie roles. I am not going to do that.

I don't consider myself as a glamour diva. If you get to know me, you will see that I am so dorky and weird.

Ritesh Deshmukh is rock star. He has a lovely family. He works so hard, and he's a great actor. He's funny, friendly, doesn't have an ego, and is so nice to everyone. He's a fine professional, a good husband, and a good father. That's a rock star for me.

I don't eat white breads, and I'm off dairy due to an allergic reaction and because of what it does to the body. I've learnt a lot about different foods and how the body breaks it down and what happens when we eliminate or incorporate certain foods, and it's pretty fascinating!

I've never been a movie buff. If I did go to a theatre to watch a film, half the time, I would fall asleep.

I was tall and skinny, and at 15, I was approached to model. I figured that models got to travel, and it became my ticket to travel so much so that if an agency could not fly me to another country, I would fly on my cost so that I could see that country and also make some money.

You should never go on diet and must follow a healthy lifestyle.

It took me just three months to pick up Hindi. I guess I'm a fast learner when it comes to languages.

As a child, I did watch some Hindi movies at home with Dad, but I didn't know who anyone was. I wasn't interested, honestly.

I know I'm not the consummate Bollywood heroine. But I'm working hard on it.

In a time where there are divides between cultures and races, I would love to use my position to show that we are all the same inside and working together is the key to moving forward.

I'm tired of the speculation about my personal life.

Because I'm in the public eye, I think that I would prefer to date someone regular who isn't in the news all the time, but I think even if you date someone regular, they'll still put it in the news.

I have worked with the biggest actors from the beginning. I am hoping God will bless me to work with other big actors.

I have vowed never to take antibiotics again unless I really need them. I also learned to pay attention to my body, know the difference between indigestion, an allergic reaction to food, a parasitic infection or worms. It's incredible how well I know my body. I really love that.

To kill yourself for earning a salary is not worth it.

No matter where I travel, I make sure to carry a Vaseline body lotion with me to keep my skin well moisturised all the time.

I've learnt some important lessons: I never rely on the opinion of one doctor alone. I do my own research; I read up and am ready with questions I need answered.