Quotes from Mahira Khan

I will work in films based on quality productions and significant characters.

I was shooting for 'Bin Roy' and 'Ho Mann Jahaan' simultaneously.

I want every single person to like my work.

When 'Humsafar' did well, every single person associated with it shined. Its DoP [Director of Photography], Shehzad Kashmiri, went on to become a huge director. So, a good and successful project just blesses everybody.

Actors love to do good work irrespective of country and borders.

I've been travelling, returning home for promotional appearances, and juggling it all with being the mother of a five-year-old.

Failure is knowledge, and knowledge is success.

Through life's ups and downs, and the few mistakes we make and all the successes that we get, let nobody - nobody's opinion - define who you are. And if anybody defines who you are, let it be yourself.

I work with the same dedication and zeal in all my projects, but 'Raees' is very special.

Being the Lux girl has been a real journey! I did my first ad before my first film released. I was shy and unaware.

Shah Rukh Khan is magic, really, honestly. He spoilt me for life. There's nothing you can't talk to him about, and we've had amazing conversations.

I'm doing 'Maula Jutt 2,' which is a Punjabi film. For me, it's a new experience because I have never spoken Punjabi, and I hope everyone is going to love it.

When I read my interviews, I feel, is it me? I constantly wonder if someone will get hurt if I say this or that. It is unfortunate that I am scared to say what I feel.

As many have said before me, artists are creative people who can't be dragged into the politics of nations. I have always made a concerted effort to maintain this standard for myself.

How much money I demand - or don't demand - is my prerogative as an actor. However, when it comes to commercials, my outlook is different. And in that area, I do try to set certain standards, financially or otherwise.

As a child, I used to steal Indian film magazines.

Since the Indian film industry is one of the oldest, and I have grown up admiring all the movies, especially the classics starring Guru Dutt, I would love to work here.

My parents were like these hippies almost: they are free-spirited, but they were also strict - which seems like a weird dynamic - but it worked.

The success of 'Humsafar' comes with an added responsibility that whatever I do next has to be as good if not better, and I also don't want to miss out on my son's growing up years.

I'd love to work with Vishal Bhardwaj and Imtiaz Ali.

Now I've come to a place where I believe that anger doesn't really make me a better actor.

If my co-actor shines, it means I have shone as well and vice versa.

I was a dreamer, and I still am one.

Money is not a driving force for me when it comes to my passion: that is, dramas and films.