Quotes from Antara Mali

Acting is mathematics for me. I do very little homework and rather rely on my imagination for playing a role.

My decision is that 'Mr. Ya Miss' will be my last film with Factory. I don't want to spend more time with something which I don't want to do.

I enjoy traveling.

Acting has made me a nicer, happier and a slightly richer person, too.

I enjoy slipping into different roles and incorporate certain experiences into my life.

I think interviews should happen after a journalist sees a film. You have a lot to talk about then.

Reality is not always dark or positive. It is somewhere in-between.

Madhuri has certain gestures which are typical of her. Make-up and the right hairdo might make me look similar to her, but my performance needs to be up to the mark.

My parents split when I was one-year old and I haven't lived with my father since. He is a creative spirit and has always cherished his independence.

I'm quite uncomfortable in front of the still camera. I find it very constrictive, all that posing around.

I take decisions on the spur of a moment.

The failure of 'Naach' shook me badly. I have never really been upset about any film doing badly. But 'Naach' was something else.

A lot of actors have roles which stretch from the beginning to end but they don't register or make a mark. It depends on who you are. Like if you are an actor who has fire, you can work in any film and show that.

I strongly believe that one can't plan one's career. One should grasp an understanding of the direction in which things are moving and then leave it at that.

It is difficult enough to be a woman in this industry. And to be a woman with a point of view, you get slotted. They expect you to be a bimbette and if you have an opinion, only God can help you.

For me, glamour has nothing to do with make-up and costumes. Even the most insignificant thing can seem glamorous if viewed with the right perception!

I read and write but my ideas don't go beyond the first draft. When they will, I will make it into a film probably.

Life is too short to exclude experiences. And that includes marriage.