Quotes from Taapsee Pannu

In school and college, there have been instances where I wish I knew how to defend myself.

Eve-teasing used to happen almost on a daily basis in Delhi. I used to travel in DTC buses while going to college for the longest time. I got my car when I was 19. So for two years before getting a car, I used to travel in DTC buses. And eve-teasing used to happen almost daily.

I didn't know how to act, but I was open to learning. I was not delusional that looks would help me sail through.

I judge my film choices based on the director, and then I see how much the story has affected me when I read it or when I hear it in the narration. Then comes how important my role is in it, but primarily director, script, and then role.

I am very expressive and hyperactive.

Though my parents have seen me in all possible avatars, my extended family has been pretty excited since the time they've gotten to know that 'Manmarziyaan' is a story based in Amritsar.

My technique is different, and I am more spontaneous. I don't like rehearsing.

I played a biker in one of my earliest films in Telugu, 'Mr Perfect.'

When you are in safe hands of a brilliant filmmaker and an ace co-actor, there is nothing to fear.

I want to play whoever is opposite 'Iron Man.' I want to romance Robert Downey Jr.

You have to keep proving yourself - every film - until the audience believes you can do anything.

Cinema is a form of art, and like every other art form, cinema also needs freedom of expression.

I have been following badminton for quite some time, and I know most of the Indian players personally.

Whenever I've surprised my audience, I've gained something out of it.

By being part of films like 'Judwaa 2,' I can ensure that I garner more fans, who'd then want to watch me in other powerful films.

I will do all genres. I will do intense roles, along with the kind of films that I have grown up watching, like 'Biwi No. 1' and 'Judwaa.' But I won't do films where, if you take me out of the script, nothing changes.

To me, a good film is one that can keep me engaged for two hours.

I keep saying this: that I'll get married when I am ready to have a kid. I won't have a kid without getting married for sure.

I'm not a confused person in real life. I'm very clear.

The trolls don't realise that they are actually helping me become more popular, and in return, I am helping them grab a celebrity's attention. I think my trolls and I are very good friends.

I want to be a star. It doesn't mean that I'll act any less. My performance will be at par, but I want to be a star. I want the audience to spend their hard-earned money on my tickets without doubting. And when that day comes, I'll believe I'm a star.

It helps me rejuvenate when I use my energy in different directions and then come back to acting.

Honestly, till the time each and every movie-goer knows about me, I will not stop doing multiple films a year.

I'll always have to make sure things happen eventually and don't slip from my hands, from under my nose. I'll always have to be on my toes.