Quotes from Aishwarya R. Dhanush

I never wanted to become an actress to avoid the pressures of looking good all the time.

My parents are conservative. They really weren't in support of us dating before marriage.

Whenever one sees a director at work, anyone would hesitate to disturb him or her on the sets.

Soundarya's kind of direction is animation. She's not into feature films, whereas I am.

Well, I'm comfortable in all kinds of clothes - Indian, Western, casual, formal. I shop for them wherever I go.

If it was bi-polar disorder in '3,' I have delved into intuitions in 'Vai Raja Vai.'

Since Dhanush is the protagonist of my first film, he proved to be my lucky charm.

Today, I have two kids of my own and I talk about the challenges of being a celebrity wife, mom and my kids too.

Life was simple and the credit goes to my parents. They decided to bring us up in a certain way and kept us away from public eye. I am doing the same with my children.

Producers now look at the talent and if they believe that the director has the potential, they are willing to shell out the money irrespective of the gender.

You don't set out making a film that will rake in 100 crores; you just want to make a good film.

As a newcomer, I am eager to try every genre of film making.

It's not like I woke up one day and said, 'Okay, I want to become a director.'

I write and share my thoughts with very few people.

I strongly believe that writing brings out one's thoughts and expressions well.

I have always loved writing and I used to pen down my thoughts, little stories and poems growing up.

I am the dictionary meaning of the word introvert.

Since I am Rajini's daughter and Dhanush's wife, people may think 'why she is even bothered to work hard?' But I want to stand out, make a name for myself.

I maintained a diary when I was a child and had all the happenings jotted down.

I would love to work on a Hindi film if I get the right opportunity.

It was great working with Dhanush. Since we are married, it worked to my advantage because we were in sync and understood what we wanted from each other.

When you have these huge personalities at home you have to keep proving yourself to survive.

People have been asking me when I'll make films with Dhanush and my father. Honestly, I don't know when.

Like every parent, my parents too took a lot of effort to give us the best, and to keep things as normal as possible.