It’s never been difficult for me to say no. I have never given excuses like I don’t have dates. I have never over-quoted to avoid a project. I simply say that while the script might be good, I can’t connect with it. My strategy is that while I wouldn’t want anyone to waste my time, I shouldn’t be doing that, either, with others. Vidya Balan Read Quote
I’ve wanted recognition; I wanted success; I wanted appreciation; I love the perks of being in the movies. I love the fame that comes with it – but that’s why I became an actor. Vidya Balan Read Quote
I don’t think my competition is with the heroes. I don’t think I’m competing with anyone. I don’t mean to sound Zen, but genuinely, when I stopped competing with anything is when I started enjoying my work, and that brought out the best in me. I’m living in a universe of my own, and I’m enjoying that. I love to appreciate other people’s work. Vidya Balan Read Quote
A painter once told me that I’m like the Khajuraho, which you see once but which remains with you forever. I thought that was exquisite. Vidya Balan Read Quote
Cinema is about people, and we are a very emotional people. That is why you see those ups and those downs and those colours. That is what Indian cinema is about. Vidya Balan Read Quote
I started feeling secure in every way once I began to accept myself the way I was. Whether that was emotional, financial or professional security, all of it came and embraced me because I embraced myself. Vidya Balan Read Quote
Sexuality, desirability has nothing to do with body type. It has to do with how you feel from within. I was at my fattest best in ‘The Dirty Picture,’ and I was called the most desirable. So there you go. I am quite well-endowed, so I have no complaints. Vidya Balan Read Quote
I have never thought of winning an Oscar. Rather, I never thought I would get the Padma Shri. I think God has been kind to me. I think getting Oscar award is not too far away. Vidya Balan Read Quote
Fortunately, I’ve never been very conscious and inhibited of what I have to do. The camera’s my soul mate. Vidya Balan Read Quote
