Priyanka Chopra Quotes

It's okay to be you. You don't have to try to be anybody else. Whatever you are, however you are, it's fine. Nobody's perfect.

I think it's great to be flawed. I am hugely flawed, and I like it this way. That's the fun of life. You fall, get up, make mistakes, learn from them, be human and be you.

Mary Kom is a woman who stood up alone in a male-dominated field and fought for her rights and what she believed in. Her story is an inspiration for every young person out there.

The harder [role] the better. Definitely. When somebody turns around and says, "She can't do that," then that's the one I want to do.

I believe destiny and hard work go hand in hand.

As a girl, I am this stupid, emotional, very loyal, sort of believe-in-values-and-principals sort of girl.

I know I'm flawed - but perfect is boring anyway! Flawed is good!

I am a very private person. No one ever knows anything about me as I don't think it is necessary. I tell people as much as I want them to know about me.

I live with romance in my brain. I'm a true-blue Cancerian like that.

When I became Miss World, I couldn't believe I had won it. I used to sleep with my crown because I was scared someone would steal it. In a minute the world changed for me.

My ambition when I was four years old was to be married.

I love dabbling in different genres, and I like being good at different genres of cinema.

I adore watching movies; movie marathons are my favorite pastime. I can watch up to five movies back to back. I also love music and like reading whenever I get the time.

I'm not usually a follower of trends - I like to set them a lot more. I don't like things that people have done already, then it's no fun for me to do it.

I owe 90 per cent of my life to people because I am a public figure, but 10 per cent is private to me. And I am not saying it in a defensive way. I feel my life has been made into a TV serial.

I don't like guys who are conventional. I'm an achiever; he has to be an achiever. I admire drive, I admire ambition. I like a guy who keeps my on my toes.

I wasn't even prepared to be an actress. I was 17 when I came out of high school, and suddenly became Miss World and then I became an actress.

I never had any awkward situations with Shah Rukh.

I've been the saddest while I've been the most successful, strangely.

People keep speculating about my personal life because I am evasive about it.

When someone asks me about my diet I feel terrible saying that I don't really have one.

For me exotic means beaches, palm trees and sand and frolicking in the ocean

Strength of character is already written. What we bring, as an actor, is an almost 3D-ness to it.

I like bad boys, and I like to take them home to my mom.

I seek out parts which are strong women. It's not the quantity of a role; it's the quality of a role.

The joy of creating is the truest joy.

I eat right and ensure that I burn it all by working out equally as much as I eat.

I live cinema and passionately love music, and my efforts in both these crafts are unfolding.

We're afraid of letting people see the glory of who we are.

Whatever it is, you have to show up for the job, and power through.

I am a little old fashioned. I believe that in a relationship a man and a woman are never equal.

I am just a hard-working 23-year-old. When Maxim asked me to be on their cover, I was quite surprised. Of course, I was happy about it.

I have a very eclectic taste when it comes to music.

I don't enjoy being told what to do, I'm not that kind of actor, I'm a thinking actor.

I don't want to be a stereotype; I want a character that's aspirational.

I was also told some years ago that I shouldn't 'waste my time' with female-centric films because the audience was not ready for it.

There have been so many nations around the world that have had female leaders, including India.

Everything isn't perfect.

I do hope having done what I did, and America having accepted me the way they did, opens the door for more global talent, which should have representation in global entertainment.

I've always been someone who's kept my private life a little private. When there's a ring on my finger, I'll talk about it.

I hope and look forward to the day that there will be a female president of the United States.

I learned very early in my career that when I don't arrive on set, production will shut down, which means people won't get paid; there's that much responsibility.

I was obsessed with Tupac - like eat, sleep, breathe Tupac. During this obsessive love affair, I dressed the part.

I always advocate to young women that if we don't do this for ourselves, no one else is going to. We have to have a voice.

I don't ever want to do the same character twice. Variety excites me.

I have photo shoots or commercials that I do, or things in India. It's usually a seven-day week for me. So physically it does get exhausting.

If two of your films don't do well, people say you're out in the cold and your career is over. One film does well, and you've had the best year of your life! I don't believe in all that's written.

If my film does not do well, it really hurts me. But by God's grace, even if some of my films may not have done well, people have still liked my work in it.

My father is conservative but has always supported my decisions. He lets me take my own decisions. His only condition while allowing me to come to Mumbai was that my mother must accompany me.

As a musician, I know that it'll take time for me to get to the ranks of an established artiste. Nevertheless, I'm very happy that people are appreciating my music.