Anushka Sharma Quotes & Sayings

I don't work for production houses. I only work for good scripts and roles. If you follow my career graph, you will find that I have not given a single flop yet in my career. I am proud of it. — Anushka Sharma

I'd advise people to never step out without wearing an SPF, not even on a cloudy day. — Anushka Sharma

I was very young when I was in RNBDJ and that journey had enabled me as an actor. I am not very confident of my growth as an actor but I am very confident of my growth as a person. — Anushka Sharma

Sometimes I get extremely disturbed with the things that are written. But you can't do anything about it. As a celebrity, you are putting yourself out there to be judged, and that's fine. I am now learning not to get affected by such things. I am building my career and making choices that I think are right while minding my own business. — Anushka Sharma

Once, I was coming back from school, and there was this guy who was eve-teasing me and my friend. I had a Milton water bottle that I flung it at his face. My dad told me if you are in a crowded place and a guy eve-teases, you should make noise. I did exactly that and got people on the road to beat up the guy. — Anushka Sharma

I am not as confident as the characters I play. I am a bit aloof. I am uncomfortable in social situations. — Anushka Sharma

I'm a boys' girl! I come from an army background and I haven't known what being a 'good Indian girl' means. — Anushka Sharma

I have never been a girlie girl and have always been a boys' girl with an equal amount of friends who were boys and girls. — Anushka Sharma

I have stayed in south India all my life. English comes more naturally to me than Hindi. — Anushka Sharma

I'd rather shut myself in a room for six months than act in a bad movie. — Anushka Sharma

My friends once told me I remind them of the main character from the American comedy series 'Curb Your Enthusiasm.' I thought they must mean a sunny, affable girl-next-door, but instead I was confronted with Larry David! Crabby, moody, perversely neurotic Larry David. And the thing is, my friends were right. — Anushka Sharma

Love me, hate me, I'm here to stay! — Anushka Sharma

Whenever opportunity comes Kohli grabs it with both the hands. — Anushka Sharma

I don't want my guy to buy me cars, villas or diamonds. I can do all that. I don't want any PDA, either. But my guy should be very sensitive to my pains and sorrows and should try to make me happy because I'd do all that for him. Sadly, most of the men that I have met in the past couple of years are too self-obsessed. — Anushka Sharma

I always knew I wanted to be in films but didn't want anyone to taunt my parents. So I excelled in studies. I was a topper in school and college, so when I decided to become a model, people said, 'Oh your daughter is modeling,' so at least my parents could say, 'Yeah but she also came first in class.' — Anushka Sharma

I constantly doubt myself. I only feel confident in front of the camera. — Anushka Sharma

I don't think I was a good model. I think I was born to emote and act. I would walk down the ramp and smile and they used to say, 'Give us a blank look.' It was really difficult not to smile. — Anushka Sharma

I just got exposed to electronica, and I really liked it. I am also good with alternative rock. I like Lana Del Rey, Adele, Dido, Jack Johnson, and I love the Beatles and the Beach Boys. — Anushka Sharma

Nothing gives me more pleasure than acting. But I don't enjoy going for award functions or giving interviews. — Anushka Sharma

Tell me one director who will go on record to say that I don't get along with them? I get along famously with all my directors because I am what I am today because of them. — Anushka Sharma

When someone goes to watch my film in the theatre, they won't remember the last four articles they read about me. Instead, they will think about the last film I did. — Anushka Sharma

I do not consider myself a feminist. I do not believe that by doing female-oriented films that depict a woman fighting the system, we can change the system. — Anushka Sharma

Life was so easy before I became an actor. I could talk to anyone, and no one bothered. I keep thinking to myself, 'Should I not be myself,' but I won't do that. — Anushka Sharma

I think compassion is important but love fizzles out eventually. But if there is compassion in a relationship, things can always be worked out. — Anushka Sharma

If I am anorexic, I'd be in the hospital! I am tall. I am 5 foot 9 inches, 175 cms tall. I am lean, I am active and athletic. There are so many women who are naturally lean, and so am I. I have been like this for the longest time. — Anushka Sharma

There are two things that give me perfect happiness - doing the perfect shot and travelling. I get stressed, really stressed by the fact that there is just so much to see and I am not going to live long enough to visit all the places I want to. — Anushka Sharma

I don't think I'm the best-looking actress around. I'm not Katrina Kaif; she is stunningly beautiful. There are some roles that might need a beautiful girl, and there would be a doubt in a director's mind whether he should cast me. But that perception will change with time. I'd like to believe actresses look better with experience. — Anushka Sharma

Just as you can't blindly follow fashion, you can't follow fitness, either. — Anushka Sharma

I always wanted to be a model, never an actress. I would see children in ads and stuff and wanted to be like them. — Anushka Sharma

Acting is one of the two things that give me the most joy. The other thing is travelling. Nothing else matters to me. — Anushka Sharma

I'm an American TV show buff. I can watch them nonstop for days. — Anushka Sharma

I genuinely don't care about the 'number one' tag. That's not my goal. You know, no one does that with heroes, but with actresses it's the same number game. It's not a bloody pageant. Everyone has something unique to offer. — Anushka Sharma

I'm paranoid about shopping. I get irritable. I find it tedious and taxing. People say shopping is retail therapy, but I need therapy after shopping. — Anushka Sharma

When it comes to work, I am focused. I work like a maniac. — Anushka Sharma

The way you see me is the way I am. — Anushka Sharma

Coffee is the ultimate stress buster for me and I need my cup of coffee in the morning to kick start my day. — Anushka Sharma

I do not choose characters because I think, 'Wow, that woman is so strong.' I chose these characters with utmost conviction because I think they were realistic enough to exist, and I really liked the scripts. — Anushka Sharma

I take pride in saying that I am an army officer's daughter even more than being an actor. — Anushka Sharma

Raju Hirani films are filled with simplicity and goodness. I really love such films. — Anushka Sharma

Boys used to call me Soda in school days. Soda means 'serving officers daughters association.' I miss those days when I had a very protected life: one could get close and bond with other army people that they gradually would become your extended family. — Anushka Sharma

When I meet someone from the army background, there is an instant connection. We live in the best five-star hotels of the world, but outside my home I will be equally comfortable in any army cantonment or army guest house. Telling my friends that my father was in the army was like telling them that he is the second-richest man in the world. — Anushka Sharma

I am not a bloody ghoda running a race that you give me a tag. I am competitive, and the reason for that is that I want to do the best films. — Anushka Sharma

We all know that a beautiful face is an important aspect of an actor's personality if he or she wants to make it big in Bollywood. — Anushka Sharma

I've always kept a low profile. I'm not comfortable at social events or parties. I feel awkward. So if I'm not working, I prefer to remain in my own zone. — Anushka Sharma

I can never be in the same place for too long. It feels like the world is caving in. — Anushka Sharma

If there is anything serious enough to make a difference in my ife, I will talk about it. — Anushka Sharma

I am not a vivacious person in real. I hate smiling. I hate doing small talk. — Anushka Sharma

I do have moments when I feel insecure. I do have moments when I feel jealous, and that's normal. It's a very normal emotion. It's your action and your attitude and your reaction to that that is important. — Anushka Sharma