I just lead my life as naturally, as normally as I possibly can. But I can't help it if controversy is hounding me day in and day out. I'm quite amazed sometimes by the way they go about it. I grow a beard and it lands up in the editorial in The Times of India.

No new projects at the moment. There are restrictions to how much I can take on. And I need to finish those that I am committed to do before thinking ahead. But I'd rather they take final shape before we talk of them.

Basically I am just another actor who loves his work and this thing about age only exists in the media.

I am looking forward to going to Dubai because it gives us an opportunity to interact with each other. We can sit and enjoy each other's company. We can go out for a walk without worrying about shooting schedules.

The amount of things I have been through and the remarkable ways in which the body has reacted is just phenomenal. No wonder I became religious, because you don't know why something's happening to you and you don't know how you bounced back.

Frankly I've never really subscribed to these adjectives tagging me as an 'icon', 'superstar', etc. I've always thought of myself as an actor doing his job to the best of his ability.

I just lead my life as naturally, as normally as I possibly can. But I can't help it if controversy is hounding me day in and day out. I'm quite amazed sometimes by the way they go about it. I grow a beard and it lands up in the editorial in The Times of India.

'No' is an entire sentence in itself. No means no, and when somebody says it, you need to stop.

'What will people say?' is a feeling every Indian girl grows up with.

A lot of my fighting qualities I inherited from my parents. They set tremendous examples right through my life.

As a creative agency, the film industry is thinking great subjects, presenting them wonderfully well, and giving opportunity to new faces each day.

As a professional, I cannot afford to be complacent.

Audiences change because life changes. Countries change geographically, climatically, socially and morally. Many things happen, and cinema, in a sense, reflects what's happening in the world.

Because you are women, people will force their thinking on you, their boundaries on you. They will tell you how to dress, how to behave, who you can meet and where you can go. Don't live in the shadows of people's judgement. Make your own choices in the light of your own wisdom.

Coming together should be considered something positive for people and communities. When thoughts come together, that can be more positive than an individual thought.

Dearest TV media and vans outside my home, please do not stress and work so hard.

Don't let anyone make you believe the length of your skirt is a measure of your character.

Everybody wants to live. But sometimes the body just gives up.

Everyone must accept that we will age and age is not always flattering.

Foreigners have no idea of the diversity of India and its culture. We hope to be able to give them a glimpse of that diversity.

Having no work would be terrible.

I am insecure about tomorrow. Will I get another job? Will it be appreciated? I will pursue acting for as long as I have a face and body that is acceptable to the people, but I still worry that if I don't do better tomorrow, it will all go away.

I am not in the least eloquent or fluent with languages. My writing on social media is quite pedestrian. But even if it was near any acceptability, I would not be in a position to pen a script or a book.

I ask you, as a citizen, is it a crime to go to the temple? And if I am propagating superstition by going to the temple, then the whole country is propagating superstition.

I did not resign from politics because of Bofors. I resigned because I do not know how to play petty politics. I did not know back then and I don't know now either.

I don't agree that I have a lot of confidence.

I don't have anything in particular to achieve; I don't want to go any particular direction. I just want to take up the challenges of life as we go along.

I don't spend much time looking back at what happened. I do remember it, but I don't see any purpose of wanting to look back.

I don't use any techniques; I'm not trained to be an actor. I just enjoy working in films.

I ended up in Parliament and soon discovered that emotion really doesn't have any place in politics. It's a much more intricate and complicated game, and I just didn't know how to play it.

I feel a burden if I don't write.

I feel that, particularly because of language, we are handicapped in getting a large world audience. But Hindi cinema has the same ingredients that appeal to the whole world.

I felt that for 20 years, I was wooing the people of my country and asking them to like me as an actor, and when they liked me as an actor, I told them, 'Now, you like my politics.'

I get up in the morning, have a job to do, go there, come home, be with the family, that's it.

I guess I've been extremely keen on theatre, on getting on to the stage, taking on different roles, enacting vocations, personalities, people, situations, and I guess that's the interest that has driven me to work in movies.

I had two surgeries during the early part of 2012, and I was advised to restrict my work load.

I have fans across the globe.

I have never been a superstar and never believed in it.

I have never really been confident about my career at any stage.

I just feel that sooner or later, the sheer potential of the demographics of India, which is 1.25 billion people, will eventually be very attractive to the entertainment industry.

I know I should have never got into politics. And I've learned my lesson. No more politics.

I like to feel the butterflies in the stomach, I like to go home and have a restless night and wonder how I'm going to be able to accomplish this feat, get jittery. That hunger and those butterflies in the stomach are very essential for all creative people.

I like to rate myself as a performer upfront, both in films as well as in television.

I miss the camera each moment and each day.

I should only look back at moments that were disparaging, look down upon, negative for me - moments where I could learn something. And if I have been able to use that learning in future, then I am happy about it.

I sign a film based on the story, the role I play, and the maker.

I sometimes feel that I have been born to attract controversy.

I sometimes lament the fact that I do not have the benefit of a complete and ailment free body structure.

I think 'Crouching Tiger' is a genre of its own, and it's extremely well done, and God bless them for it.