Ileana D'Cruz
Ileana D'Cruz

Love yourself for who you are, and trust me, if you are happy from within, you are the most beautiful person, and your smile is your best asset.

Ileana D'Cruz
Ileana D'Cruz

You are a human being and are allowed to be imperfect, and you are allowed to be flawed. There is a lot of beauty in your imperfections, in your uniqueness.

Ileana D'Cruz
Ileana D'Cruz

I had a different perception of what a relationship or love is like. I was all giddy-headed and fairytale about it in my head, but it's so different. There's a lot of restraint that you've got to have, compromising in certain situations - and you've got to have a lot of respect.

Ileana D'Cruz
Ileana D'Cruz

I don't want my personal life to become a part of public domain. It is something that is sacred and means a lot to me. I don't want it to become some frivolous gossip column.

Ileana D'Cruz
Ileana D'Cruz

I think marriage is beautiful, but I have mixed feelings about it.

Ileana D'Cruz
Ileana D'Cruz

I was always a very self-conscious person and was picked on for my body type. I used to feel low and sad all the time, but didn't know I was suffering from depression and Body Dysmorphic Disorder till I got help.

Ileana D'Cruz
Ileana D'Cruz

I'm happy I'm doing films at a slow pace rather than doing anything and everything.

Ileana D'Cruz
Ileana D'Cruz

I don't think I will ever understand Bollywood. And I'm happy about that because it is a big, crazy, world. It's too complicated and chaotic to understand.

Ileana D'Cruz
Ileana D'Cruz

I like being thrown out of my comfort zone.

Ileana D'Cruz
Ileana D'Cruz

I do use social media as a gateway into my personal life, but only to a certain extent. When I don't want to, I pull the blinds down.

Ileana D'Cruz
Ileana D'Cruz

My father worked as a mechanical draftsman at Mazagaon Docks and is a Catholic. My mum was a Muslim, so my parents broke quite a few rules to get married.

Ileana D'Cruz
Ileana D'Cruz

I like that with social media, you can choose how much you want to reveal. If there is an issue that requires clarification, at least you can turn to social media. You know it's coming from the horse's mouth.

Ileana D'Cruz
Ileana D'Cruz

In the end, only a good actor stands out; if I am not a good actor, I won't stand out.

Ileana D'Cruz
Ileana D'Cruz

When I first started out in Telugu cinema, I signed anything and everything that came my way. I was 18, was immature, and it felt like a good idea that 'Oh, they are paying me a good amount of money.' I was young, naive; I had zero ambition, and honestly, it wasn't my calling.

Ileana D'Cruz
Ileana D'Cruz

You can call me a Mumbai girl since I have spent the first ten years of my life here. Then I shifted to Goa, where I got my first modelling break.

Ileana D'Cruz
Ileana D'Cruz

If you are visible in the whole film, but there is no depth in your role, then the role is not significant.

Ileana D'Cruz
Ileana D'Cruz

When I have actors flirting with me in acting, in my head, I am thinking, 'If I flirt back, I could definitely land a film with this guy. If I consider going to his house for drinks, considering he has invited me, I could definitely get a film with him.' But I just don't want to do that.

Ileana D'Cruz
Ileana D'Cruz

There are some actors that I know I won't do a film with no matter how good the film is.

Ileana D'Cruz
Ileana D'Cruz

I like my smile.

Ileana D'Cruz
Ileana D'Cruz

I enjoyed every experience that life offers.