At one point, I wanted to be a wildlife photographer. I also love to travel, so maybe I'd do travel writing.
Even though my family was accepting of an unusual career, cinema, my journey in it has still been a tough one.
The second you become an actress, people take the licence to make many assumptions about you. You're in trouble if you interact with a director/actor. You're in even more trouble if you don't. When I started out, a single YouTube comment would make me sad for days, and I'd wonder how people could say such nasty things about me.
I don't sing professionally; I sing because people who make my films want me to sing. So, as long as they want me to croon in the film, I will sing.
I'm not really interested in doing a Bollywood film.
I'm often asked how I portray the roles I play so convincingly and express so much through my eyes. Quite frankly, I don't know how to explain that. I guess it's about who I'm as a person; I radiate it through my eyes.
I draw inspiration from everything I've seen and been through. My life has been my biggest teacher.
I've been blissfully ignorant about the result of my films and don't get swayed by success or failure.
I'm serious, in general, and I guess I cling onto the little freedom I have offscreen. Having said that, I am funny and, at the same time, detached from a lot of things in life.
I think they call every actress 'bubbly' most of the time!
I don't think I need to do a big-ticket film to be considered a big actress.
I felt very comfortable working with Jr. NTR. We immediately broke the ice almost the first day. I always found him very down to earth.
As an actor, it's really exciting and challenging to play a character which is much older than your actual age.
I've always looked forward to do something different in all my films.
I'm really fond of P. C. Sreeram, and we got along quite well on the sets of 'Ishq.'
It's not in every film that you connect to the role.
As long as I know what I'm playing, I shouldn't concern myself with others' footage.
Having a good actor as co-star is always a pleasure, as it gives you space to perform. It's nice to work with nice actors.
I've been working in three-four languages. I'm happy to do it.
