“It always feels nice to be associated with a team you share a great bond with.”
― Anushka Shetty
“I am not someone who can be fooled by praise at all. In fact, I quickly sniff out people who are being fake with me. It doesn’t go unnoticed with me.”
― Anushka Shetty
“I’m still surprised when people tell me I look like a queen.”
― Anushka Shetty
“Fitness, in my opinion, is a mental exercise more than just physical.”
― Anushka Shetty
“I like men with honest, frank eyes. And that’s the reason I cannot talk anyone who has their sunglasses on.”
― Anushka Shetty
“I can put all the idols on my bed and sleep, I’m so fond of them.”
― Anushka Shetty
“I don’t believe in stardom or in the number game. What I concentrate more is on my work and how I can improve my character.”
― Anushka Shetty
“I don’t have the habit of wearing ornaments.”
― Anushka Shetty
“For me, doing good work is important.”
― Anushka Shetty
“It’s important that you love and respect your body, understand what it needs, and accordingly give everything in appropriate proportion.”
― Anushka Shetty
“When I used to teach yoga in Bangalore and Mumbai, I noticed many clients struggling to cope with their weight. During some days, they would come in with plans to work out harder than usual because of events they’d have to attend later that week. The insecurity of appearance is something everyone goes through… even I.”
― Anushka Shetty
“Factors such as timing, luck, and destiny have a bearing on success. But success and failure are good teachers. Failure means something better is waiting for you. But I will allow myself to get upset at failure only if I know I have not given it my all.”
― Anushka Shetty
“Once the makeup is on, it is easy to enter the character’s frame of mind.”
― Anushka Shetty
“When it comes to guys, my dad is the measure of the perfect man. And that’s a pretty tough standard to match up to.”
― Anushka Shetty
“It’s very important to be conscious and happy from within. No beauty cream can come close to the wonders a balanced body-mind can do for you.”
― Anushka Shetty
“Yoga has always been a part of my life, and it has had a major effect on me as a person, inside-out.”
― Anushka Shetty
“I have no problems with failures, I’m afraid of failing within myself. At times when I know I did something wrong, I don’t sleep that night. I’m scared of facing myself.”
― Anushka Shetty
“What’s the big deal if I dress casually and dance in my backyard.”
― Anushka Shetty
“I look for good scripts, not anything. It should inspire me, and the audience should like it.”
― Anushka Shetty
“I do not believe in planning.”
― Anushka Shetty
“I don’t go by brand names for directors.”
― Anushka Shetty
“I would love to share screen space with Pawan Kalyan.”
― Anushka Shetty
“I laugh a lot, especially between shots, and it’s tough for me to control. There have been so many instances where my director had to request me to stop laughing and come into the mood of the scene.”
― Anushka Shetty
“I’m linked with every actor I’ve worked with so far. I’ve stopped taking such rumours seriously.”
― Anushka Shetty
“I am a bad planner, and my friends would vouch for it.”
― Anushka Shetty
“I select good scripts, and every role is an opportunity to enhance my histrionic skills.”
― Anushka Shetty
“Travelling doesn’t stress me, since adequate 10-hour sleep post-travel is sufficient for me.”
― Anushka Shetty
“As an actor, I can’t be constantly worrying about the commercial returns of my film.”
― Anushka Shetty
“No one can force you to do a film. I am responsible for the films I chose, hit or flop. I am where I am because of what those films taught me.”
― Anushka Shetty
“I never see how meaty my role is. If I like the script in its entirety, the director, or if my co-star is someone I greatly admire, I sign up. You learn so much being part of a great team.”
― Anushka Shetty
“When you treat everyone on the sets with respect, it keeps the workspace free of tension. Your conscience is clear, and that reflects on the camera.”
― Anushka Shetty
“I never meant to be an actress.”
― Anushka Shetty
“Stars are always bigger. They bring the audience to the theatres. More than that, they do a lot of work in a film, and they are always on top. I am in no way competing with them.”
― Anushka Shetty
“Lara Croft is completely different; the way she does the action scenes and maintains her body in perfect condition… I can’t compete with her in any way.”
― Anushka Shetty
“I never think about the budget of the film.”
― Anushka Shetty
“I am highly critical of myself. I am never satisfied with my work.”
― Anushka Shetty
“Attaching yourself to success and failure too much is not healthy and good for you. It is better to focus your energy in reinventing yourself as an actor with every film.”
― Anushka Shetty
“I think it is important to keep redefining yourself as an actor with the roles you do and, at the same time, create diversity in your body of work.”
― Anushka Shetty
“There are superstars around us who have achieved so much in their career. I am not even five percent of that. I have a long way to go.”
― Anushka Shetty
“It’s my privilege to work with an actor like Vikram who gets into the skin of the character he is playing, so much so that after the shoot it takes him quite some time to get back to his real self.”
― Anushka Shetty
“The bikini scenes in ‘Billa’ were vital because they showed me as a seductress. I’d like to say here that outfits define a character and help an actor, say, 30 per cent, the rest depends on one’s histrionic skills.”
― Anushka Shetty
“I’ve only worked with very professional people.”
― Anushka Shetty
“As actors, we shouldn’t worry too much about the language we are going to speak in a film.”
― Anushka Shetty
“It has become a routine for the media to link me with all the stars I work with.”
― Anushka Shetty
“Every big-budget film is powered by a director’s vision. I blindly follow the instructions of my director, believe in him, and deliver what he exactly wants from me.”
― Anushka Shetty
“My priority will always be my performance more than anything associated with a film. I always look forward to give my best to the character I play on screen.”
― Anushka Shetty
“Preparing for action sequences helps me stay fit.”
― Anushka Shetty
“I’m glad I’m getting to do interesting films.”
― Anushka Shetty
“All actresses give good performances, but everybody doesn’t get the right roles.”
― Anushka Shetty
“When I bagged ‘Arundathi,’ I don’t think I knew how to act. It was because of director Shyamprasad Reddy that I delivered that performance.”
― Anushka Shetty
“A lot of different factors go into making your performance a good one.”
― Anushka Shetty
“When you get a good script, and the director gives you proper lines, half your job is done.”
― Anushka Shetty
“The more difficult the role, the more I am loving it.”
― Anushka Shetty
“It’s easy to play a character, but playing yourself is difficult.”
― Anushka Shetty
“If you have a good movie in hand and it is successful, you gain confidence to experiment.”
― Anushka Shetty
“As an actor, I don’t want an image. I want people to see the character, not me.”
― Anushka Shetty
“Coming from a conservative family from Mangalore, I had hardly watched any movies or television during my student days.”
― Anushka Shetty
“Travel is a passion. I intend seeing the world.”
― Anushka Shetty
“I am a fairytale person and firmly believe that movies are made to entertain.”
― Anushka Shetty
“All the excitement is during the making of a film. Once I’m done with it, I switch to my next project and am excited about that.”
― Anushka Shetty
“I believe that marriage is an important part of life. So when it happens, I will definitely let the whole world know.”
― Anushka Shetty
“When I came to the industry in 2005, I didn’t make a plan for when I would get married. I just went with the flow.”
― Anushka Shetty
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