Deepika Padukone quotes:

I was born in Copenhagen, and when I was a year old, we moved to Bangalore. I was always a shy person and was happy with just a few friends and that came from my own social awkwardness. I did not know how to make conversations.

I am not very comfortable about dancing at weddings and New Year parties. Maybe it's because of the way I have been brought up; I wouldn't want my family to feel that cringe moment. Dance is an art for me.

I have a lot of friends, but my biggest fear is loneliness. I miss my family in Mumbai, and my biggest nightmare every day is to go back home alone.

There is a strong side to me, that is of a homemaker. I look forward to spending time at home in the evenings, cooking a meal, chatting with my parents and inviting friends over.

Katrina Kaif is doing very well for herself and I'd like to wish her a very Happy Birthday

My character in 'Cocktail' was different from my personality. Homi Adajania took me to London, showed me how girls dress and behave there. I had not seen that kind of lifestyle before.

I feel ups and downs are a part of one's career, and this totally depends on how you take it. You can either be knocked down by the negative things, or you can take it in a positive way and learn from it.

I try and work out as often as possible. Since I travel very often, it becomes very difficult to have a daily work out routine, but I practice yoga every day or try and play some sport. Also, I am very aware of what suits my body in terms of food and exercise.

Correct me if I am wrong, but I personally feel that the Indian body type is not cut out to be size zero. I am not size zero and I don't believe in that either.

My parents never raised their hand or fired me. Their way of disciplining me was to tell me what is right or wrong.

I guess I learnt to appreciate old Hindi-movie music from my dad and somewhere down the line picked up jazz as well.

Maybe because I am from a sports background, I don't give up easily. I am a fighter.

In the (film) industry, body size doesn't matter. What matters is how much an actor contributes through his performance and not his body size. It is important that every person should wear clothes that go with their body - the cut, the fabric make a lot of difference.

I don't think I am a star; I consider myself like any other girl who is of my age. Others may be working in office and doing different jobs. Similarly I don't think I am doing something different... I am also working.

I don't want to be typecast as a heroine who does a certain kind of cinema, which is why I experiment with the types of films that I do. But yes, I won't deny that romantic love stories or romantic comedies are what I enjoy doing the most, because as an audience those are the kind of films that I like watching.

When you look at a person, any person, everyone has a story. Everyone has gone through something that has changed their life. Anxiety, depression and panic attacks are not signs of weakness. They are signs of trying to remain strong for way too long.

Everybody doesn't get to do each and every film. I don't compete with others; I compete with myself. I have been an athlete, a sportsperson; so I know how to be competitive in a healthy way.

I wish to be appreciated not only as a film star but also for the person I am. If I manage to bring a smile on people's faces, then I think I'll be successful.

At some level, I feel it is nice to know that a film of yours is doing well at the box office and has also got great reviews. That feels like success.

The best feeling is when you are remembered for the character you play on the screen and people associate you with that character. There is no better feeling than that feeling.

I have always been focused on my job. No profession allows you the luxury of being half-focused. If you're not into it, you're not there. And the film industry is all the more harsh in these cases, perhaps because it's a business of the limelight.

While I believe that when you are in the glamour industry, you have to look your best, I also believe being skinny is not 'hot and happening.'

I talk to my parents everyday and every move that I make, every endorsement that I do, every film that I do and my everyday activities are all discussed with them.

To me, the mind and body are one. I'm very transparent, in a way, and people can very easily make out what mood I'm in.

I am methodical to the point of being obsessive-compulsive. And I have always been good at multi-tasking.

Even though I played national level badminton, I told my parents when I was in 10th that I was not interested in continuing. Being a model or actor fascinated me from a young age, and I even did a couple of ads when I was just eight years old.

I still live as normal a life as anybody else. I have two homes to run. I have my staff to take care of. I work, pay bills and attend society meetings like everybody else.

I don't think you need any kind of backing here in the industry. I think what you achieve in your life is the result of your own talent and hard work.

My choices are like my fingerprints, they make me unique

The fruit of your own hard work is the sweetest.

Comedy is the most difficult. Comic timing is something which you either have it in you, or you don't. You have to have a good sense of humour to be able to understand it. A split second can make you lose the punch.

I have always believed that chemistry can't be created between two people. You either have it or you don't. The script can only enhance it.

Every film teaches you something; every experience on every film set with every co-star teaches you something. You learn something new. I think the challenge is to keep working harder and doing better.

I am a big foodie, so much so that I eat in every half an hour. This is the secret of my glowing skin.

I am the universe. Infinite in every direction. This is my choice

Realize that you are not alone, that we are in this together and most importantly that there is hope

I am very scared to invest emotionally in a relationship.

I've grown up watching Shah Rukh Khan and never really imagined that one day I will get to play the lead opposite him.

I can go round the clock without sleep.

I was getting to perform with an actor with whom I had never interacted before

Relationships or not, I believe that people don't need to know about my life beyond a certain point.

If two actors have an equal creative give and take between them, it translates beautifully on the screen.

Naina is one of the most special films & special characters that I've played in recent times

It is a common perception that actors donâ??t get along.

I am not confident around people. Maybe, I have become slightly more confident over the years because of my profession.

Im a shy person. I contradict my own profession, because Im an introvert in a very glamorous world.

I always think before I speak. I'm not the sort who will just say anything that comes to my mind. I'm a very emotional and sensitive person. But I'm also very strong and know my mind well.

I can walk into a room with all my contemporaries and I will be very comfortable.

It's good to be on the edge, but I have never followed my mind. I have always followed my heart. And it has yielded the right results.

A split second can ruin or boost the sequence.

Comic timing is something you are either born with or do not have.

For doing comedy, a sense of humor is a must!

The styling takes you straight into the world of a specific film.

I am not sleepy at all!

When I am told that I am a huge star, I accept it, knowing that success is relative - the films I do have to work.

It feels nice to be wanted, to be reading and hearing good things about me, so I have to push myself.

I am enjoying myself and I do not mind the loss of personal time and family time when I am doing good films.

Everything that creative people think and do is from the heart.

Being a movie star isn't easy. It requires a lot of commitment and sacrifice. Your career goes through extreme ups and downs. You are judged all the time. Great things are written about you, but at the same time, not-so-good things are also said. At times, things are said about you that are completely untrue, and people mostly try to pull you down.

I don't like differentiating between art and commercial cinema.