I’ve wanted recognition; I wanted success; I wanted appreciation; I love the perks of being in the movies. I love the fame that comes with it – but that’s why I became an actor. – Vidya Balan
Fortunately, I’ve never been very conscious and inhibited of what I have to do. The camera’s my soul mate. – Vidya Balan
I don’t think my competition is with the heroes. I don’t think I’m competing with anyone. I don’t mean to sound Zen, but genuinely, when I stopped competing with anything is when I started enjoying my work, and that brought out the best in me. I’m living in a universe of my own, and I’m enjoying that. I love to appreciate other people’s work. – Vidya Balan
Sexuality, desirability has nothing to do with body type. It has to do with how you feel from within. I was at my fattest best in ‘The Dirty Picture,’ and I was called the most desirable. So there you go. I am quite well-endowed, so I have no complaints. – Vidya Balan
Women need to learn to value themselves. But that has to be inculcated in men as much as women. – Vidya Balan
I enjoy the sari. I think it’s the sexiest garment ever. It shows you the right amount, it covers the right amount, it’s extremely versatile, it suits every body type, it suits every face. – Vidya Balan
Marriage is something I’d recommend everyone to try, if you find the right person, of course. – Vidya Balan
All over the world, people are looking at India and saying ‘wow’, and that’s because we have begun to say ‘wow’ ourselves. – Vidya Balan
I don’t bother about how people feel about me. What matters to me is how I feel about them. – Vidya Balan
I remember someone telling me that when he saw the back of a woman’s head, he knew that was the woman he was going marry. I laughed that away as silly talk. But I guess when a relationship has to happen, it happens seamlessly. Your partner just walks into your life. – Vidya Balan
My so-called bad dress-sense phase happened when I was confused – I think I was taking advice all too often, without listening to my inner voice. Add to the fact that I was a little overweight; so every wrong ‘outfit’ got compounded all that much. – Vidya Balan
I have never thought of winning an Oscar. Rather, I never thought I would get the Padma Shri. I think God has been kind to me. I think getting Oscar award is not too far away. – Vidya Balan
Life has been kind to me. I am happy with the love and appreciation that I have been getting throughout my career. I feel blessed. – Vidya Balan
I work out at home. I don’t have a gym, but I use light weights. I do calisthenics, which is basically using your own body weight, like you do in yoga, to strengthen your core. I also do a bit of cardio. – Vidya Balan
Promotions can be seen in two ways – either you hate them, and they’re a burden, and you are getting through with it, or you can enjoy them. I decided early on that I was going to enjoy them. I did 43 interviews in a day for ‘Kahaani.’ – Vidya Balan
I started feeling secure in every way once I began to accept myself the way I was. Whether that was emotional, financial or professional security, all of it came and embraced me because I embraced myself. – Vidya Balan
Cinema is about people, and we are a very emotional people. That is why you see those ups and those downs and those colours. That is what Indian cinema is about. – Vidya Balan
A painter once told me that I’m like the Khajuraho, which you see once but which remains with you forever. I thought that was exquisite. – Vidya Balan
The stakes are high on every film now because there’s the opening weekend. The first week is extremely crucial; increasingly, films are being judged in terms of opening day, opening weekend, then first week. People are going berserk promoting their films. – Vidya Balan
