MAHIRA KHAN

I am an anomaly in my country. I hope, in the coming years, there will be more women like me.

Since the Indian film industry is one of the oldest, and I have grown up admiring all the movies, especially the classics starring Guru Dutt, I would love to work here.

Everyone goes through things; everyone has a story. That's why strangers are so interesting. I don't find a single human being boring, man.

I actually never wanted to be a VJ. Never. It just so happened that I became a VJ, and I was actually kind of like, 'I don't want to be a VJ. I want to be in the movies.' So yeah, I always wanted to be an actor.

I loved 'Highway.' It was amazing. I have watched Imtiaz Ali's other films, too, and he is one of my favourite Bollywood directors, besides Vishal Bhardwaj and Mani Ratnam.

Every character is challenging because, at the end of the day, you have to make something out of it.

I would definitely like to work in India. It is just that I am quite picky when it comes to roles.

I was dreaming of wearing a sari and dancing like Madhuri Dixit. I also used to dream of working with Shah Rukh Khan. I did nothing to make it happen. I only dreamed and believed in my dreams.

I have been lucky with the people that I've worked with - and I have worked with very few people.

No matter how tough my life was, I was always looking up at the sky and wishing for good things.

Through life's ups and downs, and the few mistakes we make and all the successes that we get, let nobody - nobody's opinion - define who you are. And if anybody defines who you are, let it be yourself.

Money is not a driving force for me when it comes to my passion: that is, dramas and films.

The Lux girl is every girl as far as I'm concerned. She can be shy, confident, boisterous, elegant, or clumsy.

I am human. I make mistakes.

I don't think that I can tell any story better than the story of my own country, than the stories of my own countrymen.

I don't want to be close to politics.

When I read my interviews, I feel, is it me? I constantly wonder if someone will get hurt if I say this or that. It is unfortunate that I am scared to say what I feel.

If I have to choose between a Bollywood film and Pakistan film, it may sound cliched, but I will go with the script first. And if both the scripts are equally good, then I will choose a Pakistan film.

I became an actor only as a result of Madhuri Dixit. I was watching 'Ram Lakhan,' and her song 'Bada dukh dina' started playing. The minute I saw it, I told my mother, 'I wish to accomplish it. I desire to be on TV.'

The most vital thing for an actor to deliver a great performance is to be honest to the role he or she is playing.

I love commercial cinema.

I'm the poster child for cyber bullying. It's hurtful.

I've always been sensitive and over-emotional.

I am very self-doubting; it has come out of experience.

On-screen wardrobes are important. They help create an overall aura, and with local productions being viewed all around the globe, they represent our aesthetics to the world.