Ileana D'Cruz Quotes

I would love to do a Punjabi film.

I can't leave Punjabi films and will make it a point to act in at least one film a year there.

Also, the times have changed, the Punjabi cinema is growing. Movies and songs are being made in such a manner that even a non-Punjabi can relate to them.

I owe everything to Punjabi cinema.

I am a Punjabi from Jalandhar.

I'm doing 'Maula Jutt 2,' which is a Punjabi film. For me, it's a new experience because I have never spoken Punjabi, and I hope everyone is going to love it.

If offered a good role, I would like to work in a good Punjabi film. This land has produced great writers, poets and actors.

People listened to Farsi texts, and to the great texts of our Baba Bulleh Shah, Khwaja Ghulam Farid, Mian Mohammad Bakhsh Jehlmi. People do listen to it these days, but much less than in those days.

I meet people overseas that know five languages - that the only language I'm comfortable in is English.

I'm coming from a small town in Quebec where, at that time, there was no Internet, and the way to be in contact with movies were those American fan magazines like 'Fantastic Films' and 'Starlog,' and I still remember the shock, the impact of seeing the first frames, the first pictures coming out of 'Blade Runner.'

I think young people should travel and travel often to other countries... like I do.

I'd never left America until I was 18.

'Zero Dark Thirty' raised the stakes. It raised the stakes in cinema, man. I don't think people really know how to grasp what type of film this is.

All the kids are learning different languages. I asked them what languages they wanted to learn, and Shi is learning Khmai, which is a Cambodian language; Pax is focusing on Vietnamese, Mad has taken to German and Russian, Z is speaking French, Vivienne really wanted to learn Arabic, and Knox is learning sign language.

I got my initiation into the Middle East in 1969 when I went there to teach at the American University in Cairo for two years.

I'm not a bad mimic, and I can pick up speech cadences that I would not pick up if I didn't hit the road.

I am glad to see the people grooving to and loving the Punjabi tunes. I also personally feel that Punjabi songs have a different vibe and energy, which helps in lifting one's mood completely.

Growing up in Switzerland, you learn German pretty much from day one in school. You learn French and Italian as well. I took English as an extra language because I figured that was the language of the world.

Punjabi songs have been a rage in Bollywood since a very long time. The lyrics' beat and the meaning behind them give an emotional touch to their lives and connects with youth.

If you look at the way I dress and my personality, you would immediately recognize that I'm dedicated to Punjabi TV and movie industry.

I learned Punjabi before I learned English in spite of the fact that I was born in Canada.

I'm from Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and my family is Punjabi.

I positively encourage time abroad to anybody. It's worth taking the time to suss out which countries in the world are well funded for your subject and look for opportunities there.

Being a Punjabi, I like Indian food.

I ended up being exposed to cinema that a lot of other kids wouldn't have been exposed to.