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. – Deepika Padukone
It’s good to be slightly ambitious, but I believe one shouldn’t be too calculative. 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. – Deepika Padukone
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. – Deepika Padukone
Preparation is definitely important, but it depends on the kinds of roles I do. Like, I completely identify with my character in ‘Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani.’ I had to be myself and I didn’t have to actually prepare for it. – Deepika Padukone
I am a big foodie, so much so that I eat in every half an hour. This is the secret of my glowing skin. – Deepika Padukone
I am someone who can’t hold on to negativity or hold on to grudges. I might feel something at a certain point, but I get tired after that. I don’t carry it with me. I forgive and forget very easily, and that’s the only way to be happy and peaceful. – Deepika Padukone
As an actor, I am only excited about doing good work – be it in mainstream Hindi cinema, Hollywood, a French film, or a Marathi movie. – Deepika Padukone
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. – Deepika Padukone
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. – Deepika Padukone
When you work on a film, it’s important to feel that you are starting afresh and doing it for the first time. Also, it’s important to have those butterflies in your stomach; you need to wonder how you are going to approach the character and whether you will be able to do justice to the part. – Deepika Padukone
Yes, my life has changed in terms of the fame and the success, the number of eye balls on you all the time. I like to believe that it has not changed my ideology, the person that I am. I have people like Anna and my mom, my friends who tell me that. – Deepika Padukone
I know the importance of family. I mean, it really completes me as a person. I want lots of children; I want so many children. I look at babies’ pictures, and I am like… I love kids. – Deepika Padukone
Maybe because I am from a sports background, I don’t give up easily. I am a fighter. – Deepika Padukone
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. – Deepika Padukone
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. – Deepika Padukone
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. – Deepika Padukone
‘Piku’ was driven by subtleties. Most films come with the padding of the sound, the visual, the drama. – Deepika Padukone
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.’ – Deepika Padukone
You can’t create chemistry. In fact, the chemistry between two actors is for people to see, sense, and judge. The only thing we can do as actors is to come on board individually because we feel the same kind of passion for a script and for a director to cast us because he feels that, as actors, we’ll do justice to that part. – Deepika Padukone
I have fought my own battle with depression, and it was important for me to bring a little awareness about it for others. – Deepika Padukone
No other aspect of filmmaking has tempted me to do a film other than the script and the story itself. – Deepika Padukone
I am always surrounded by very, very charming men, very intelligent men with a great sense of humour who always keep me entertained and pampered. – Deepika Padukone
A script narration is like watching a film, and I react to it like an audience with my own instinct. After that, I look for what is my character, what will I bring to the table in that role, how challenging will it be. – Deepika Padukone
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. – Deepika Padukone
I believe chemistry is based on the trust between two performers. What actually works is something intangible – being extremely comfortable in each other’s presence. – Deepika Padukone
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. – Deepika Padukone
I’ve always believed that as actors, one of the biggest advantages of being in the film business – not just of being actors, but being in this industry – is the fact that you get to travel so much, and you get to see places that you probably would not if you went just as a tourist. – Deepika Padukone
My effort is to slip into any role that is offered to me. The minute you go into those costumes, those grand sets, and start prepping up for the role, you become the part or at least start feeling the part. – Deepika Padukone