There was a time when I desperately wanted to be part of a Yash Chopra film, not because he was a great director, but because I was an outsider and I wanted that validation of being accepted in the film industry. – Katrina Kaif
I think people who are regarded as better actors must have better instincts because, at the end of the day, once they say ‘action,’ it’s you who has to do it right. You can do all the research and preparation or none at all, but it’s your instincts that tell you, ‘No, I’ll do it like this.’ – Katrina Kaif
Guys never looked at me. I always had crushes on older seniors who never looked at me. So, when I tell directors that I wanna play that girl who gets rejected, they’re like, ‘Why?’ I tell them it’s because I relate to that girl much more than being the girl who makes jaws drop when she walks into a room. – Katrina Kaif
My choice of films has never been governed by money. That is perhaps why I don’t have a very fancy bank account. I’d rather get respect and creative satisfaction through my work than just earn money. – Katrina Kaif
I want to clear this once and for all. I was born in Hong Kong. I grew up in Japan and China. London is not home for me. I was there only for three years before I moved to India, but that’s probably why I am connected with it. London is definitely not the place I consider my home. It’s India that I consider home. – Katrina Kaif
You have to understand, beauty differs from country to country. When I came to India, I found my sense of belonging and appreciation. People thought I was beautiful. – Katrina Kaif
I have a very positive attitude in life. My insecurity, fear and need to know about tomorrow has fortunately eased. What is going to happen will happen anyway. So why break my head over it? – Katrina Kaif
At the end of the day, it is about working in a good film. It’s the films that you leave behind that matter. – Katrina Kaif
My relationship with Salman Khan is too personal to talk about. I take my work like any other regular job, and what I do in my personal life is no one’s business. I’d rather let my work do all the talking. – Katrina Kaif
I wanted to be an actress. I wanted to be known. Yes, it’s difficult sometimes. I believe that if you’re going to be in a profession like this, which is so open to criticism, to speculation, you need to have people around you who will believe in you and stand by you. – Katrina Kaif
When you’re walking at the airport, you’re expected to smile at people because they know you… I find that tough. I’m only trying to protect myself. So I don’t take my eyes off the floor. People can take that as attitude. But it’s actually shyness. Yes, it is a bad habit. But it’s a defense mechanism. – Katrina Kaif
All my life, I have judged my worth by how much I have been loved by a man. It’s so with a lot of women, that their self-esteem is measured by how much they are loved by a man, their partner, their boyfriend or maybe their husband. In my case, it may be because I grew up without my father. – Katrina Kaif
I was always interested in fabric, clothes and designing. Maybe I would have been a designer by profession if I didn’t start acting. – Katrina Kaif
You don’t really know how your film is going to turn out, but you can give it your best shot and hope the audience loves it. This has been my approach right from the beginning, and it’s helped me a lot in my journey. All you can do is give the film your everything. – Katrina Kaif
With every film, we form a small little world for a period of time. Everybody is close, and then one fine day everything is over. That can throw you off. So you have to learn to take things in your stride and not get too emotional about people or situations. – Katrina Kaif
