'The cross-pollination between the states has always been happening.' 'It's only over the past one or two years that all this talk about South versus Bollywood has been happening.'

'I am a slave to my instincts.' 'My instincts are determined by how impactful the script has been on my soul.'

'My mom said when she was in college, her classmates said they want to marry somebody like Vallavaraiyan Vanthiyathevan.' 'That's the kind of pressure I had the moment Mani sir said you have to play this part.'

'First, I get to play a princess, second, it is a Mani Ratnam film and third, it is a period film.'

'We have to be accepting of who we are and what we are, and not dismiss any side of ourselves.' 'Once you accept everything that you are, it's the better way of living life.'

'This novel, even after 1,000 years, is still relevant.' 'The politics and psychology is still relevant.' 'It is as contemporary as you can get.'

'It's Mani Ratnam's dream project and to be a part of that is any artiste's dream.'

'After 10 days, Balki, Sunny Deol and Pooja Bhatt liked what I did, and the tension eased.' 'I started calming down a little bit. but nobody knew that in my head a tandav was going on.'

'The thinking of society, even today, is that a woman always needs a man to be complete.' 'I am 50. I am single. I am invincible because I have been there, done that.'

'I was told so often by people, "Please leave your brains at home".' 'And I would say, "I only have myself to offer. I can't dance like Madhuri Dixit or Shilpa Shetty. I can only come and act."'

'At the end of the day, we are all humans.'

'I am that person who will ignore hundred good things that are said about me and focus on those three bad things.'

'He is really sharp and it was just amazing.'

'Our hero is strong and you must have seen the mother, she is stronger.' 'And Mike Tyson is the strongest!'

'When I contracted COVID and was extremely unwell, I almost thought I was not going to make it.' 'But this man (Karan Johar) was like family for us in Bombay. He would send doctors for me, made sure my medication was done correctly and made sure I came out of COVID.'

'I consider everyone my competition.'

'For Hrithik Roshan to make sure that I come to his house and listen to that compliment from his chachi, I think there can't be a bigger recognition to me.'

'I don't think you will see too much of Rohit Roy as an actor now.'

'Liger has been the hardest film for me physically, and mentally.' 'Performance-wise, it has been the most challenging film for me.'

'When women are independent financially, they will never take crap.'