Top 100 Quotes & Sayings by Amyra Dastur
Explore popular quotes and sayings by an Indian actress Amyra Dastur.
Last updated on November 8, 2024.
I will always choose quality over quantity.
Raju Gadu' is a situational comedy where I play a fun and bubbly character. She's a proper Andhra girl who's modern but loves donning desi looks.
I'm a total beach bum.
I always wanted to be an actor and started modelling for various commercials when I was 16 and when I was in Class XII, got 'Issaq' through auditioning.
I really respect Telugu cinema and the fact that people out here have a totally different style of working and are at par with Bollywood. Sometimes, they beat Bollywood with the kind of films they make.
I am obsessed with silver jewellery, so I visited the Johri Bazar, which is famous for it and bought a lot of silver rings, earrings and pendants.
I am very happy with the films that I am getting.
Follow your heart. Make sure whatever you wear makes you feel sexy and confident.
I'm not dating Prateik; he is just a good acquaintance.
My family is really excited to see me in 'Made In China' because Boman Irani is there in the film and I am a Parsi so, my family and I are really looking forward for the release of the film.
I love travelling and finding new places to go to.
I am a full Parsi born and brought up in South Mumbai.
A film unit is like a family, you not just work together but laugh, cry and fight also.
I define success a little differently. My dream from day one was to act and stand on my own two feet. I'm literally living my dream after struggling really hard to get here and that in itself is success to me.
I wanted to work in Tollywood ever since I did the Tamil film 'Anegan' with Dhanush in 2015.
The first time I visited Jaipur was during a school trip, when I was 14 years old.
I believe it's good to eat what makes you happy every once in a while. That's my key to staying healthy.
It is so hard to be patient and wait for the right script to come your way.
I have worked really hard to reach where I am - I worked hard on my Hindi and diction because I am a Parsi and Hindi is not my strong point, and I've also learnt Tamil and Telugu because I want to get my lines right. I want to be known as a performer.
When dancing for mass numbers, you can throw your hands and legs anywhere, but contemporary dance is a whole different ball game. Every move has to be pointed, graceful and must look elegant. It's not easy trust me, but is a lot of fun nevertheless.
I pick up what is offered to me. And if somebody is not offering me the right role and right film then I am not going to choose.
I was brutally bullied in school. I had short hair and buck teeth and kids would call out to me in the most nasty ways possible.
While growing up, I have had women around me, be it my mother or aunt, who have individually shown me how to be strong.
I have a younger brother, who's a year younger than me and we are thick as thieves.
Whenever I feel like the hustle of Mumbai is suffocating me, I just hop on a plane and jet off to Goa for three to four nights.
My dad's side of the family was very poor while growing up, but my dadi raised three kids, got my dad through medical school, sent my uncle to America where he wanted to work and helped my aunt become an accountant, because that's what she wanted to do.
You will have some people, who think you are are not a good actor because you are pretty. There will be people, who can see past your appearance and take you seriously.
I want to be taken seriously as an actress.
I want to do one or two commercial films, but also want to do off-beat movies.
I love anything that's mythical, and fantasy is one of my favourite genres.
When you are in a different city, you must relish the local food and I always like to try the authentic taste and flavours of a city.
The fact that I did a Tamil film is going to help me a lot in learning Telugu.
I am not somebody who feels comfortable socialising at parties where many film stars gather and endlessly chat, because I am quite introverted.
Aishwarya has been a huge inspiration and I aspire to be like her.
I was named after my paternal grandmother, my dadi. She died before I was born, which is why my parents named me Amy.
Luckily for me, I get a lot of acting-oriented scripts.
Goa is always leisure for me; it's become my home away from home.
My mother has lived abroad and I've grown up hearing her talk, so probably that's where I get this accent from.
I'm an introvert and a shy person.
I was the only one in my family who was absolutely focused on acting since I was a kid.
Even though I'm a competitive girl, I don't see competition in this industry because every actor and actress has a unique personality that they bring to their films, which is why they get the parts they get.
I've loved Lucknow for its feel, its people and the food.
When you are a pan-Indian actress, you are doing films in different languages and invariably, you end up not signing films in one language or the other for a brief period.
When I am not working, I love travelling, especially solo trips where I can pack my bag and go somewhere and explore new food, culture, and people.
The only thing that drives me is those different sort of roles which allow me to experiment.
I eat whatever I want. I don't follow any diet. The reason I workout is so that I can eat. If it's a bikini shoot, of course you should not eat a pizza a day before. Otherwise I am not a dieting kind of a person. If I am hungry, I make sure I eat.
My mum was an advertising professional till she had me and my dad is a surgeon and is the director of Bhatia Hospital.
Of course, I always try to integrate my life on social media but I would be the last person to post a random picture just to get likes and just so that I can create some social media feed. For me, a post should have some meaning.
I'm having a tough time coping in showbiz. I'm absolutely terrified of it. Each time you walk out, somebody wants to click a picture.
I really love Vidya Balan and Priyanka Chopra and want to do films like them.
I never really wanted to act for fame.
I only entered the industry when I was 16. I really didn't have much of a struggle to land myself a role in a film.
I had to decide between doing 'Issaq' and continuing school and I chose 'Issaq.'
I haven't even grown up on Hindi films because my Hindi is bad; I am a Parsi and we speak English or Gujarati at home.
Having lived in a big city like Mumbai, I feel it gives you another personality in a way.
At the end of the day nepotism has been there it's always going to be there don't expect it to change.
I never really thought I would be a Bollywood actress. However, I am a drama queen at home, so I guess Bollywood was bound to happen someday or the other.
Mumbai can eat you up or teach you how to survive because it is a tricky city. I guess living in cities like Mumbai or Delhi makes you slightly more street-smart and alert.
I'm a big fan of RGV and I adore Amala Akkineni.
I was mesmerised by South cinema and the kind of work is done out here.
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