Top 94 Quotes & Sayings by Himani Shivpuri - Page 2

I am proud to be a daughter of the mountains.

I like shopping for ethnic wear.

The taste of street food in north India can't be found in Mumbai.

Today if any actor says that he has done theatre before, he is considered to be a good one, which is ridiculous.

In the 1990s, when I made my debut, an artiste would get easily stereotyped. So I only got the roles of didis, bhabhis, chachis and buas.

Whenever the hero and heroines met, they couldn't go beyond a point. They would just hold hands and consummation or kissing would be two flowers meeting or a bumblebee hovering over a flower. In 'Kaagaz Ke Phool,' even though their love was strong, the couple never touched.

I don't connect with shows where we have women looking ultra-glamorous all the time, including in the kitchen.

I can say that if anyone has worked to save the mountains, they are women.

When I entered in the industry, I was appreciated for my acting skills.

Banaras really pulls you. I had been to the city several years ago for a film shoot. Though I have very fleeting memories of that stay, I still remember that I had gone to Kashi Vishwanath temple and shopped for some Banarasi saris.

The day people stop watching sex comedies, makers will stop making them.

Television and films came much later into my life.

I played a lot of roles in my mother's life. I was her driver when she wanted to go to places, her cook when she was unwell, but one role that remained unchanged is that of a friend.

My diet has seasonal fruits along with ragi and joyari rotis. I am also trying to focus on a lot of organic stuff.

I don't act in sex comedies, and whoever acts in them, I don't think it's bad, because cinema, art and theatre are the mirrors of society.

Films make an actor immortal.

I cannot stand watching daily soaps that have a lot of rona-dhona and unrealistic drama in them.

As an actor, if you have done theatre, the magic of it never leaves you.

I teach theatre in Mumbai and at the National School of Drama, as I want to remain connected with it.

Theatre was and will always be my first love.

Pranayama and yoga are the most essential exercises and I make sure that I sleep sufficiently.

Television takes an actor to each and every home, but the life of a television actor is only as long as the soap runs.

Yaar, television has become a very exhausting medium for actors now. It's like you are racing against time in the race for TRPs, which can be very saturating.

Theatre remains my first and last love and even when I am noot doing plays, I am associated with it in some way. For instance, I go to Mumbai University as a visiting faculty and talk about the medium.

I don't go to Delhi malls, because malls are the same everywhere.

In fact, a lot of saas-bahus of today share a distinctive bond of support and understanding. I do feel that's the way it should be.

Earlier, even I used to think that I would be doing theatre all my life, but as I grew, I understood that it was not practically possible.

I hardly watch any Indian TV shows and prefer watching a good film or reading over it any day.

I willingly gave up many assignments in films, TV and endorsements, which were far more economically lucrative, for the sake of theatre as I am really passionate about it.

Theatre especially in Hindi is not enough to help an artiste in earning a livelihood.

I enjoy watching regional cinema; they have always been my favorite.

Above all, I am a theatre person, from the National School of Drama, I want to promote theatre.

World Theatre Day is an important day for us, we get to applaud the efforts of renowned playwrights, actors, and directors who have put in toil and blood to create meaningful stories.

Today, television industry means pool of young talents, and if you are not active in it then there are chances that you will be overshadowed by them. It is like newspaper where old becomes stale.