Top 103 Quotes & Sayings by Manisha Koirala - Page 2

When I'm in Kathmandu, I go out into the hills and go trekking.

It is good to enjoy your life, follow your passion, do things that give you joy.

I love working with the younger generation.

Being a woman, I want to look pretty in every phase of my life.

What we get at home is 100% organic food. We are also 90% vegetarian.

Some directors are like poets.

When I look at my audience, I think life has been kind.

I think 'Ek Chhotisi Love Story' has really damaged me. People think they can compromise my reputation and get away with it.

I firmly believe in mind over matter.

Life is full of risks, and often, you have to take them. Just don't be scared of taking one.

I'm a spontaneous actress, not a studied one.

I don't watch my old films. It's over and done with. I'm proud of my films, but who watches their movies after 20 years?

I've decided that whether I succeed or fail, I have to give it 100 per cent. That way, at least I know I tried.

I feel that 'Saudagar' was the best debut for me. I wouldn't want it any other way.

I am completely a director's actor. If the director gives me the liberty and freedom, then I give my inputs. Otherwise, I just follow instructions.

Every director, when they make a film, their souls speak. The kind of stories they choose to make, it shows their souls.

Truth of life is that in difficult times, my family was my backbone.

We tend to not value anything that we get for free.

The moment I started watching my thoughts, I realized how futile fear is.

I believe in all the secular values that Indian democracy is famous for.

Life is about falling down, getting up, and moving ahead.

I am looking to play powerful characters and as far as biopics are concerned.

I came from an affluent family, am well-known and well-read.

I come from a family where we were taught to love and respect every community and religion.

On one hand, I want to be successful and give my best to everything I do, but I don't want to be too consumed by anything.

I think I am more liberated as an artiste in my late 40s.

Earlier, I was traveling all over the world. Then I got married. Everyone presumed I had lost interest in my career. That was not true.

Even after spending a substantial time in the entertainment business, before the release of a film, I am nervous.

I do feel at a loss for not having a child of my own at times, very much so.

I'm extremely unhappy with the projection of 'Tum' as a hot film. It's demeaning not just to me but to the producer and director.

I think when an actress is good, roles in mid-forties is a great thing.

Yes, I tend to be self-critical at times. This is because during my cancer period - while I was going through the whole process of treatment - I had time to reflect.

Wherever I go, I'm followed by trouble.

If you build your immune system, eat right, God knows how long you are going to live!

I have done my share of looking glamorous on-screen in many films.

Cancer treatment is very expensive, and the process is painful and long. This is something that we have to collectively think about, on how to make it affordable.

I don't miss what has passed. I am enjoying the present. I am not one of those people who live in the past.

I was supposed to direct a film on Gautam Buddha. That didn't work out. A pity, because the entire script had been written. It was in English.

By and large, I think female directors are far more sensitive.

I feel somewhere there is a fault in this whole mindset of not accepting the natural process. To age gracefully, to accept life with grace has more beauty and charm. But you have to be fit and healthy. And that is something we should strive for.

Alayana would forget my compliments

I refuse to be a doormat to any man. I will never allow anyone to push me around. I am my own mistress.

People appreciating my performance is good enough for me. I don't care much for awards and have never given it much thought. And anyway, I can't play the games people play to win awards.