Top 100 Quotes & Sayings by Priyamani

I am a huge fan of Prabhu and Karthik and have seen their films.

I hope through 'The Family Man,' I get some good offers.

Sometimes in the mainstream movies, a character who is from the South is portrayed by a person who looks like a South Indian but speaks in fake accent.

It is always great working with friends.

I have played mother many times in south films. And I really have no problem with it.

I knew 'Rakta Charitra' would be a story between two men, Suriya and Vivek Oberoi. I had no problem when Ram Gopal Varma told me that I had only a small role as Suriya's wife who is supportive of his decisions.

I am lucky that I am part of a prestigious project like Raavan.

I don't think I can marry a person who I don't know; I can't imagine spending the rest of my life with him. I rather get to know the person first and then decide, instead of saying yes first and regretting it later.

Being a homosexual is not at all a crime.

I am keen to do quality films; it is not quantity that I am looking at.

I have faith in my credentials and hope 'Malaikottai' would rock my fans.

I've worked with Jagapathi Babu in four films and the two of us are great friends.

Nowadays, television has taken over big time and I'm really enjoying my stints there.

I was labelled a jinx. No one wanted to work with me. I was home for about six to eight months without any films. I did modeling. In fact, at one point, I contemplated quitting films. That's when director Ameer called me for 'Paruthiveeran' and I cannot thank him enough for it.

My life and career can be divided into pre- and post- 'Paruthiveeran.'

Fans are always going out of their way and doing so much, be it my birthday or any festival or occasion or most of the time nothing at all and there couldn't be a better way than connecting with them personally and giving them access to my world.

I don't think a heroine-oriented film has the capacity to pull an audience like a hero-oriented film in any film industry.

I'm not finding fault or blaming the industry, but the heroes have always dominated the film industry.

I studied Hindi in school and that's come in handy.

I have not done a full-fledged Hindi project but I want to.

You have to be careful with Vikram around otherwise he would eat you alive with his acting!

When I'm in Hyderabad I love going to the multiplexes to watch movies or party with friends, but that's after I've grown to love this city. When I first came here I thought 'Aiyyo why in the world did I land here!'

There's nothing wrong in sporting a bikini. If the director wants to shoot you in a pool, you cannot be wearing denims or a saree - you need to be dressed accordingly to the situation.

I'm always afraid to act when I don't know the language and it perturbs me during my dubbing sessions too.

Somewhere down the line, I want to do masala films too.

I've worked with the likes of Ram Gopal Varma in 'Rakhta Charitra' and Mani Ratman in 'Raavan' - both these films released in Hindi as well. You need to have something substantial to make a mark in Bollywood and these movies gave me strong characters.

I have dubbed in all the three languages - Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.

Lack of access to basic sanitation facilities can be a traumatic experience for girls especially during menstruation period and have an adverse impact on their health.

I love olan a lot.

It took me just a couple of months to pick up Telugu.

It would be interesting to explore an opportunity if Hindi filmmakers think I can fit into any character in a film.

One doesn't necessarily have to be grey-haired to portray a mother.

Of course, Malayalam has a slightly different way of working because here at least if the movie is good, it gets some mileage by word of mouth even if you don't have big heroes.

I will only do a Bollywood film if I am offered the main lead role.

Actors like Anushka Shetty, Nayanthara, Samantha Akkineni are great examples to look up to.

As a matter of fact , personally I am ok with exposing, as long as it is done in good taste.

I am delighted to have won a place in both Tamil and Telugu film industry.

Every second or third day I'm getting calls from people with new projects, asking me to listen to stories. But I don't want to do just any other project. There should be some zing to it; something new.

I am comfortable with all four South Indian languages.

Basically, I should feel at the end of the day that I am doing something worthwhile.

There is so much bloodshed and action packed into our films these days. Pretty women provide the much-needed respite to the masses from the melee of non-stop action.

Soon after 'Paruthiveeran' I was flooded with scripts that were almost the same as the award-winning film. I had offers from Malyalam, Telugu and Kannada filmmakers. But I had to be firm and in fact I realized that now I had to be more careful with my choice of films because I have raised the audience expectations.

Glamour has been an integral part of showbiz from a longtime and the whole debate about exposing and vulgarity is blown out of proportions.

Post 'Chennai Express,' I got several offers from Hindi cinema, but nothing substantial came my way.

'Chandi' was received well and my performance was particularly appreciated.

I'm not willing to do heroine-centric films back-to-back.

I did some glamorous roles and even wore a bikini in the Telugu film 'Drona,' but the audience was aghast. Some said, 'Please don't ever wear a bikini again!'

The audience simply don't find a heroine picking a fight with 10 guys as convincing as a hero. So the industry always sticks to psychological thrillers and ghost movies for heroine-oriented projects and this can sustain only for a short time.

I don't want to go to Bollywood just to prove I've worked there.

My mother is my favorite cook and she does all cuisines really well. I eat the delicacies made by her whenever I find time.

I started down South, that's where my heart is. But I'm open to exploring Bollywood.

I want to do a full on comedy, like Rohit Shetty's 'Golmaal' series.

I dubbed for the first time in 'Ko Ko' and I found it good as I finished it in three days.

My dad often jokes that I enjoy attention. But then who doesn't.

I'm happy I got to share screen space with established actors such as Vikram, Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan and still was noticed.

I'm not into cliches like 'no time' for love. If I find the right person, I'll definitely find time.

I have been getting some offers of films. But more than films, I have been getting offers for serials which I have obviously declined.

Since I grew up in Palakkad, I am comfortable speaking both Tamil and Malayalam.

When I started years back, there was a lot of apprehension to don a mother's role. People feared that once you play a mother, you will get similar roles from next time too. But look at actresses like Kareena Kapoor or Malaika Arora. They look so hot in real life despite being mothers.

I wanted people to know I could play a glamorous role too.