Top 100 Quotes & Sayings by Riya Sen - Page 2

I don't think you have to starve yourself or eat raw salads everyday to be healthy.

I don't mind being called sexy, but I am much more than just that.

I've always been naughty but shy since my childhood, and comparatively Raima's always been an extrovert.

Every film that you are doing, you feel it's the best you've done, and you really enjoy it, until you move on to the next.

Nothing really bothers me. I'm too engrossed in my own world to care less.

I have Kalpana Lajmi's 'Kyon.' It focuses on teenage crime. My mother will play my reel-life mother in the film. I am excited about it for the simple reason that I will do a film with my mother.

I've been interested in fashion since school, and I studied it in college.

I am enjoying my work but films are not my lifeline.

I believe comedy is the toughest genre to bring alive onscreen, but it's something that I really enjoy doing as an actor.

I have always wanted to play the role of a village girl.

As I've always been open to learning, directors have helped me with the nuances of acting.

I feel Bengali directors have offered me characters which have a story to tell and not just impress people because of what I wear in the film. That's the kind of roles I want to do.

Actually, I do have a knack of pulling things off with a straight face, guess it runs in my family.

I am not a bimbo actress like some people out there have made me look like.

On the sets, Bharathirajaa would treat me like an adult even though I was just 16. One day, he slapped me. I was taken aback. I cried and went back to school. Then, he called me and said, 'You are like my daughter. Come back.'

I never got the idea of the industry's understanding of the word 'sexy.' They always wanted me to wear a mini skirt or show some more cleavage. That's not sexy. You are sexy when you have a strong personality.

As an actress-cum-model, I'm extremely fashion conscious.

Shopping makes me happy, just like with most girls.

I have been offered several Bengali films. Due to destiny and good luck, 'Noukadubi' will be my first.

When you start your career, you act in all kinds of movies. You don't pick and choose. But later on, you may feel that there were some films where you should have given a second thought before saying yes.

After exercising, I oil my hair regularly with almond, coconut, olive and castor oil.

I go by my own body type when it comes to fasting, which means that I would not follow some general advice or rule of thumb.

I am quite comfortable with the way I look and I am not doing anything to change people's perception.

I would like to act in films of all genres.

Bharathirajaa taught me everything, from body language to emoting with one's eyes.

I don't think I will ever give up doing live performances.

I'm always open to acting in Tamil films. In fact, I'm open to films from the south.

Kolkata will always be special to me. My family, mom, dad, grandmother all live there.

Dad hails from the royal family of Tripura, Kooch Bihar and Baroda and is a great chef. Be it Nepalese, Italian, Lebanese, Chinese, Mughlai, Punjabi or Thai cuisine, he knows the nuances of them all.

As a kid, when I accompanied Mom on a shoot, people would ask for my autograph as well.

'Love You Hamesha' was never my debut film. I just did a special appearance in it.

I think belly dancing is very sensuous.

Now that I have started acting in Bengali films, I will look forward to working with various directors.

I eat everything under the sun and manage to do so as I control the amounts I eat, but I avoid binge eating.

I grew up with Tagore and nobody ever expresses the emotion of love like he did and he understood women so well. He is the perfect man everybody dreams of, including me.

I don't mind going to Hollywood but not at the cost of doing anything!

I don't care if people compare me to my grandmother. I can never be like my grandmother. Nor was my grandmother ever like me. People may compare me with her or my mother, Moon Moon. But I am cool about it.

Rituparno Ghosh and Bharathirajaa are two directors who were born to direct.They can make even a stone act.

I definitely wanted to give acting a shot. And Mom helped me decide what I should do by insisting that my decision should be based on what I thought was right for me.

No boyfriends please. They are just waste of time, and frankly speaking I don't have time or energy to run after boyfriends.