Top 100 Quotes & Sayings by Taapsee Pannu

Post 'Pink,' I don't have any film which I can pick out from my filmography and say 'It would have been better if I hadn't done this film.'

I knew that the only way to get noticed would be by doing something that was not expected of me. I was sure I wouldn't get noticed if I continued to play the heroine in films like 'Chashme Baddoor.'

Either I choose to behave or live a life of someone else, or I choose to be myself and live the life the way I want.

I haven't faced harassment in terms of work, but I think every girl in India has gone through some or the other awkward moment in public where she was eve-teased or touched inappropriately.

I can't suddenly say that because I am acting opposite Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, and Varun Dhawan... I should get the same salary as theirs. Because I won't get the audience to the theatres as much as they will.

I never thought I was gullible, but I know that I trust people easily and take people on face value.

Honestly, till the time each and every movie-goer knows about me, I will not stop doing multiple films a year.

I don't believe in poking nose in other people's matters, but when it comes to matters related to me or something that affects me, I will not shy away for saying something I believe.

I'm not a confused person in real life. I'm very clear.

I was told, 'You are not beautiful and glamorous enough,' 'Oh no, you're too serious an actor...' 'You're not good enough an actor,' 'You are not so and so's daughter.' I was even told, 'You are not a big, marketable name.'

It is not a shocker to me that a film went out of my hands, not because I was not credible, but because I was not so-and-so's daughter or sister or dating so-and-so.

It's very claustrophobic to live a life which is not really how you wanted to live. You are forcing yourself to be quiet and behave like someone you are not.

As a child, I liked to play different type of sport, and I grew up to be an ardent sports fan. I have been watching all sports tournament religiously, especially badminton.

I am very expressive and hyperactive.

I'm trying to break a lot of prejudices with my every film.

Maintaining pay parity is very important, and I am in total favour of it.

I really want to do a sports biopic.

While I do my work with a sense of honesty, I tell myself, 'What is the worst that can happen? I fail, right?' So, will I stop living after that? No. I will try again.

I play on my honesty. Audience like me because they find me honest.

I'm very good at manipulation.

I don't regret a single decision of mine. Even if I made mistakes, they helped me evolve.

Since I am an actress and not a social activist, cinema is the best medium for me to state my views.

I truly consider sports stars as the real stars because they represent our country, which makes them really stand apart. I don't think I can be one of them, and I just find them extremely confident and self-made.

As a child, I wanted to be an astronaut, then a fighter pilot, and then later, as I grew up, I was focused on scoring high marks so that I could do an MBA in marketing.

It is funny now, but in the beginning of my career, some of the films failed at the box office, and filmmakers stopped casting me, saying I am bringing bad luck to their film.

Who said that looking good is not a task? There are so many girls with a well maintained body, but will they be able to walk the beachside in front of the camera wearing a swimsuit? Carrying your body in a certain manner to look sexy is also an art.

I want to be a star. It doesn't mean that I'll act any less. My performance will be at par, but I want to be a star. I want the audience to spend their hard-earned money on my tickets without doubting. And when that day comes, I'll believe I'm a star.

It helps me rejuvenate when I use my energy in different directions and then come back to acting.

You can make me work for 14 hours at a stretch, but don't make me sit.

I don't understand indie films. So, I won't do such films.

At the end of the day, it's show business: you earn money to make money.

As long as I get to do the kind of work I want to do, I am okay with being a Z-lister.

As an individual, I have no fear of failure... I think that translates on-screen in my performances.

Telugu cinema can really spoil you. They treat you like a queen. As soon as you get down from your van, they will all stand up, and they won't sit till you have passed by. I love that attention and miss that.

I am looking for projects that challenge me, make me uncomfortable, and also projects that are in the hands of the right team. Then it's up to me to take a leap of faith.

To me, a good film is one that can keep me engaged for two hours.

I never thought I could pretend to be someone else.

I used the same hand to pat my back and to pick me up when I get shattered after losing out on a film due to reasons except your credibility to that role.

I want to play whoever is opposite 'Iron Man.' I want to romance Robert Downey Jr.

I am moving towards that zone where I don't want to be a replaceable name. This is my goal. I want to hear from the industry that, 'You are the only one who can do this. We will not go ahead with the project if you don't do this.' And I want to hear from the audience that it is worth watching a film that I have done.

I have always been inclined towards sports.

I didn't know how to act, but I was open to learning. I was not delusional that looks would help me sail through.

I have never used a fairness cream in my life. I don't think being fair is in any way superior to any other colour. And when I started working, I found that being fair has actually backfired for me. I have lost a few films because I'm too fair.

I watch a lot of badminton, and as a result, I know more or less about the forms of most of the players.

I always find a reason to be happy before I sleep. For me, happiness is a choice that is in your hands.

Nepotism and outsiders are two sides of the same coin that is Bollywood. They both have to co-exist. Both have their share of struggles.

I have been following badminton for quite some time, and I know most of the Indian players personally.

If my films fail, I will work on something else; my life will not end. And the film is not the end-all of my life.

Though my parents have seen me in all possible avatars, my extended family has been pretty excited since the time they've gotten to know that 'Manmarziyaan' is a story based in Amritsar.

I keep saying this: that I'll get married when I am ready to have a kid. I won't have a kid without getting married for sure.

As an actress, I am happy that people are offering me good roles and I am earning success critically and commercially.

Nobody is going to keep giving me chances even after two-three of my films don't do well.

There are many projects that come an actor's way, and one cannot say yes to all of them. Reasons of saying no vary all the time, but for me, it has never been on the pretext of not wanting to work with 'a particular actor' ever! I would never do that.

I never thought I could be an actor, as I was always a studious geek and was always interested in mathematics.

At the end of it, box office result matters. And the weird thing is that we do not know the formula of that.

I never regret or sit back and think that I shouldn't have said something. There are a lot of people who tell me that you shouldn't say this or that or should keep quiet, and I really think that I can either be true to my conscience or can live a fake life by staying quiet.

I think being strong is something that resonates with my personality. It's on my face.

In school and college, there have been instances where I wish I knew how to defend myself.

Post 'Pink,' I figured out which direction I want my career to take.

'X-Men' or 'Avengers!' I want to be a mutant or an Avenger.