Diana Penty Quotes

The bonds of friendship that I forged in my college days are still going strong.

A thriller or an action movie would entice me. A sportsperson or a musician‘s biopic sounds exciting, too.

Acting was never on agenda.

I am a loner so I prefer traveling alone.

I think gadgets make for good gifts.

Travelling makes me feel free. I love Cape Town, and different parts of Europe. I love New York; I could live there in a heartbeat. I love London. Mostly, I like travelling to untouched kind of places. I love the mountains.

When I see a great film I do wish I was part of it, that happens.

The time that I took between ‘Cocktail‘ and ‘Happy Bhaag Jayegi,’ a lot of people told me, ‘out of sight is out of mind,’ and I was like ‘Okay, maybe.’ And it did happen. Because I wasn’t around, people just assumed I was doing other things and was not interested in films which I thought was unfair.

I don’t believe in extreme diets. For me, staying away from sugar and processed foods, eating home-cooked meals and exercising regularly is the key.

It’s my life and I prefer choosing my path. I don’t follow anyone else.

I like travelling to different places and trying out different cuisines. I like experimenting with my food.

I’m the wrong person to ask for advice when it comes to losing weight because I’ve never been on that side of the fence.

It takes me a while to make friends as I take time to get to know people.

I’m generally soft spoken, very measured, and I think 500 times before I say something.

I love paranthas, I love butter chicken, and I love everything that I shouldn’t love.

When you grow up, life makes you so busy that you completely lose the excitement around a festival.

Nothing much has changed after I joined the film industry. I follow the same diet and fitness routine that I used to during my modelling days.

I think it is up to each one of us to find the time and strike a balance between work and our personal life.

I just protect the people that I love a lot, and want to keep them away from anything negative.

I’m a fiercely private person in general, and like to keep my personal life personal.

Working and modelling in New York was definitely a life changing experience for me.

For me, ‘Parmanu’ was an awakening of sorts. The film is about a covert mission. It’s sometimes unbelievable that we get to recreate a part of history and live an incident that made history and changed the way our country was perceived.

I prefer non-fiction to fiction. In fact, I don’t read fiction at all. I read books that are based on true events.

I love challenging myself; it’s what keeps me going.

Sometimes you wake up with mini panic attacks where you feel like ‘Oh my God! I don’t have a film right now! Should I just do something that comes my way because I don’t have another film?’ But I feel at the end of the day, your gut takes over.

A lot of hard work goes into making a film.

Since I am not from a film family, I come with a different perspective. I come from a regular world. Of course, there’s not always the help and assistance you’d get if you were from a filmi family, but I really didn’t miss that.

It is a sin if you come to Rajasthan and not have dal-baati and laal maans. I know it’s a little heavy but I am okay doing extra push-ups in the gym than missing the droolworthy Rajasthani food.

At the end of the day, there is a lot of money that gets put into films.

I try to be as healthy as possible. But the problem for me is that I’m a huge foodie. I mean, I’m literally passionate about food. I love trying new restaurants, new cuisine. It just makes me really happy. So it’s very difficult for me to eat completely healthy.

I don’t believe in competition.

I have roots in Jabalpur and that’s as Indian as it can get.

One day, I’ll open my own restaurant or do something related to food, though I can’t cook to save my life.

I think most of us are far removed from what goes on in our jails and the system. When I started working on ‘Lucknow Central,’ it was the first time I gave it some thought.

I don’t want to be part of films that are easily forgotten.

I started modelling in college, but it was part time since I was kind of nerdy and wanted to finish my studies.

I just want to act – commercial, mainstream, niche or art – my choices are not defined by labels.

I’ve always tried very hard to gain weight since I was very young.

I am not chasing stardom.

Box office success definitely matters. I will be lying if say it does not matter.

I won‘t sign a film thinking, ‘Oh my God! I don’t have a film so I’ve got to sign one real quickly.’

I find the best birthday plans are the unplanned ones.

I can’t say that I wanted to be an actress, it just happened along the way. I did not even know that I would be doing modelling but that also just happened.

I signed ‘Lucknow Central’ because it was a story I wanted to be part of. I still stand by the fact that it was a well written, well directed film with some great performances.

I have never been able to go against my instinct.

I am not starry. I am your everyday girl, with not so everyday aspirations in life.

My strength lies in prepping. I’m not someone who can just walk onto the set and perform.

I have my method when it comes to my work. I don’t think about who has done what, rather what I am doing is of utmost importance to me.

It’s partly true that I am not seen that often in public. Well, I’m just socially awkward, especially around people I’m not familiar with. But once you get to know me, I’m quite a chatterbox.

I have always aimed at maintaining a healthy balance with respect to all aspects of my life.

I’m grateful to have the things that I have, and I’ve learnt not to take anything for granted.

Walking the shows at New York Fashion Week was such a great high.

I have a huge appetite. I can eat enough for three people. So for me, eating small meals through the day is key. It keeps me full, at the same time it doesn’t make me lethargic.

I do mat or take floor Pilates class at home. I also take dance lessons at home.

Cocktail’ happened overnight for me. I didn’t have the time to think about it, I suddenly got into films without even realising what I was doing.

Each film has taught me something new – be it about myself, my craft, my profession, people.

We deal with erratic travel and shooting schedules and it can be tough. It requires a little effort but if you want to be in a relationship you will find a way.

When I started with ‘Cocktail,’ I was trying to figure out if this was something I wanted to do.

The impact that you can leave on the other person through your films holds way more weight than just being seen at a party or any other appearance, or being seen at a freaking airport.

I used to love doing the runway shows when I was a model and I miss that sometimes now. But it’s great to go back to it every now and then as ‘showstopper.’

There is something special about being an actor and able to bring somebody‘s visualisation – director, storywriter and script writer – into life. It is almost like creating a person.

I take my time to do things and I never plan in advance. It’s one step at a time for me. I’d like to stick to that.

When I come to Delhi, what’s on my mind is food. I’ve Parsi and Goan genes, which basically means foodie genes.

Every woman is beautiful in her own way and I don’t know why people have norms and ideas on how beauty is perceived.

I like to keep my close people private because I respect their privacy as well. That’s my train of thoughts. I’m very fiercely protective of the people that I love the most.

For me, my phone is a one-stop shop; I do everything on my phone – email, browsing, listening to music, reading, navigation and using smart apps. Maps, I use that a lot. I think that’s the best app ever.