Priyamani Quotes

Being a homosexual is not at all a crime.

I think women have the natural ability to do multi-tasking.

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

You need to see what kind of offers come your way. Just because it is Bollywood, doesn’t mean that you have to take it.

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

It’s not that I haven‘t been giving attention to Mollywood. Nor was I consciously going for glamour roles. The fact is that I got busy in Kannada.

I wish I don’t tan. I dread the thought of shooting on the beach.

Films with fresh themes and able directors are a pleasure to associate yourself with.

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.

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

I could even do an Oriya film if the role excites me.

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.

Variety of characters and themes bring out the best in me.

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

For an actress, the choices are more if one is open to the idea of doing films in different languages.

It is gut instinct that guides me when I say yes to a film.

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

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

Acting is my career. I am pursuing it with passion.

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

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

I have always maintained that my concentration is only on my career and on nothing else.

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

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

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

I often chill out with my brother and parents in Bangalore.

I believe in voicing out your opinions.

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

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

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

I want to concentrate on my career and would like to scale greater heights.

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

If a female actor is not comfortable with how a scene is shot and says no, it means no. They should not go ahead with the scene.

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

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

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!’

If something nice comes my way, I will take it up. It has to be something substantial. I am not saying that I have to do films like ‘The Dirty Picture‘ or ‘Kahaani.’ It could be something commercial as well.

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 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!’

In South India, the audience is more traditional than the Bollywood cine-goers.

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

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

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.

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

Since my childhood, I have been watching Telugu films. It was always my dream to make it big here.

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

Shah Rukh is a chilled-out person and down to earth.

Shah Rukh is sweet. The experience to dance with SRK was lovely.

There’s always an assumption that when the girls get married they don’t want to work.

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.

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

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

It is always great working with friends.

I am comfortable with all four South Indian languages.

I want to direct a romantic comedy and want Sudeep to star in it.

One has to be professional when it comes to work.

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

I love dogs and cats.