Zeenat Aman Quotes

Ever since my husband expired, I’ve been even more careful in bringing up my kids, and stayed away from work.

There’s no fixed pattern or formula to life.

I have a great affiliation with the Catholic community having studied at convent schools.

To make a breakthrough in Hollywood, you have to be committed to doing it, which is true of anything in life. I was already a big star in India and I stayed with that.

I gave my all to my career and later to my marriage and motherhood.

Item numbers have existed from time immemorial.

You know I was always looking out for age appropriate roles.

To perform on stage, you have to run through your paces till you are perfect. Despite the script and director, the actor makes or breaks the play.

I think it’s important for women to speak up, it’s important to speak up for their rights.

Mumbai has so much to offer, but the pathetic spectacle of horse abuse is the first thing that many tourists see, and it taints their impression of our great city.

My sons, Azaan and Zahaan, make for scintillating company; they are both foodies. The three of us love spending time trying out new joints and cuisines.

I may have had the body and emotions of a woman, but I’ve always had the head of a man. I’ve lived my life like a man.

I came from a matriarchal family, and was always treated as an individual.

I’m a vegetarian, but now, on my doctor‘s orders, I have begun eating egg white.

I have always let my heart rule my head, but if I could rewind and start afresh I would listen to my mother. I would agree and follow whatever she told me.

The past is past. There is no point in repeating what you did in the past.

I am comfortable with technology. I am a private person and would rather not be on Twitter or Facebook.

It is because of Navketan that I became a movie star.

We shot the song ‘Hum Tumhein Chahte Hain Aise’ by a lakeside. Though the song was a duet, it was filmed as a solo number on Vinod Khanna. I had to react to his singing and it worked.

For many years, I used to run to the opposite direction when I saw photographers.

I think arts should be liberal, people should be allowed to express themselves. It happens in most democratic countries in the world, and I don’t see why it should be different in India.

Vadodara is a lovely city and Gujarat has always been one of the most peaceful places in the country. I love everything about Gujarat and can’t resist the Gujarati thali.

When you worked with Vinod Khanna, you knew that you would never be double-crossed.

I get weak-kneed when I see chocolates and dessert.

It was an impulsive at her zenith Zeenat decision to act in ‘Boom,’ I signed the film after 70 per cent of the movie was done.

All of us have mothers, sisters, daughters at home and it is our responsibility to protect them and make them aware of their rights.

It’s a personal thing whether one wants to be on social media or not.

I learnt to be courageous in my career decision through my association with Dev sahab.

When I was actively working, I had more than my share of limelight. But over the last many years I have been leading a quiet life and I’ve learnt to value my privacy.

Like every other girl or woman I had imagined and visualized a totally different picture of a married life in my head. But in reality it was nothing like it. Mazhar was never there whenever I needed him. Even when I was pregnant, he was not there to support me or be happy with me.

In cinema, I would not really rate my costar and I would not pick a project because of the costar. I would pick a project because of the director. And the script.

I am very different in real life as compared to whatever people have seen of me on the big screen.

In terms of experience, I am a much more evolved person than I was at my peak as a star.

I came into films with ‘Hare Rama Hare Krishna.’ My first film was actually ‘Hulchul,’ but it was released after ‘HRHK.’

You tend to take your journey for granted after a while, but when I pause and look back, I feel blessed that I had so many opportunities.

I would like to say to as many people as possible that please go and see the film ‘Jaana,’ because we all have worked hard to make it a good film.

I looked after my children, I looked after my husband but there was no one to look after me. I am sure no other woman would have lasted in my situation for too long. But I held onto Mazhar.

It is inherent in every girl, to want that extra sparkle in her eyes, extra shine in her hair and bounce in her walk.

I listen to jazz, Western classical, contemporary, Bollywood and heavy metal.

I don’t speak but understand Gujarati.

Dev sahab was indefatigable. Till the end, he believed in what he did.

I must have something sweet to round off every meal. Else, I can turn grumpy. It can be a small bite, but I must have it.

I feel special when I’m told girls look up to me.

Life’s so unpredictable. You never know when the next high or low will strike you. The trick is just to flow with the tide.

We actors have lives beyond the film industry too!

The media named me Zeenie Babs, long long ago. I was even called Babushka.

I think it’s very wrong to be an unwed mother. You give your child the stigma of illegitimacy.

You know why stardom screws up people ? Because it gives you too many choices. As a 20-year-old I was making as much money as, well, as much money as it was possible for a 20-year-old to make in India. That sort of thing could drive people nuts. But I put my in money in the bank.

It is a feel-good factor when you get an instant reaction from the audience.

I just think that I was very fortunate to have had the opportunity to work with some very fine filmmakers in the industry. I worked with some wonderful people on some really interesting projects. So I consider myself very fortunate.

I listen to heavy metal thanks to my son. When I argue with him on the kind of music he is listening to, he says, ‘listen to it.’ I listen and think well that is not so bad!

If you are uncomfortable you are always adjusting.

I’ll always remember Vinod Khanna as a thorough gentleman, cultured, polite, who knew how to conduct himself with the ladies.

You give a hundred percent of yourself to a film and then move on.

In film you have the opportunity of retakes or of giving your best profile. In theatre, it’s right here, right now.