Nargis Fakhri

I don't want to be known as an item dancer. I want to be known as an actress only.

You learn to be comfortable with your body. It's fine and not a big deal.

Some critics have been very harsh. That's okay. I like honest criticism.

I am not saying one is better than the other. I enjoy both. But Hollywood is far more organised than Bollywood.

I read about human psychology, practise balance, and accept that everything and everyone in our lives is transient. One day, people will criticise you, and the next day, they will praise you.

I did a B.A. with a major in fine arts and a minor in psychology. I wanted to become a teacher or do art therapy for the elderly. But then I realised I wanted to travel instead.

I have this board in my house that lists out all the things that I love about myself. It's a board of affirmations, and it serves me well.

I have vowed never to take antibiotics again unless I really need them. I also learned to pay attention to my body, know the difference between indigestion, an allergic reaction to food, a parasitic infection or worms. It's incredible how well I know my body. I really love that.

In a time where there are divides between cultures and races, I would love to use my position to show that we are all the same inside and working together is the key to moving forward.

I pride myself on my personilty and not my looks because one day, I will be old and crusty with a moustache, and someone is going to love me for my personality and not looks. So whoever is going to marry me is going to laugh till he dies.

Even though my parents separated, my mother was in love with my father and never re-married.

I am not into marriage. You look at all the marriages breaking down and all the people cheating on their marriages, and you become cynical. Marriage is nothing but a label.