Deepika Padukone

My effort is to slip into any role that is offered to me. The minute you go into those costumes, those grand sets, and start prepping up for the role, you become the part or at least start feeling the part. ”

The only day I will worry is if I stop getting exciting roles. As an actor, I have so much to give. There's a lot of fire and hunger in me to juice every part that I get. ”

I'm a strong believer in the fact that women are born to multi-task. God has made us like that. ”

I am always surrounded by very, very charming men, very intelligent men with a great sense of humour who always keep me entertained and pampered. ”

While I believe that when you are in the glamour industry, you have to look your best, I also believe being skinny is not 'hot and happening.' ”

I am methodical to the point of being obsessive-compulsive. And I have always been good at multi-tasking. ”

My parents never raised their hand or fired me. Their way of disciplining me was to tell me what is right or wrong. ”

It's good to be slightly ambitious, but I believe one shouldn't be too calculative. It's good to be on the edge, but I have never followed my mind. I have always followed my heart. And it has yielded the right results. ”

Preparation is definitely important, but it depends on the kinds of roles I do. Like, I completely identify with my character in 'Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani.' I had to be myself and I didn't have to actually prepare for it. ”

My parents have been very supportive, in fact, it was my mother who identified that what I was going through was actually depression. My family and friends never let me feel as if something was wrong with me. They made me feel that what I was going through was okay. They supported my decision to take medication for depression. ”