Priyanka Chopra Professions : Film actress Born : July 18, 1982 Browse All Authors Top 119 quotes by Priyanka Chopra I think it's great to be flawed. I am hugely flawed, and I like it this way. That's the fun of life. You fall, get up, make mistakes, learn from them, be human and be you. Priyanka Chopra mistake fun fall It's okay to be you. You don't have to try to be anybody else. Whatever you are, however you are, it's fine. Nobody's perfect. Priyanka Chopra fine perfect trying Mary Kom is a woman who stood up alone in a male-dominated field and fought for her rights and what she believed in. Her story is an inspiration for every young person out there. Priyanka Chopra males inspiration rights I'm not usually a follower of trends - I like to set them a lot more. I don't like things that people have done already, then it's no fun for me to do it. Priyanka Chopra done fun people I believe destiny and hard work go hand in hand. Priyanka Chopra destiny hard-work believe I was very sure I did not want to be the stereotype of what Indian people are seen as, which is Bollywood, and henna. That’s all great! It’s what we are, and I love it. I love saris; I love music; I love henna; I love dancing, but that’s not all we are. Priyanka Chopra dancing want people The harder [role] the better. Definitely. When somebody turns around and says, "She can't do that," then that's the one I want to do. Priyanka Chopra harder roles want I know I'm flawed - but perfect is boring anyway! Flawed is good! Priyanka Chopra flawed boring perfect As a girl, I am this stupid, emotional, very loyal, sort of believe-in-values-and-principals sort of girl. Priyanka Chopra girl stupid believe I am a very private person. No one ever knows anything about me as I don't think it is necessary. I tell people as much as I want them to know about me. Priyanka Chopra want people thinking Every movie that I do, I always try and better myself in the next one and try and find a part which is more challenging. It's a little vulnerable to do that, to always push the envelope. You position yourself for a lot more flack or a lot more critique because you're trying to do something different. Sometimes you're good at it and sometimes you're not, but it's a chance you have to take to make life exciting. Priyanka Chopra different challenges trying First of all, feminism is not man-hating, not man-berating. It is not saying we are better. It is just saying we want the same opportunities, and we want to be able to make decisions on our own without being judged for them. We want the same freedom men have enjoyed over the years, so I think that's the place where we are. And it's completely not mutually exclusive at all for how you want to look, how you take care of yourself, how you want to be, what you want to look like. 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I didn't even know about it. If that isn't destiny, what is? Priyanka Chopra mom brother believe Women are often told to have to be a certain way, to speak a certain way. The "norm" has been defined for many, many years, so it is very scary, especially for girls around the world who don't have the freedom and the opportunity to have a voice. Priyanka Chopra scary girl opportunity The great thing about cinema is that it's a great binder. It brings people from across the world together, often erasing the lines between geographies, languages, familiarity, and the like. Cinema is art and art, they say, is a reflection of life and society, so the way we tell our stories is the main differentiator for me. Priyanka Chopra reflection people art My ambition when I was four years old was to be married. Priyanka Chopra four ambition years When someone asks me about my diet I feel terrible saying that I don't really have one. Priyanka Chopra ask-me terrible I don't come from a film background. I haven't learned anything about films or film-making. But I have a thirst to know everything about my profession. I want to learn about cinematography, about editing, about music recordings, about post-production. So when people in the know talk, I willingly listen. Priyanka Chopra editing want people Similar Authors Isabella Rossellini film-actress Izabella Scorupco film-actress Betty Buckley film-actress Bipasha Basu film-actress Butterfly McQueen film-actress Bryce Dallas Howard film-actress All Authors
