38 Quotes by Swara Bhaskar

Remember that you have to be happy to make other people happy. Don't get weighed down by duty, guilt, and responsibility all the time.

I never saw myself as a character actor or a lead actor; I've only seen myself as just an actor.

I've been propositioned by men who were in a position to cast me. I lost a few roles because I didn't give in.

All my life I have faced this awkwardness, as I almost sound like a guy. In fact, whenever I would call my friends, their dads would say, 'Hold on son.'

Honestly, and seriously, I know I have to do a Telugu film. It was my grandmother's dream to see me in a Telugu film before she died. I couldn't fulfil her dream before she passed away, but I don't want to let go of it, either.

Bottom line is, off-beat film or commercial films, Tollywood or Bollywood, it's the role that matters to me.

I have become a little more cynical and, I would like to believe, a little wiser. When I first came to Mumbai, I was very idealistic. Now I can look anyone in the face and tell a lie. But I'm in a good place.

I love acting, though I don't like the frills around it - red-carpet appearances, dressing up to look a certain way.

I am an extremely laidback person when it comes to 'looking hot.'