Personal Quotes:

"The kiss with Kamal Haasan (in Hey! Ram) was mechanical. He was constantly checking the right angle. Where was the passion?"

"I don't party, I don't get drunk and I don't have affairs. So all my passion goes into my work."

"Kamal Hassan re-invented the actress in me after the 'Hey Ram' experience."

"When Karan wanted my voice to be dubbed for 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai', I really thought that it was bad and very husky and rough, but slowly I worked to improve my diction, and am now quite comfortable with it."

"You sign two films with a hero and it's said you're having a scene with him. Please, the only scenes I'm into are in front of the camera."

"Why should I try to imitate Kajol? I am not a mimicry artist."

"It's frustrating for the media to see me going about my work like Florence Nightingale - They'd like me to be Rangeeli Rani."

"I'd never trade my dad's house, even for Buckingham Palace. I'm very sentimental about living with my parents."

"I'd rather have a room full of cuddly teddy bears than a diamond necklace in a safe deposit locker."

On her character in The Rising (2005): "See, my role started as a cameo. I was supposed to play the widow Jwala's character - yes, the one Aishwarya Rai was supposed to have done. Now Amisha Patel is doing that. When I read the script, I fell in love with the small role of the prostitute. There were two or three very good scenes. The script underwent a change, and I got more space than before. But it's still a cameo - nothing like what Smita Patil did with Ketan Mehta in "Mirch Masala", though I wish had."

"I can never be rude to people who want photographs and autographs, but I don't like to be followed and stared at constantly."

"My schedule for the day is somewhat fixed. I wake up early; go for my workout. Play with the baby for a while, get ready and then I am off for my shoots. After work, I come home directly, play with her as long as she is awake. Then I have my dinner and hit the bed. That's it. My life revolves around my shooting schedules and Myeisha's daily routines."