Nargis Fakhri Quotes

I firmly believe that one of the best kept secrets to soft and glowing skin is moisturisation.

I grew up in the projects in Queens, and we were really poor.

I’m usually always very happy and funny and positive. It’s only when I’m tired that I get a little low energy.

If you feel like snacking, stock up on almonds, walnuts and cranberries.

I always wanted to do a bit of Bollywood and a bit of Hollywood.

I don’t think about it. I have always been linked up with everybody.

I use coconut oil every single day. I apply coconut oil on my whole body for moisturising. The oil can also be used as make-up remover, as it is light-based and is not sticky.

I crack jokes all the time. Even when I have a fight, I will make a joke, and people will laugh.

If I can still have Hollywood and a piece of Bollywood, I will take it.

No, I don’t have a plan. Whatever happens happens. There’s never a plan.

Ritesh Deshmukh is rock star. He has a lovely family. He works so hard, and he’s a great actor. He’s funny, friendly, doesn’t have an ego, and is so nice to everyone. He’s a fine professional, a good husband, and a good father. That’s a rock star for me.

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

I think that, occasionally, fame and popularity can garner more attention for individuals or films. But as a person who believes in my craft, I like the romantic notion that skill and hard work is more important than notoriety.

I’ve experienced wrong diagnoses and been given antibiotics for things that could be cured naturally. We may not think much of it, but it destroys our immunity.

One day, I will tell my story… where I came from and where I am now and how I remained positive.

I was 16 when I started modelling. It wasn’t planned, but nothing in my life has or ever will be planned.

I generally fall sick if I eat very heavy food.

I’m intrigued by traditional Indian designs. They are so beautifully handcrafted, and the designs are so intricate and beautiful. I really prefer the Indian designs.

I had to struggle with the language. I can understand Hindi now, but I still can’t communicate. And things get lost in translation; I feel rejected all the time.

I’m a little weird that way. I don’t really know how to express my happiness.

I sometimes wonder if I pushed myself to get out there and meet people I’d get more work.

Courtship is like simmering mutton. You cook for hours and hours to taste the soft meat. It doesn’t happen in two seconds!

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.

I’ve learnt some important lessons: I never rely on the opinion of one doctor alone. I do my own research; I read up and am ready with questions I need answered.

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.

I think being directed and mentored by someone as inspirational as Paul Feig not only improves my performance but, as a whole, makes it what it is.

I have worked with the biggest actors from the beginning. I am hoping God will bless me to work with other big actors.

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.

Hard work and dedication is important to success, and I have those qualities.

I like to start my day with a glass of coconut water, some protein powder, and a mix of things – goji berries, flax seeds, hemp seeds, even the flesh of a coconut or anything with a lot of fibre. I often add bananas, or eggs – fried or boiled – to my breakfast.

It’s something I am confident about. It gives me an adrenaline rush – who wouldn’t want want to wear beautiful clothes and jewellery and look wonderful – it’s a dream job for many.

No matter where I travel, I make sure to carry a Vaseline body lotion with me to keep my skin well moisturised all the time.

I know I’m not the consummate Bollywood heroine. But I’m working hard on it.

I believe that, as actors, we have a phenomenal platform to spread positivity and influence people in the same way.

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.

Drink lots of water and stay hydrated.

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 like to take my own time, and I don’t like to rush. I do take time, and I have patience.

Uday Chopra is a person who will be a part of my life for the rest of my life. He is the most amazing human being who I have ever met in my entire life – not just in India, but around the world. If anyone is his friend, that person is lucky to have him in his life.

I have a variety of styles. I don’t stick to one particular style.

I like to wear jewellery, even though I like my look to be minimalist. When I go out for events, I like to have at least one statement piece. It always adds glamour.

I’ve never been a movie buff. If I did go to a theatre to watch a film, half the time, I would fall asleep.

Dance is something which I like to do, but acting is my passion. I would like to do good and meaty roles.

It has been a tumultuous journey, no doubt. But I feel blessed to have got work.

It’s so lovely to know that people who you would never think know about Bollywood, they know about Bollywood.

To kill yourself for earning a salary is not worth it.

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

I am an independent, educated woman, I make my own money, take care of my mom, and I am single, so I can do whatever I want, taking no one’s permission, and that is the best part.

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

My sister and I had a tough childhood, but my mom always said that travelling is the most beautiful thing you can do in your life. She always showed us the globe and gifted me an atlas.

I think I am feeling comfortable in Bollywood more than in Hollywood because I have spent more time here now and I am understanding a lot of things. I am feeling pretty good here. I really don’t plan on running off anywhere.

When I was 12, my mum put us in a summer camp meant for children from low-income families. It was in upstate New York where we had to live in tents, fetch water, cook our meals, and even dig our own toilet bowls.

Fair treatment of human beings and animals in many different realms strikes a chord with me.

You should never go on diet and must follow a healthy lifestyle.

In Bollywood, they like to put us in short clothes. And I am very shy; I don’t like wearing revealing stuff, though my image is such. Unfortunately, it’s a body-obsessed industry.

Because I’m in the public eye, I think that I would prefer to date someone regular who isn’t in the news all the time, but I think even if you date someone regular, they’ll still put it in the news.

I shake hands on the first date.

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 don’t think anyone could play me. It would have to be me.

Keep your energy levels high by adding bananas and egg whites to your diet.

I feel like an alien. I feel people don’t like me. People behaved strangely after ‘Rockstar.’

People will still give me attention: even when my teeth are gone, I’ll have some good stories to tell.

I don’t consider myself as a glamour diva. If you get to know me, you will see that I am so dorky and weird.

After coming to India, I have felt the loneliest I have ever been in my life. I don’t have a support system here.

I come from a culture where we wear white for weddings. In India, it’s different. But I really feel that there should be no set notions, and a bride should only wear something when she’s comfortable in it.

I don’t have to be a size zero anymore. But I still want to feel and look good.

My life and my happiness is most important to me than any job or anything in the world.

When you are sick, you are sick. Period.

I think massage is a very important part of life, which is present from centuries as an imminent part of India’s tradition.

I was tall and skinny, and at 15, I was approached to model. I figured that models got to travel, and it became my ticket to travel so much so that if an agency could not fly me to another country, I would fly on my cost so that I could see that country and also make some money.

My priority is the script. Get me a good script, and I will sign the movie. I think I should leave the casting up to the experts!

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.

I got a lot of offers after ‘Rockstar’ but was totally dependent on the team managing my work, who did not want me to sign any of the films I was offered, even though I wanted to.

My motto is never to hold on to anything. I accept and then let go: not just the negatives, but the praise, too. Or it’ll get to my head.

As a child, I did watch some Hindi movies at home with Dad, but I didn’t know who anyone was. I wasn’t interested, honestly.