Quotes by Priyanka Chopra

I dont come from a film background. I havent 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.

Financial independence is paramount. My mom always says that when a woman is financially independent, she has the ability to live life on her own terms. I think that was the soundest advice that I ever got. No matter where you go in life or who you get married to, you have to be financially independent - whether you use it or not.

I dont believe in being a size 0. I dont believe in starving. Women should totally embrace their curves.

After every bath, I make sure to moisturize my entire body. Im obsessed with Diptyque: people love their candles, but their body products are also amazing.

Art is collaboration: we are artists all over the world. I believe that people are always going to watch Hindi films... thats never going to die, but I think its amazing that collaborations like that are happening.

In My City was my first single. It has a very special place in my heart, and I am beyond excited to bring the amazing energy of the track to the NFLs passionate fans.

There is no way I could have predicted the amazing reception and support that Quantico has received this season or even the way that I have been welcomed into the fold here in America.

I adore watching movies movie marathons are my favorite pastime. I can watch up to five movies back to back. I also love music and like reading whenever I get the time.

Beauty and fashion are not really local anymore. You really have to be a global citizen to know what trends are. Now, its pretty much the same designers and the same kind of trends, whether I am in New York, Milan, or Mumbai - its the same.

When I was 13, I would come visit my aunt and uncle in New York. I decided I wanted to live with them after seeing my cousins school. Honestly, I just wanted to go to a school where I didnt have to wear uniforms, and my mom said okay.

I believe destiny and hard work go hand in hand. I was studying to be an engineer when my mom and my brother sent my pictures for the Miss India contest. I didnt even know about it. If that isnt destiny, what is?

I like bad boys, and I like to take them home to my mom.

You like someone, you court each other, you get into a relationship. Youre answerable to each other. Whereas, the non-answerability of dating, my God, I dont know if I would ever be able to.

I dont think Bond does too much; hes just suave and sexy. He rolls out with his martini and fancy cars. Wow, it sounds like my life already.

I totally commit and completely give myself to a relationship. Be warned, though - I dont like being taken for granted, so I can be pretty high-maintenance sometimes!

When I was little, my dad used to call me Bandarella, because I was a mess - a Bandar is a monkey in Hindi. I was not a girly-girl and would always break something and would be running around and didnt really fit in.