Madhuri Dixit Quotes

Good films flop, atrocious films do well. Uncertainty is the only certainty in this business.

Acting is a bit like cycling. Once you’ve got the hang of it, you just peddle on.

Quoted in Verve: The Spirit of Today's Woman (page 74)

I was quite the media darling.

It's so ironical. When you finally achieve recognition, you hide behind dark glasses.

I adore the concept of being in love with one guy and spending the rest of my life with him.

Depend on yourself and you will never be let down.

I find it funny to praise myself, but I think I am beautiful, just like Chandramukhi.

When Hussainji narrated the script [on Gaja Gamini] to me, I couldn´t understand it. And I told him so. So, he worked out a storyboard and then I could visualize the whole film. You know the film is like a painting on celluloid.

For me dancing is not just moving your arms and legs but basically it's a very spiritual experience. It's part of me and a second nature to me. You can say it is in my blood.

I have never been a part of the numbers game. We are not racing horses, who should be numbered. Either the work you do is good or bad.

I hope I am not sounding presumptuous or vain. but I think like Sridevi, I was another heroine who could break the barriers between the classes and the masses.

The tendency in the media is to portray everyone in the film industry as sex-starved creatures. Please spare us.

I don't understand the difference between being a star and being an actress. If you are a good actress, you can also be a star but it does not work the other way round. You must be able to deliver the goods.

My family gives me enough security and warmth. I don’t have to look for it outside! After achieving so much success and fame I’m apprehensive about people’s motives. I want to be sure that people want to be friends with me and not my fame!