“For doing comedy, a sense of humor is a must!”

I don’t think you need any kind of backing here in the industry. I think what you achieve in your life is the result of your own talent and hard work.

It is a common perception that actors don’t get along.

Relationships or not, I believe that people don’t need to know about my life beyond a certain point.

A split second can ruin or boost the sequence.

Comedy is the most difficult. Comic timing is something which you either have it in you, or you don’t. You have to have a good sense of humour to be able to understand it. A split second can make you lose the punch.

I have always admired my mother’s style. For as long as I can remember, her style has been classic, elegant and something I have related to.

To me, the mind and body are one. I’m very transparent, in a way, and people can very easily make out what mood I’m in.

My choices are like my fingerprints, they make me unique.

It’s good to be on the edge, but I have never followed my mind. I have always followed my heart. And it has yielded the right results.

I am a big foodie, so much so that I eat in every half an hour. This is the secret of my glowing skin.

My parents never raised their hand or fired me. Their way of disciplining me was to tell me what is right or wrong.

There is a strong side to me, that is of a homemaker. I look forward to spending time at home in the evenings, cooking a meal, chatting with my parents and inviting friends over.

I wish to be appreciated not only as a film star but also for the person I am. If I manage to bring a smile on people’s faces, then I think I’ll be successful.

I am very scared to invest emotionally in a relationship.

Having had a lived experience with mental illness, I understand the importance of emotional wellbeing.

I don’t like differentiating between art and commercial cinema.

Every student of comedy should see Dame Edna at least twice.

Anyone can write. But comedy, you’ve got to do some writing. You get one comedy script to every 20 dramas.

In terms of the romantic kind of lead, I just never enjoy those movies very much. Maybe they’ll come to interest me more as I get older. I doubt it, but maybe. Romantic comedies tend to be, for me, an oxymoron.

The only thing I would unequivocally say is that I have never had any interest in romantic comedy I just couldn’t do it. I think I’d be terrible.

Seeing the energy of ‘SNL’ made me want to be a part of it. If that was a job, I thought, that was the job I wanted. That was my plan. Comedy.

Comedy is the ultimate anarchist.

Years have passed since I have set foot in a comedy club. If the comic is doing badly it’s painful, and if the comic is doing brilliantly, it’s extremely painful.

If I were running a campaign, I’d urge taking the mountain of money reportedly squandered on pizza, coffee and bagels and spending it more wisely – on a talented young comedy writer.