Krystle D'Souza Quotes

Unlike a lot of actors, my father encouraged all his kids to go into show business.

My parents were involved in everything I did. They were showbiz people themselves. My dad was an actor. They were parents; they did what parents are supposed to do.

As much as my parents are part of Hollywood, I have no recollection of them giving me advice about it.

I have been incredibly lucky. My parents are actors; they've been the safety blanket around me.

Having parents that have been through the wars of films and having a brother and sister who have done it at the highest level, you gain an appreciation. But we've always had closeness as a family. That's our anchor.

My parents have - my dad has managed to succeed at his craft. So, you know, it's not like I was struggling in my life.

My mom is very practical, and she originally wanted me to have something to fall back on. She was a little fearful of my becoming an actor because she didn't see it as a way to make a living. My dad, who was born and raised in Cuba, was really cool with it.

My mother was a housewife. My father worked in the agriculture business, but they were very encouraging about everything. When I said I wanted to do art, they were very supportive.

I was really lucky about two things about my life as a kid: I had awesome parents, and I had awesome peers.

I have worked really hard to reach where I am - I worked hard on my Hindi and diction because I am a Parsi and Hindi is not my strong point, and I've also learnt Tamil and Telugu because I want to get my lines right. I want to be known as a performer.

I don't have huge intentions to be some big actress.

When I first arrived in the country, I really didn't speak much of the language. I knew two words coming here, and they were 'Hello' and 'Shut up.'

My dear friend Randeep Hooda says I am more a unionist than an actor. I reminded him I was a star and not just an actor.

My dad was a house painter. He was often unemployed by the time I came along.

Thanks to the wonderful support system provided by my father, I was never insecure about my future.

Losing my father at a tender age was hard, and I felt it more so while growing up when I needed a father to talk to. Especially while pursuing an acting career where I would have loved his guidance and advice, since it was his passion as well.

I think every star was a new actor at one point of time.

Like a lot of girls, even I have this dream of being in the movies, and like any actor, I need to grow.

I wouldn't say I grew up with a silver spoon. Yeah, I was very fortunate. I have a great family.

I became a hero after V Shantaram cast me in 'Geet Gaya Pattharon Ne.' He paid me a monthly salary of 100 rupees!

When my family first found out about my part in 'EastEnders' they were happy for me and very supportive.

I remember what it was like when my parents couldn't help me with my homework because they couldn't speak the language, or being a translator for my parents. I did that a lot.

We needed the support of our parents because we had no car, no money.

Glamour is a very small aspect of being an actress.

I had a lot of challenges starting school, and my dad says I would come home every day crying and feeling bad about the problems I was having with some of the kids. And he would tell me to work hard on learning the language.