Padma Lakshmi Quotes

We are constantly reminding them that they are in a competition. I had a word with all my contestants and I know Kelly Rowland had a word with hers. It's reality check time.

I find the roller-coaster ride of auditioning most challenging. It's always about putting yourself out there, being rejected, and then getting back out there and trying again.

I love 'Top Chef.'

Auditioning for something you already know and love is terrifying.

The best marriages are the ones where we can go out in the world and really put ourselves out there. A lot of times we'll fail, and sometimes we'll pull it off. But good marriages are when you can go home and know that your vulnerability will be honored as courage, and that you'll find support.

I define fear as standing across the ring from Joe Louis and knowing he wants to go home early.

I have great admiration for athletes. They are just like actors in a lot of ways. They have tremendous pressures and conflicts. They have to compete, and they can't stay home just because they have a head cold.

Sometimes I feel like I'm a contestant in a reality show that probably would be called The Apprentice Survivor Millionaire.

I love watching reality shows - I'm up to date with 'America's Next Top Model' and I love 'Project Runway.' But the shows where they're just sitting in a house aren't as fun to me!

I was asked to act when I couldn't act. I was asked to sing 'Funny Face' when I couldn't sing, and dance with Fred Astaire when I couldn't dance - and do all kinds of things I wasn't prepared for. Then I tried like mad to cope with it.

There's a moment of truth that comes when you are performing, and you are all alone.

Thankfully, my manager didn't talk me into 'Big Brother' or 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!'

'Bigg Boss' is one reality show which is a completely different format and pulls you out of your comfort zone.

My first reality show, 'Bigg Boss 2,' was a good experience, as I learned a lot of things inside the house.

I thought I was signed up to be on 'Heroes.' It turns out I signed up to be on 'Survivor.'

When I walk out on to the court and everyone is staring, sometimes I wonder how my legs will carry me out there. That's forgotten as soon as I start playing.

I was on 'AGT,' and I was like, 'Well, face it Darci, you are just going to probably get out on the first live round.'

Once you get to the tournament, it's like, win or go home.

Living in the 'Bigg Boss' house is a roller-coaster ride. I didn't expect to reach the finals. But I was sure that I would be in the top five.

Doing a scene by yourself is scarier - you know you don't have other people to fall back on.

If you undermine people's confidence, they turn up at the contest trying to get second place.

In reality shows, you have to perform once and prove yourself, and after that, it is a process to prove yourself every day.

As far as 'Khatron Ke Khiladi' is concerned, I think it's one of the most fairest TV reality shows.

I was definitely not the cocky kid. I was probably on the other end of the spectrum - I was quiet. I remember a time when there was a skills competition, and I think I was five, and I was so nervous to even compete that I chose not to do the skating part.

I play my best stuff when I am a little under the radar.