Lara Dutta Quotes

I knew I wanted to have a doll of myself on the cover. I thought, I wanna see myself as a Ken doll.

I must be very clear in one thing... Being a pageant girl is not who I am or what defines me.

I have to fight to keep my image really me... I rejected some gorgeous publicity shots because they just didn't look like me.

I don't leave the house without thinking of how to represent myself.

I define myself.

I don't want a 'good' image.

People think that whatever happens on the football field should define me way one or the other. A lot of people say, 'I can't believe you don't think more highly of yourself, two-time MVP, Super Bowl MVP,' but it's like, whatever. It just happens to be what I do. I want to be defined by what I believe in, by who I am.

How you perceive yourself is how others will see you.

What I do now defines who I am as a woman and how people see me; they don't see me as a little girl.

And sometimes, when you feel low on yourself, that's just when you have to go out there and be photographed or do a scene where you're hot stuff. You're always working on it.

I am not afraid if people think Matt LeBlanc in 'Episodes' is who I am - my friends and family know who I am.

I'm definitely responsible for the image that I put out there. But it does become frustrating, because I don't want 'sexy' to be my defining characteristic. I'd love for my ambition and will and intellect and sense of humour to define me as well.

Encouraging young people to believe in themselves and find their own voice whether it's through writing, drama or art is so important in giving young people a sense of self-worth.

I like thinking of myself as invisible. I find it a very advantageous way to live. Unfortunately, its not the way the music business works. If you don't create some kind of public image, it gets created for you.

I'd like people to understand that I do have some personality.

MS doesn't define who I am.

If people see me in some sort of niche, then that's fine. As long as it's not The Naked Guy, I don't care.

I look at myself objectively and in a way I see myself as a commodity. Your name becomes somehow outside yourself. Now, when I'm at home being Mrs. Scarfe, that's when I'm most myself.

Tennis helped give me an identity and made me feel like somebody.

I have never been interested in presenting myself.

Music made me feel like I was sexy. Music made me feel like I wasn't just a blind guy.

My greatest offering is my concept. It isn't my face.

I've been cast as myself so many times, I guess I should catch on and figure out if it's a compliment.

I've never thought of myself as just an actor.

I view myself as more than a running back.