Bipasha Basu Quotes

After I left college, I went to work at the Royal Opera House in London, which became a real catalyst for me because it made me realize that I was interested in cinema and in the way life is thrust at you. So I started making films.

I didn't have any idea that I would be able to have a career in film.

I never wanted to be a director. I came into this industry by the little door, so I never learned anything; I never went to school. Actors will tell you I'm very precise. I just have the intuition of doing things.

I kind of look at my modeling career and the Hitchcock years as stepping stones to what I'm doing now.

For a long time, I bought into the idea that if you are a woman who is a storyteller and a lover of movies, then the best way to express that is as an actress. Obviously, there are women my age who are directors who didn't buy into that idea, but I did - and now I've broken that down inside myself.

I had taken a directing class in high school. Looking back on it now, I think it was all heading that way.

I simply love Malayalam films because they do great cinema, and there is a whole lot of effort that goes into it.

I plan to venture into direction as well.

I don't think Bollywood is my ultimate destination; I believe it's a part of my journey.

I had an interest in film, but I didn't want to go to Hollywood and make movies.

It's what I wanted to do with my life. Not necessarily just direct Jim Carrey movies, but to direct and act and write and create and along the way discover what it is that I'm about.

For any actor, being part of a Mani Ratnam film is a great experience. I grew up watching his films.

I was really rudderless at one point my life. And once I started reading books, then I got the idea that maybe I could become a writer. I had a goal. And every day when I got up, there was a reason.

I always try and do good films.

I was really lucky and blessed to have had the likes of directors such as Mani Ratnam and Rajkumar Hirani in my career.

My life and career is defined by the constant pursuit of new forms of culture and self-expression.

I don't have any high aims or goals, but I hope to continue my journey of multi-tasking as I have been doing so far as an actor, dancer, and also serving people of the nation.

I started modelling from the age of 16, and within three years, I was bored and decided to shift to films. But I love modelling because it gave me independence.

I learned a lot from Direk Brillante Mendoza and Bing Lao.

You know how certain actors find their niches? Eventually, I'll be there as well. I just haven't found that yet. I'm just enjoying the ride.

I would very much like to direct, star, perform, and just be a general auteur.

I want to do glam roles, too. I don't want to restrict myself when it comes to doing good cinema.

Before I became an actor, I was a producer and a visual effects supervisor. Our industry wasn't making the kind of films I was interested in.

I'm always very keen to learn a skill or a language for my films.

I realised as a teenager that I was destined for a creative life and found that fashion design was something I enjoyed and was a potentially successful career path.