Shefali Zariwala Quotes

It's true I'm more widely recognised now and get invited to take part in all sorts of events and projects but as a person, I haven't changed.

If you see me as a controversial artist or controversial human being, then I could be cashing in on some reality shows. I am not doing anything like that. That's not my aim.

I don't think I'm popular enough for audience to relate to me on a reality shows. I'm content with my acting endeavors and want to continue taking up more of acting projects.

I never wanted to be a celebrity; I never wanted to be famous. And in my daily life, I work really hard to not trade on it in any way.

I guess I don't have a proper perspective on my fame; if I did, I don't think I'd like it.

I have to give people time to take a picture, and sign autographs. I have to be generous to people. It is in my heart. Without that, I would not be Manny Pacquiao.

I had a sense of who I was before I got famous.

I never intended to be in show business; I intended to be an extremely grounded person.

All the people know Tomba, but not the real Alberto.

You have to have a certain persona to be a star, you know, and I don't have that. I'm a banana.

I try to become more humble and more myself with every year. There was a while when I got famous where I was so confused and my head was spinning.

People failed to realize that when you're living such a hyper, super reality of a life, where you're just doing shows and you're on TV and you're talking to this magazine, that doesn't bode well for trying to talk about everyday stuff that hopefully you'll connect with people on.

I think part of being in the public eye is getting recognized and dealing with positive and negative scrutiny.

When I was younger, I didn't want to be on TV.

The only thing about my life that's really changed is the fact that a lot of people know me now. I'm still the same person.

My friends are all really nice about my fame, they're just curious really, they ask lots of questions.

Having a reality TV show, everyone feels like they know you, but that's only 10% of my life. There's a whole other side of me that people don't see.

Fame is something that is tough when it comes. It's a weird thing to take on in real life. I was a little bit afraid and, as a result, kind of turned my back on it. You should embrace it because it's going to be a part of who you are, and it's going to be a part of what this business is about.

I think I was lucky to be a little older when I became famous. But still, the shock of the world starting to treat you in a weird way... I had come from the army, where we had to deal with life or death, and suddenly, people were asking whether you were cool or not. I have never cared about whether I'm cool.

People tend to think they know you when you come into their televisions every week.

The hardest thing about becoming famous is trying not to lose yourself. The thing I like best about it is the recognition of my work.

Give yourself a healthy bit of distance between your fame and reality because they are two different things.

I am not aware I am an icon.

I'm not an actress, I'm a girl who was on reality TV.

If you will forever remember me as the girl from 'America's Got Talent,' that's cool, 'cause I am. If you wanna look into me and what I've done recently, that's cool, too.