Deepika Padukone Quotes

I think a lot of girls think that they have to be super-thin, to meet the Hollywood image, but I think a girl who is voluptuous is very beautiful.

I have never understood the clamour for waif-like women whose flesh acts merely as a thin veil for their bones - much as I would love to be thinner, I would hate to take it so far that I had no actual shape at all.

Thin people are beautiful, but fat people are adorable.

Being proud of who we are as people is more important than cutting into ourselves to create this false idea of beauty.

Well, you know, I have always had an issue with the whole weight thing with people in general because I happen to love how big women look. I mean, it's all a perspective. It's all an opinion, and I think sort of the Rubenesque, voluptuous body is a lot sexier than the boney bag of bones with fake everything.

I get 'voluptuous' a lot, or 'shapely,' but the fact is that as you get older you learn to embrace your body type. I wasn't able to do that until I was at least 23.

I think it's better to be a woman with some curves. It's more natural.

I'd much rather be known as some curvy Kate than as some skinny stick.

I like having curves.

There are more important things in life than being thin, anyway men prefer women with a bit of meat.

I don't have a Kate Moss body, but I'm very proud and happy with mine.

I was always superthin, too skinny, actually. I felt like someone could break me in half. I realize now that being a bit more curvy and toned is so much more beautiful.

Everyone has a different body shape, so you kind of have to figure out not only what works best for your body type, but what also makes you feel confident. Even if everyone thinks you look good in a bikini, and you don't feel good in it, you're not going to be at your best. If you feel great in a bikini, you can always work it.

I've never been a size zero, let me say that here and now. I've never been that sort of person.

If you want someone who's big-boned and you like that, ain't nothing wrong with having a little extra meat on there. If you like them thin-boned, then that's okay, too.

Personally I think women look better with a bit of chub on them.

I want to be a big, fleshy voluptuous woman with curves. I want a big bum, but I don't have one.

My reality is never going to be stick-skinny.

It took me a while to accept that I'm not going to have the curves other girls get.

I don't want to be size zero and I'm glad I'm not.

Curvy is something to be proud of.

I always wanted to represent the natural, healthy girl, and I didn't care if it was cool or trendy to look like you hadn't eaten in two weeks.

A size 16 can be the best shape for you, and you can be healthy.

Healthy body image is not something that you're going to learn from fashion magazines.

I personally don't like guys who are super-muscly and stacked and overdo it in that way. Having a natural, healthy body is the best. It doesn't mean you have to be a certain size, because everybody's different.