People know there's more than one side to me. You can have beauty and brains and athletic ability. You can switch up the cleats for heels once in a while. You can do both.
We are often told we can't have brains and beauty, and I really hope that my message is that you can put on that red lip and curl your hair and put on that power dress - you don't have to sacrifice one for the other.
I have been told for so many years that you can't be smart and sexy. I started to think, "Well, why the heck can't you be both?"
A woman can be very beautiful and an ideal model and she will photograph incredibly well, but she'll appear in film and it won't work. What works is some fusion of physical beauty with some mental field or whatever you call it. I don't know.
In Britain, girls seem to be either bright or attractive. In America, that's not the case. They're both.
Even though I am fantastic looking, I am still quite intelligent.
It's very flattering to be remembered as a Bond girl with brains and not just for looking good in a bikini. I was a fan of Sophie Marceau in 'The World Is Not Enough.' I think her performance was very underrated.
I love her beauty, but I fear her mind.
If you're beautiful, you're led to believe that you can't also be smart.
I think the Divas Champion is the perfect combination of athleticism, beauty and brawn.
The fact that my female characters have strong personalities but are also physically attractive probably reflects the women I've known in my life.
My problem is that people get intimidated by someone big and beautiful like me. They hate to think I can be smart as well.
Winning a beauty pageant and the Miss India title was always a dream.
I'm telling you that you don't have to choose between smart and sexy. You can have both. You are both.
