Every Movie That I Do, I Always

Every Character That I Play, Even If It's A Homemaker, There Is An Inherent, Innate Strength In Her - You Can Find Strength In Every Facet Of A Female Personality. It Doesn't Just Come From The Physical Strength Of A Woman.

I Don't Think A Lot Of People In America Understand What Indians Are. And That's Our Fault, A Little. We Tend To Forget Our Roots A Bit. As Kids We Think, If I'm Too Indian, I'll Be Put In A Box, And People Will Think Of Me As Different. They'll Think I'm Weird, Because I Eat Indian Food Or My Name Is Difficult To Pronounce.

I Was Rejected Many Times. I Cried. I Was Told That Female Actors Are Replaceable In Films Because They Just Stand Behind A Guy Anyway. I'm Still Used To Being Paid - Like Most Actresses Around The World - A Lot Less Than The Boys. We're Told We're Too Provocative Or That Being Sexy Is Our Strength, Which It Can Be, And It Is, But That's Not The Only Thing We Have. But Women Have Incredible Endurance And Incredible Strength. Your Ability To Deal With It Is Within You.

Strength Of Character Is Already Written. What We Bring, As An Actor, Is An Almost 3d-ness To It.

We Spend Too Much Time As People Thinking About What We Don't Have Instead Of Actually Making A Change, And We Just Need To Make That Change Now Because We're Being Giving The Opportunity.