Anybody, anywhere in the world, all they want is to be free, to choose what they want to do without having someone tell them how to do it.
Freida PintoGrowing up in Bombay made me immune to culture shock, in a way. So, culture shock is not part of my DNA.
Freida PintoI did not particularly enjoy modeling. I felt I was only utilizing 10 or 20 percent of my abilities. In India, it's just another job.
Freida PintoThere's one disturbing notion throughout India that light skin is more attractive than dark.
Freida PintoAll people - African, European, American - worry about being different. But I've learned that the traits we'd rush to get rid of are the very ones that others desire. People always covet what they don't have. That's why we should look at ourselves every now and then and say, 'I'm proud of myself. I like the way I'm made.'
Freida Pinto