I was very sure I did not want to be the stereotype of what Indian people are seen as, which is Bollywood, and henna. Thatโs all great! Itโs what we are, and I love it. I love saris; I love music; I love henna; I love dancing, but thatโs not all we are.
Priyanka ChopraI love dabbling in different genres, and I like being good at different genres of cinema.
Priyanka ChopraI 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.
Priyanka ChopraI am a very private person. No one ever knows anything about me as I don't think it is necessary. I tell people as much as I want them to know about me.
Priyanka ChopraI 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.
Priyanka Chopra