I understand that you cannot always be on the top or be the best.
— Disha Patani
I'm constantly working towards my personal improvement.
Since childhood, my mother made sure I oiled my hair and conditioned them properly every week. I still follow that regimen. Plus, I have naturally good quality hair.
I have never planned anything. 'Kung Fu Yoga' was also never planned or anything.
Performance is one thing which has to be good because you're an actor.
Every time I do a film, I have to make sure that when someone looks at me, they can't recognise Disha. It has to be a character. I want to do strong roles.
I have to think a thousand times before I speak. If I am myself and end up saying one wrong thing, there will be 1,000 negative tweets about me.
There are days when I want to feel cool, sexy, goofy, and at these times, fashion helps me define my mood.
It has taken me time to get used to the limelight.
I am a very shy and closed person. I stay in my house. The only time I go out is for award functions and maybe interviews. Because, this is part of my profession and I have to do it. Otherwise, I stay in my house or attend some classes.
I love the rain and everything about the monsoons!
It's not that I don't want to do commercial films, but if my part is just to look pretty, I'm not up for it. I'd do a role that expresses something. It's not that I don't want to look good, but give me a part where I have scope to perform.
I wake up, go for dance class, and do the same things that I used to do. I am very asocial. I don't go out too often.
If you feel comfortable and cool in particular clothes, then that is fashion according to me.
I myself get nervous when I write something on social media. I make sure I don't write anything wrong.
In Bollywood, on an average, movies are made in six months or a year, but Puri completed 'Loafer' in two months.
For me, acting is an art.
I want to do everything and not get stuck with just one type of roles.
I'm not sure if this is a good thing or not, but I'm not a very competitive person.
I think colouring your hair is the best way to get a new look.
I don't want to become a star. I never wished to become an actor, even when I am here. When you decide to become an actor, you've to choose why you're doing it. Are you doing it to become an actor or because you want to be famous? I am doing it because I love being in front of the camera.
I don't want to come across as a pretty looking girl. Because it is very easy - wear good clothes, wear good make-up, and you'll look good. I know my abilities.
It doesn't matter if it's a small role: if I know I can pull it off and have a good team, I will do it.
I am not shy about my personal life.
Fashion is being 'you.' It is a form of expression.
People may say different things about Noida, but I had fun when I was staying there.
Whenever I am working or training, I feel good.
I am a workaholic. I am very restless, and I am always looking for good work. I don't act for the heck of it; I do it because I love it.
I am looking for strong characters rather than being just a pretty girl. Actresses can do so much more than looking good.
Anything that is related to my work will affect me. If someone tells me they didn't like my performance, it will affect me.
I prefer wearing comfortable clothes.
I am learning aerobics and gymnastics, so I would love to do an action film.
It doesn't matter if I am the lead or a man is the lead actor in a film. What really matters to me is that I give my 100 per cent to my job.
I am mostly concerned about the script. If I get something that excites me, I will do it.
Since I'm a highly self-critical person, I try to become better every day. I don't see the point of competing with anyone.
I have chosen this job. If I didn't like it, I would have chosen something else. I can't go out and say that 'I don't like it.'
I am very selfish when it comes to work, and I only care about work.
Sometimes you don't have to say anything. Silence speaks it all.
People have certain expectations from me, and I want to do different characters.
I want to be a part of 'Avengers'; they can make me the Hulk! I want to do a superhero film.
Frankly, I am boring. My life is all about the film set, gym classes, and home.
I consider myself extremely fortunate, and I am more happy for all the attention that I constantly garner.
I was doing B.Tech in Noida, but I dropped out in my second year.
I don't attend film parties; I am anti-social. I don't drink, also. Because I don't go out, I don't know what's happening gossip-wise.
I am very selfish when it comes to choosing a film. There is no strategy as such; I take up anything that gives me a kick.
Most actresses have multiple commitments, from films to endorsements, that require us to maintain a particular look over a long period. Hence, there is never an opportunity to experiment with hair, so we just settle for a neutral look that we can work with across projects.
I have a professional life, and so does the media. Let's face it: how can they come up with new gossip every day? So, they have to make stuff up about someone's personal life, which is fine.
I don't think I am an icon. My team works hard on my look; I just wear what they suggest.
From my childhood, I have watched a lot of action films, and I am a big fan of Jackie Chan.
I don't understand this concept of women-oriented films or stories based on women, because nobody uses the term, a 'man-oriented' film. Why do you have to separate girls from boys?
