I believe you must enjoy the life that God has given you. Cherish it, because it is all you have. You could be here right now, and in two seconds, you could be gone.
— Raveena Tandon
You are the best lessons you learn from life. I have grown up learning from my life.
There is a right time for everything. There was a time when I wanted to settle down and have a family. I wanted to give time to my kids. I had worked for nearly 19 years when I got married.
Computers used to petrify me before I figured it was just a matter of getting used to them.
You have to respect the existence of God. If He has given you the power to throw your weight around, then you mustn't misuse it.
Go organic in whatever you can, whether it is organic make-up or food. It's important to keep your body healthy.
I suppose it is easy for an actress to act maternal at any age, since all women have a nurturing instinct after 20, perhaps even earlier.
'Agnivarsha' is not a costume drama like Shashi Kapoor's 'Utsav' or Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 'Devdas.' This one has no elaborate jewellery and clothes. It is sparse and stark.
It is kind of nice for when people appreciate what you have done, but I would not base my career on awards because they are mostly popular awards and not talent-oriented awards.
I play antihero; I play hero... I'm not image-struck.
When I am depressed, I watch these three films: 'Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi,' 'Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron,' and 'Padosan.' They really make me laugh.
The response to my role in 'Aks' has been more than I expected.
To be honest, neither 'Satta' nor 'Stumped' needed songs and music. But when we recorded a good soundtrack album, everyone suggested we create credible situations for songs.
I do believe men and women can share healthy, long-lasting platonic relationships.
A female celebrity just has to chat and smile with a guy for him to become the new man in her life. Amazing.
I have never been scared, and people know that.
I have always said what is in my heart.
When I see people scratching and clawing towards ambition and greed, I wonder why they are doing it and for what.
There is no better teacher than life itself.
To me, looking glamorous on screen has never been about skin show.
I'm a God-fearing person.
When I began my career, I had films with the biggest film-makers in the country.
What you eat shows on your skin. So have fresh fruits and vegetable juices.
If I don't try and bring variety in my appearances, I will get bored with films, so I can well imagine how bored the audience would get watching me.
The glamourous aspect of my career began with 'Shaher ki ladki,' which is how I sort of restarted my career.
A director is a director is a director. Man or woman - it doesn't matter.
I've done the glamour doll, song-and-dance routine, the works. I've reached a stage in my career where I'm ready to experiment.
I was this roly-poly kid at school.
Don't ask me why the same producers cast me in their films. Maybe someone up there likes me as much as people down here.
I'm fed up of doing run-of-the-mill stuff.
I'm on backslapping terms with everyone from Sanjay Dutt to Sanjay Kapoor. That's why wives never feel threatened by my presence in their husband's lives. They know if I'm their husband's friend, I'm the wife's buddy as well.
I have been to Kargil, and I have seen the tragedy that both the Indians and the Pakistanis faced.
I have stood on my own feet.
I never did my eyebrows in most of my early films.
There is a world and life beyond films. My charity work keeps me in touch with that world.
People fall in love when they are working together constantly.
A friend of mine created an email ID for me, and I was completely hooked soon after. I would mail friends constantly and lug my laptop everywhere just to listen to some music.
Look at 'Dulhe Raja.' It was a film made very quietly on the sidelines, and suddenly, when the film was released, it struck gold. I never expected the film to do well.
Try and use less make-up whenever you can.
Your skin and your face is a mirror to your soul. When people ask me why I'm looking so good, I reply, 'My heart is happy.'
In all my films, I have tried a different look.
I have done performance-based roles earlier, films which revolved around me. 'Kshatriya' was one such solid role. And, at that time, people had written good things about it.
I'm hoping to reach a point when I can play all kinds of roles with equal ease.
I am not a foodie; I eat to live.
I never thought I would become an actress.
I'm the kind who is never happy. No matter what it is, I always find room for improvement.
People will love or hate 'Satta' and 'Stumped.' But they cannot ignore them.
The fact is many of these guys whom I was supposed to be seeing are my buddies. I've always been the bum chum kinda girl.
I feel bad when my film flops.
In 'Maatr,' we do not justify taking the law into our hands. That's not the right thing to do. We are not promoting that.
