“For me, being appreciated by the audience is the most important thing,...” — Shriya Saran Quote

For me, being appreciated by the audience is the most important thing, everything else is secondary.

Whether it is sensitising people to social issues, campaigning for causes or being part of fund-raisers, celebrities can go a long way in reaching out to people.

Enemies are dispirited when they see you happy. They know their purpose can be thwarted.

When I studied in DPS Mathura Road in Delhi, there was a school for blind exactly opposite to our school. I used to go there every week and spend time seeing how these students played cricket and did other things normally.

For the longest time I was trying to please others. I can blame the whole world for each film that went wrong but if I'm not happy about a project I cannot give my best.

If I'm recording a song, and it's kind of fuzzed out, but I've got this super candy melody, I feel nothing but freedom that I can just sing over the top, and it will be appreciated. It won't be like, 'What is he doing?'

The chance to be both artistically appreciated and commercially appreciated... That's what you hope for.

My father was a Gurkha, as well as my brothers, and I appreciated the attitude I saw coming from them after they joined. The Gurkhas go through a huge selection process with thousands trying to get in, and only 25 people make it at a time.

I'm not trying to build a name, I have a name, but I want to be where I'm appreciated and featured and can have some fun.