“Stardom should be a discovery. You don't hammer it onto people's heads...” — Priyanka Chopra Quote

Stardom should be a discovery. You don't hammer it onto people's heads. You don't demand it. You command it.

When I became Miss World, I couldn't believe I had won it. I used to sleep with my crown because I was scared someone would steal it. In a minute, the world changed for me.

It's almost negligible sleep and insane amounts of plane rides, but I'm doing it. Your body is screaming out to you to not abuse it so much, but I love what I do in my Hindi films as well as with 'Quantico,' and I want to be able to balance both.

You like someone, you court each other, you get into a relationship. You're answerable to each other. Whereas, the non-answerability of dating, my God, I don't know if I would ever be able to.

If you can command a lot of attention, that's what is valuable, and many in the commercial ecology would like to have a piece of that attention.

I have been, and will go on, fighting that damnable, dirty, rotten business with all the power at my command.

It is easier for a tutor to command than to teach.

I remember specifically a couple of performances that I saw when I was young - River Phoenix in 'Stand by Me' and also Michael Jackson, in particular his ability to command such power and love while maintaining such deep vulnerability. It really moved my soul from a very young age.

I was not a studious kid, and I struggled to find things that would command my attention and engage my ideas and energies.