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> [When I was in school, you never saw anyone who looked like us that was on TV. And that was really weird for me because there's so many people of South Asian descent in America - in the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/priyanka-chopra/when-i-was-in-school-you-never-saw-anyone-who-looked-like-us-that-was/)

[Priyanka Chopra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/priyanka-chopra/)

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## More by Priyanka Chopra

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/priyanka-chopra/when-i-became-miss-world-i-couldn-t-believe-i-had-won-it-i-used-to/)

[Priyanka Chopra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/priyanka-chopra/)

> [My ambition when I was four years old was to be married.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/priyanka-chopra/my-ambition-when-i-was-four-years-old-was-to-be-married/)

[Priyanka Chopra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/priyanka-chopra/)

> [When I was in school, you never saw anyone who looked like us that was on TV. And that was really weird for me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/priyanka-chopra/when-i-was-in-school-you-never-saw-anyone-who-looked-like-us-that-was/)

[Priyanka Chopra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/priyanka-chopra/)

> [When I was 13, I would come visit my aunt and uncle in New York. I decided I wanted to live with them after…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/priyanka-chopra/when-i-was-13-i-would-come-visit-my-aunt-and-uncle-in-new-york-i/)

[Priyanka Chopra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/priyanka-chopra/)

> [The great thing about cinema is that it's a great binder. It brings people from across the world together, often erasing the lines between…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/priyanka-chopra/the-great-thing-about-cinema-is-that-it-s-a-great-binder-it-brings/)

[Priyanka Chopra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/priyanka-chopra/)

> [Women are often told to have to be a certain way, to speak a certain way. The "norm" has been defined for many, many…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/priyanka-chopra/women-are-often-told-to-have-to-be-a-certain-way-to-speak-a-certain/)

[Priyanka Chopra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/priyanka-chopra/)

> [I'm not even Indian-American: I'm Indian-Indian. Everybody expected me to have henna and a nose pin and talk in an accent like Apu from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/priyanka-chopra/i-m-not-even-indian-american-i-m-indian-indian-everybody-expected-me/)

[Priyanka Chopra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/priyanka-chopra/)

> [There are cliques in Bollywood, and people stick together, but I have always tried to stick to my work. As an industry, Bollywood is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/priyanka-chopra/there-are-cliques-in-bollywood-and-people-stick-together-but-i-have/)

[Priyanka Chopra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/priyanka-chopra/)

> [One girl used to call me Brownie and tell me to go back to my own country. At lunch, I'd get a bag of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/priyanka-chopra/one-girl-used-to-call-me-brownie-and-tell-me-to-go-back-to-my-own/)

[Priyanka Chopra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/priyanka-chopra/)

> [To do anything with someone like Bono or someone would be like, you know, a milestone, I think, as a musician.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/priyanka-chopra/to-do-anything-with-someone-like-bono-or-someone-would-be-like-you/)

[Priyanka Chopra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/priyanka-chopra/)

> [When I grew up in America, I didn't see anyone who looked like me on TV. I feel overwhelmed with the things that people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/priyanka-chopra/when-i-grew-up-in-america-i-didn-t-see-anyone-who-looked-like-me-on/)

[Priyanka Chopra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/priyanka-chopra/)

> [First of all, feminism is not man-hating, not man-berating. It is not saying we are better. It is just saying we want the same…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/priyanka-chopra/first-of-all-feminism-is-not-man-hating-not-man-berating-it-is-not/)

[Priyanka Chopra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/priyanka-chopra/)

> [I don't want to be a stereotype; I want a character that's aspirational.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/priyanka-chopra/i-don-t-want-to-be-a-stereotype-i-want-a-character-that-s-aspirational/)

[Priyanka Chopra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/priyanka-chopra/)

> [Guess girls are normally blonde, blue-eyed bombshells. It was nice to be a brunette one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/priyanka-chopra/guess-girls-are-normally-blonde-blue-eyed-bombshells-it-was-nice-to/)

[Priyanka Chopra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/priyanka-chopra/)

> [If two of your films don't do well, people say you're out in the cold and your career is over. One film does well,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/priyanka-chopra/if-two-of-your-films-don-t-do-well-people-say-you-re-out-in-the-cold/)

[Priyanka Chopra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/priyanka-chopra/)

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