I don't want to be a stereotype; I want a character that's aspirational. — Priyanka Chopra Copy Share Image
I did not want to be the stereotype of either Bollywood or what Indian actors are usually offered. The exotic, beautiful girl, or the academically inclined nerd. And I wanted to play a lead... I didn't settle for less. — Priyanka Chopra Copy Share Image
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… — Priyanka Chopra Copy Share Image
When I was in school, you never saw anyone who looked like us that was on TV. And that was really weird for me… — Priyanka Chopra Copy Share Image
When I was 13, I would come visit my aunt and uncle in New York. I decided I wanted to live with them after… — Priyanka Chopra Copy Share Image
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… — Priyanka Chopra Copy Share Image
Women are often told to have to be a certain way, to speak a certain way. The "norm" has been defined for many, many… — Priyanka Chopra Copy Share Image
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… — Priyanka Chopra Copy Share Image
There are cliques in Bollywood, and people stick together, but I have always tried to stick to my work. As an industry, Bollywood is… — Priyanka Chopra Copy Share Image
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… — Priyanka Chopra Copy Share Image
To do anything with someone like Bono or someone would be like, you know, a milestone, I think, as a musician. — Priyanka Chopra Copy Share Image
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… — Priyanka Chopra Copy Share Image
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… — Priyanka Chopra Copy Share Image
