Culture Quote by Himani Shivpuri

I had to unlearn everything, as Maya's character is the essence of 'Allama.' She reflects feminism, an in-depth and powerful role where she feels…

— Meghana Raj

“We live in a uniform civilization, within well-defined cultural models: furnishings, decorative elements, blankets, record player have all been chosen among a certain number…

— Italo Calvino

“As I watched Jamila I thought what a terrific person she'd become. She was low today, and she was often scornful of me anyway,…

— Hanif Kureishi

“One of the most remarkable things about Antonina was her determination to include play, animals, wonder, curiosity, marvel, and a wide blaze of innocence…

— Diane Ackerman

“Justine, you may remember, was a great favourite of yours; and I recollect you once remarked that if you were in an ill humour,…

— Mary Shelley

It was really fun to play the woman in charge and in control. She's powerful and she uses the aspects of being a woman.…

— Ruth Wilson

In 1983, when I did 'Sindhu Bhairavi' and played the other woman, many men came up to me and said it opened up a…

— Suhasini Maniratnam

My role in 'Idhe Maa Katha' is very different from what I have done before. It's about a middle class married lady following her…

— Bhumika Chawla

“It’s no game. Believe me, she is a woman of far greater complexity than you—or anyone—realize. The secrets inside her mind are like flowers…

— Fumiko Enchi

Cleopatra was exhausting to play, but also completely exhilarating. She creates her own energy.

— Harriet Walter

To play June, I had an immediate connect with her background and culture. We grew up with the same religion and shared a lot…

— Reese Witherspoon

I enjoyed playing someone who is a professional, intelligent, defined by her work and not her role as a wife or mother.

— Miranda Otto