Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is an Indian actress, model and the winner of the Miss World 1994 pageant. Through her successful acting career, she has established herself as one of the most popular and influential celebrities in India. Rai has received numerous accolades, including two Filmfare Awards from eleven nominations, and she was honored with the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2009 and the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the Government of France in 2012. She has often been cited in the media as the most beautiful woman in the world. May her quotes inspire you to take action so that you may live your dreams.
1. “The larger the audience the better. The more pockets in the world, the more interesting and exciting because it just makes it that much more liberating. This makes it that much more liberating for the various facets of creativity to be explored.” Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
2. “I am human and I am very sensitive, so of course it hurts when there is someone out there criticizing you. You work to do your best, you work to receive appreciation. It definitely hurts me lesser today because with time and experience I have learned to reduce the negativity and truly recognize the positivity in life which is so much more.” Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
3. “When it comes to food, I love my food, I am comfortable with my foods. I have never dieted. Never. I really enjoy food.” Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
4. “It’s nice to be important, but it’s more more important to be nice.” Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
5. “No one is perfect and everyone is different, but everyone is beautiful in their own way and that’s what makes us special.” Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
6. “You don’t need to remain single for you to put out kickass work!” Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
7. “Strangely, nothing makes me feel tired, fatigued, at all. I’ve gone days and nights without sleep, and still the mind is in such a positive space it just doesn’t make you feel fatigued.” Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
8. “I don’t know why beauty is attached only to women. I don’t believe it’s gender specific or even species specific.” Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
9. “I know for a fact that if there’s a role which I am suited for I’ll be signed on. I’ll never go begging.” Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
10. “God has given me plenty of reasons to smile and I feel it’s time to spread it around.” Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
11. “Beauty is transient and changes with time.” Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
12. “I’m a student. I want to do better.” Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
13. “Right now, I’m following the Buddhist principle: Smile as abuse is hurled your way and this too shall pass.” Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
14. “I always believed that my silence on several topics will be an advantage in the long run.” Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
15. “Haters are a drop in the ocean. There’s that much more love.” Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
16. “Even prior to marriage and motherhood, it’s always been about prioritising and focusing on what you can commit to. That’s been my approach to every aspect of my life, be it my relationships or my professional commitments.” Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
17. “It’s about the choices you make and you consciously make them. Being aware of the possible adjustment, immense balancing that you will need to do with whatever commitment you take on. The key word here is commitment.” Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
18. “My reason for choosing a film is not to impress people. I don’t choose films for the box office.” Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
19. “I always knew I would be successful. So there was no element of surprise.” Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
20. “Life will take its toll on all of us. We get injured, we get old. It’s really sad to try to run away from these harsh realities of life. Looks are not everything. I am not going to look beautiful all the time.” Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
21. “Even in Indian cinema, there is so much work that I have accepted because I’m comfortable and so much I have declined because I haven’t been comfortable.” Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
22. “I’m not the type who will yell about my achievements from the rooftops.” Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
23. “Many of us are privileged to have opportunities and the confidence in ourselves that assures our safety, but most women in our country do not have that. A lot is being said but a lot more needs to be done about this issue. The day we have definite laws for the wrongdoers and immediate punishment to them, that is when things will change.” Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
24. “The day I got married and I had a husband and in-laws in my life, my parents did not cease to be remotely less important or less my priority.” Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
25. “I don’t believe in proving a point to anybody. Nobody is that important.” Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
26. “Motherhood is such a glorious blessing and I am very thankful for that. It’s such a beautiful experience. I so strongly recommend it. It’s bliss, love and fulfillment of another level.” Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
27. “This is who I am. I am a mother.” Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
28. “I like to be human and not lose myself in becoming a mannequin, which people in showbiz are accused of.” Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
29. “I won’t do something professionally just because someone is like, you know, this will shock people! Imagine seeing Aishwarya like this today. Please! That’s not a good enough reason.” Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
30. “The more you are blessed with experience, the fuller and the more enriched you are in your craft.” Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
31. “We are Bachchans for all seasons and my name is not Khan!” Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
32. “I’d be accused of bias, but worldwide currently Pa [Amitabh Bachchan] is absolutely iconic, he’s celebrated, he’s respected. He definitely is deservedly iconic, and I say this without any bias, and if I am accused of it so be it.” Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
33. “I was studying to be an architect, I wasn’t plotting to join the movies. Films were just another career option. I took acting up with the same schoolgirl enthusiasm I had for examinations. Acting is a job and I take it very seriously.” Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
34. “My family is my strength and my weakness.” Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
35. “Elegance is innate, individual, eternal, it stands the test of time!” Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
