Quotes from Amyra Dastur

I love my gymnastics and a flexible body, so I indulge in a lot of yoga from that aspect.

When I came back to Mumbai after boarding school, I was 16 and I picked up weight training and yoga. This is when I also started dance classes and Pilates and then I started doing different workouts every month. I am now proficient in kick boxing, gymnastics, classical dance as well as yoga.

I am not really into mediation etc. but I am more interested in physical benefits of yoga. I love the fact that it helps me keep a control on my body and muscles.

Be it gym or yoga, I love it all. I start my day with it and it has to be at least for an hour and a half each morning. Even when I am holidaying, I stick to this regime.

I love travelling and finding new places to go to.

If someone says anything mean to me I just kind of brush it off.

I have a younger brother, who's a year younger than me and we are thick as thieves.

Mumbai can eat you up or teach you how to survive because it is a tricky city. I guess living in cities like Mumbai or Delhi makes you slightly more street-smart and alert.

When I am not working, I love travelling, especially solo trips where I can pack my bag and go somewhere and explore new food, culture, and people.

When dancing for mass numbers, you can throw your hands and legs anywhere, but contemporary dance is a whole different ball game. Every move has to be pointed, graceful and must look elegant. It's not easy trust me, but is a lot of fun nevertheless.

Of course, I always try to integrate my life on social media but I would be the last person to post a random picture just to get likes and just so that I can create some social media feed. For me, a post should have some meaning.

I never really thought I would be a Bollywood actress. However, I am a drama queen at home, so I guess Bollywood was bound to happen someday or the other.

I always wanted to be an actor and started modelling for various commercials when I was 16 and when I was in Class XII, got 'Issaq' through auditioning.

From my early days in modelling to every new commitment, is like a first job for me every time.

Having lived in a big city like Mumbai, I feel it gives you another personality in a way.

I am a full Parsi born and brought up in South Mumbai.

I love anything that's mythical, and fantasy is one of my favourite genres.

My dad's side of the family was very poor while growing up, but my dadi raised three kids, got my dad through medical school, sent my uncle to America where he wanted to work and helped my aunt become an accountant, because that's what she wanted to do.

At the end of the day nepotism has been there it's always going to be there don't expect it to change.

If your first film does badly, there's no guarantee of the second film.

When I worked with Chinese crew for the first time, including production unit, spot boys etc, everyone was so affectionate, sweet and kind.

I've always believed that staying healthy and fit have to do with keeping your body clean from the inside.

I believe it's good to eat what makes you happy every once in a while. That's my key to staying healthy.

I pick up what is offered to me. And if somebody is not offering me the right role and right film then I am not going to choose.