Quotes from Amy Jackson

My favourite thing to wear is a saree.

If my role in a film is meaty, and I get a good song along with it, then why not?

I was once so terrified of acting that I used to pretend I was ill to get out of drama.

I think, whenever you're in the public eye, you're never going to be loved by everybody.

When I'm not shooting, I like to spend time with friends and family.

I'd be getting texts from my mates saying they'd just got into a club in Liverpool with a fake ID, and what was I doing? I'd have just finished a 20-hour day and be sitting in a hotel room, starving.

I am open to any good script and the character I can do justice to.

It's not easy, but I'm really enjoying what I am doing. One day I am in Chennai, the other in Mumbai, then in Coimbatore. But I love my job, and I am really passionate about my work.

Going to India to do a film is not an everyday affair. I thought I would do that one movie to show my grandchildren when I am 60.

I won Miss Teen World, and then a movie rep saw me on the pageant website and thought that I had the perfect image for the role in 'Madrasapattinam.'

Hindi is far easier a language to pick up than Tamil.

My parents came from lower-class British backgrounds. But they worked hard and, without formal education, made it where they are today.

A. L. Vijay asked if I could dance, and I just said yes. I didn't tell him the only dancing I had done was on nights out in Liverpool. He said he would arrange workshops and help me with the scripts and the language. He liked the fact that I was English but had an Indian look.

Acting is my passion, but I like hosting shows, too.

I'm a huge fan of Nawazuddin.

Every time someone buys a cat or a dog from a breeder or a pet shop, a cat on the streets or in an animal shelter loses his or her chance at finding a good home.

When 'I' released, I gave a couple of interviews in which I expressed my interest to play an action heroine.

I am a Christian, and since the age of five I have been singing... chanting hymns containing the word 'Hosanna.'

I've got Indian looks, but there is nothing in my background.

I can't believe all this is happening to me, but I am definitely here to stay. And I am happy to be in Indian cinema.

I got trained in kick-boxing and mixed martial arts. I enjoyed the whole process so much, and I'd love to do more action films.

I love a mix of kickboxing, gym, yoga, Pilates, horse riding, and dancing. I also do skinny rappelling, which is a quick cardio workout with music and lighting, so it's fun.

I just don't do the treadmill; I hate that. I do Pilates and yoga. I've recently joined aerial Pilates; you're in the air and with straps. It's crazy fun.

I went to the U.S. to start my modeling career at a very young age. So, venturing into films and handling the pressure isn't a big task.