“I read science fiction every single day of my life. It's my primary love.”

“Akshay's idea of a romantic date is a six-kilometre jog, followed by 500 crunches... together! Eeeeks!”

“I'm not romantic; I'm very practical. There are lots of fish in the sea; so whoever gets struck with your rod, one is as good as another.”

“Naming me 'Twinkle' was a foolproof way of making sure that I would get teased throughout my life, have immigration officers at various airports stare at my passport and shake with hysterical laughter, and strangers stalk me with WhatsApp messages like, 'Twinkle, Twinkle, little star, I hope you get hit by a car!'”

“I learnt how to make candles when I was a kid. My mom used to make them. Then, when I broke my leg once and couldn't really move around, I started playing around with it... putting the scent inside and dried flowers, and that's it.”

“I don't think I have a sense of fashion. But I do have an aesthetic, which I feel is an offshoot of me working in the design industry. For example, if I am mixing and matching prints on my sofas and cushion covers, I tend to do that with my wardrobe as well.”

“My mother always wants me to put me on a diet.”

“The good part about getting older is you stop trying to prove anything to anyone, including yourself. All you are in the pursuit of is collecting experiences - beautiful, fragile little soap bubbles that you store in your heart, and every once in a while you pull one out and gaze at the delicate pictures it shows you.”

“I don't need an alarm clock to wake up in the morning. Akshay snores so loudly that I'm usually awake the entire night!”

“Today, it's about gender equality, not neutrality. Anyone who doesn't agree would be a bit of an idiot.”

“I read science fiction every single day of my life. It's my primary love.”