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Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf0127beddc2bd450/69888f8a524fc07c64df79d7/time-100-2016-priyanka-chopra.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 video:duration: 04:16 video:published: 2016-04-15 section: entertainment topics: Priyanka Chopra, breaking stereotypes, self-esteem, setting goals, female-led films, Fashion film, acting career, television audition, racial profiling, representation, replaceable girls, strong roles genre: interview, profile tones: empowering, candid, determined, reflective emotions: determination (high), pride (medium), nervousness (low), frustration (low) sentiment: positive audience: fans of Priyanka Chopra, young people, aspiring actors, people interested in representation in media people: Priyanka Chopra, Alex Parrish, Meghna, Ryan Luth products: Fashion, Apu from The Simpsons content_suitability: hate [02:48-03:27]; crime [02:44-02:53] transcript_source: automatic transcription transcript_reviewed: not applicable --- Apr 19, 2016 # Priyanka Chopra > Sponsored content. 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She describes how the film Fashion changed her view of her own ability as an actor. She recounts her first audition for a television role and the line her character speaks about being framed. She closes by explaining how early experiences of being treated as replaceable led her to choose stronger roles. ## Key points - She says she does not want a label such as actor or star, but wants a legacy and to be known as someone who sets and achieves goals. (00:00) - She says she had very low self-esteem as a child and was made fun of for how she talked and where she came from. (00:35) - At 18, when she started doing movies, she gave herself a year and a half and kept a plan B of going back to college. (00:53) - She says Fashion came when female-led films were given less importance than boys' movies because boys' movies make more money, yet it did well and made a lot of money. (01:21) - She says Fashion changed her as an actor because she realized she could create people, teaching herself makeup, clothes and emotions to move people. (01:39) - Nervous before her first audition for the show, she talked to herself in a bathroom mirror, felt great, and got the job. (02:16) - She asked the writers for a line about being framed, saying it matters to people who have been racially profiled because of skin color. (02:48) - At 19 a producer said girls are replaceable, which pushed her to pick strong roles instead of a damsel in distress; she now says she is irreplaceable. (03:39) ## Chapters - [00:00 to 00:35] Wanting a legacy, not a label. She says she wants to break stereotypes and follow a path that is entirely her own. - [00:35 to 01:21] Childhood self-esteem and having a plan B. She recalls being teased as a child and describes setting goals and a backup plan when starting in movies at 18. - [01:21 to 02:02] How Fashion changed her as an actor. She explains how a successful female-led film showed her she could create characters and move people. - [02:02 to 02:48] The first audition and the mirror pep talk. She recounts her nerves before her first audition for the show and how she got the job. - [02:48 to 03:39] Representation and the framed-girl line. She discusses the line she asked the writers to keep and the rarity of her character on television. - [03:39 to 04:16] Girls are replaceable to irreplaceable. She describes how a producer's remark shaped her choice of strong roles and how her position has changed. ## Key quotes - [00:00] Priyanka Chopra: "I want to have a legacy." - [00:35] Priyanka Chopra: "I had the worst self-esteem when I was a kid." - [01:11] Priyanka Chopra: "You have to put your blinkers on and find what you do best and just keep moving." - [01:39] Priyanka Chopra: "I was like, wait a minute, I can create people." - [02:48] Alex Parrish: "They framed the brown girl. In this country, I'm an easy person to blame." - [04:01] Priyanka Chopra: "Now, 13, 15 years later, the movies that I do, I'm irreplaceable." ## Questions this video answers - What does Priyanka Chopra want instead of being labeled an actor or a star? [00:00] - How did Priyanka Chopra deal with low self-esteem as a child? [00:35] - What plan did she set for herself when she started making movies at 18? [00:53] - How did the film Fashion change her as an actor? [01:21] - How did she calm her nerves before her first audition for the show? [02:16] - Why did she choose strong roles rather than the damsel in distress? [03:39] ## Content suitability - hate [02:48-03:27]: Discusses racial profiling and being blamed because of skin color, including a scripted line about being framed. - crime [02:44-02:53]: Clip from a television scene referencing a bomber and a character being framed. by Dwayne Johnson  Ben Hassett for TIME Before ever meeting Priyanka Chopra, I had heard her name coming out of Bollywood and was impressed: she was beautiful, talented, had made nearly 50 movies, earned multiple awards—a massive star. When we connected around the time she started _Quantico_, we immediately hit it off. She has drive, ambition, self-respect, and she knows there’s no substitute for hard work. We always quote the saying “Wear your success like a T-shirt, not like a tuxedo,” and she really does—as big a star as she is, as global as she is, as beautiful as she is, there’s this interesting quality of relatability. Now I’m lucky enough to be working with her on _Baywatch_. It’s an amazing time to watch as she pierces the U.S. market. She has an ability to inspire people to do more and achieve more. When I look at her success from the 50,000-ft. view and see everything that Priyanka has already done, is currently doing and has the desire and the bandwidth to do, I can see that her impact is going to be invaluable. _Johnson is an actor and producer and a co-founder of Seven Bucks Productions_ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/2016-time-100/4299686/priyanka-chopra-2016-time-100/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/2016-time-100/4299686/priyanka-chopra-2016-time-100/"},"headline":"Priyanka Chopra","datePublished":"2016-04-19T20:01:52.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-05T07:48:10.030Z","description":"A star rising higher","url":"https://time.com/collections/2016-time-100/4299686/priyanka-chopra-2016-time-100/","keywords":[],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf0127beddc2bd450/69888f8a524fc07c64df79d7/time-100-2016-priyanka-chopra.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[],"creator":"Time","articleSection":"Collection Item","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf0127beddc2bd450/69888f8a524fc07c64df79d7/time-100-2016-priyanka-chopra.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/2016-time-100/","name":"The 100 Most Influential People 2016"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/2016-time-100/4299686/priyanka-chopra-2016-time-100/","name":"Priyanka Chopra"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"TIME 100: Priyanka Chopra","description":"Priyanka Chopra on Breaking out of the Bollywood Stereotype","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/mxwifpoU/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2016-04-15T15:59:10.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/mxwifpoU.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/collections/2016-time-100/4299686/priyanka-chopra-2016-time-100/","duration":"PT4M16S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/collections/2016-time-100/4299686/priyanka-chopra-2016-time-100/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```