Good sport: Diana open to constructive criticism

Actor talks about social media trolls, public scrutiny

NEW DELHI: Bollywood beauty Diana Penty revealed that she is open to constructive criticism and would like to work on her flaws. “If somebody has constructive criticism, I am open to hearing it. Like tell me what you think and if I feel I can work on it or change it, then why not?” said the Cocktail star in an interview. “But there are a lot of people who would say negative things for the heck of it. In that case, you need to distance yourself and just learn how to deal with it.”

Asked if social media trolls affect her, Diana responded, “I think at some stage, you have to learn to distance yourself from social media, especially in this profession. You are in the public eye and everything you do is scrutinised and analysed. You have to be very careful with your actions and words.”

However, the 30-year-old Happy Bhag Jayegi actor admitted that sometimes being so careful does take a toll on her. “It does get a little difficult and taxing because at the end of the day, you are only human and you want to react the way you actually think,” Diana said. “But at some point, I guess you start getting used to it and realise that not everyone is going to like you. The best thing is to stick to positives, enjoy the positives and maybe learn from the negatives.”

Published in The Express Tribune, October 15^th, 2016.

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