"I have a great story to tell... and I tell it well. No holds barred"
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The ellipsis does real work here. It signals a pause that feels like a calculated inhale before the punchline: you might think you know me, but there’s more, and I’m choosing how it lands. “I tell it well” is confident, even slightly provocative, because it frames craft as authority. She’s not asking to be believed; she’s insisting that technique, presence, and delivery can carry truth even when audiences want spectacle.
“No holds barred” brings a combat-sports bluntness into the world of celebrity polish. It implies risk: the willingness to speak plainly, to play roles that complicate a “perfect” image, to admit messy motives. The subtext is a negotiation with a culture that rewards actresses for restraint and punishes them for candor. This line dares the audience to handle the unedited cut.
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Rai, Aishwarya. (2026, January 16). I have a great story to tell... and I tell it well. No holds barred. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-have-a-great-story-to-tell-and-i-tell-it-well-108757/
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Rai, Aishwarya. "I have a great story to tell... and I tell it well. No holds barred." FixQuotes. January 16, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-have-a-great-story-to-tell-and-i-tell-it-well-108757/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"I have a great story to tell... and I tell it well. No holds barred." FixQuotes, 16 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-have-a-great-story-to-tell-and-i-tell-it-well-108757/. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.

