If We Don't Tell Our Own Stories,

You've Got To Understand That In Bollywood, Every Actor Is An Instrument, And Yet A Human Being. They Come To The Set With A Set Agenda, Believing, 'this Is Who I Am, This Is What I Want, And No, I Am Not Going To Become That Character You Want Me To.'

My Films, No One Else Will Do.

Creative Freedom Is An Imperative For Me, But It Doesn't Really Exist In A Hollywood Game.

I Grew Up In A Very Small Town Which Is Remote Even By Indian Standards. I Always Dreamed Of The World.

Making Films Is About Having Absolute And Foolish Confidence; The Challenge For All Of Us Is To Have The Heart Of A Poet And The Skin Of An Elephant.