Your inner voice is the voice of divinity. To hear it, we need to be in solitude, even in crowded places.

The idea of music is to liberate the listener and lead him to a frame where he feels he is elevated.

The more you know the less you talk.

It's a very simple process. He [Danny Boyl] comes in the tube (subway) and then he sits with me for 3 hours every evening and then I work on something. Then later, if he likes something, I put it even more perfectly. I tweak stuff. So this happened for 3 or 4 weeks and the music was done.

I love the voice - it’s the most perfect instrument ever heard. It’s God given.

I didn't see it coming at all. I just wanted to have this new experience with this team of Danny Boyle, Christian (Colson) and Simon (Beaufoy). It was like an excursion for me from my normal routine and the Indian movies I do and that helped.

Be original and find your inner voice. The rest will follow.