In the South, it is different, they have a audience that is literate.

I never talk about my personal life. After these rumours, I definitely do not want to comment on anything.

So it is fair enough that you are paying me what I ask for, because it is my name you are using to sell the film. If the producer gives me a guarantee that he will sell the film at a lower price to the distributors, fair enough, then I will charge less!

If somebody had started on a remake of French Kiss before I announced my own film, I would have dropped my subject. If someone else starts after me, what am I to do?

As far as I know, if you take your time, write a good script and make a good film, then give the audience time, they will accept it.

In the industry, you do need some ethics - if one film does well, then thousands get work and money comes back to the industry. I guess the bottomline is, if there are two versions, then the better one will click.

I have had 50 drinks in one go!