I'm a huge Coppola fan. But more of 'Apocalypse Now' and 'The Conversation.' 'The Godfather' for me is, like, number three or four on the list.

The quality of mainstream cinema has changed. A lot of independent voices feel they can leave everything behind and make independent films.

I didn't ask anyone to make me a poster boy, because poster boys always end up on dart boards.

Through movies, I have met nearly everyone I have wanted to, except Woody Allen.

The West sometimes doesn't understand Bollywood, but they can definitely understand how Bollywood influences people.

I am not born to make dreamy movies.

All those pseudo-Hollywood movies set nowhere, with everybody good looking and having great physique - that's not working any more.