I think it was so unfair that people attacked Freida Pinto for being an Indian, playing a Palestinian.

Some people must go to extremes to get the world in balance for themselves. Some can't bear bright lights, so wherever they go they search for the dark; they turn the lights down, anything to sustain some level of comfort.

Many people say to me, "I saw [Miral] and it really stayed with me. I woke up the next day and really thought about it, and have been thinking about it for awhile." That was my goal.

I think basically I'm a painter, but I would use anything to make my point.

I think it's good when people don't write good things about your work. I mean, what a great compliment it is to be called a charlatan.

I've never made a movie to make money. I've never made a painting to make money.

If I hung one of my paintings next to someone else's, I knew mine would kind of pop off the wall.