I think there has always been an obsession with youth and beauty. What's missing is the equal obsession with respect for…older people…and their wisdom and knowledge and courage.

Men don't want any responsibility, and neither do I.

I think I've got something when I'm onscreen, but that's nothing to do with acting or talent

Most of the time I spent in America, I was having a love affair with some American or other. I was just passing through but stayed because of these chaps.

I'd never been content in America

I remember becoming aware of women's issues and inequality. It became glaringly clear to me when I was living in America that women are regarded as less intelligent than men.

Living in America, I became aware of many issues and went through a period of politicization