I love the stage, I love the process of acting in theatre, but unfortunately, it doesn't pay the bills.

It is time that India legally respected the rights of LGBT persons. It is very sad that this is not enshrined in Indian law in India so far, but I do believe that soon, we will come on par with respecting the individuality of people with different sexualities.

I think worldwide, the movement has been towards accepting and respecting the individuality and the rights of gay people, lesbians and transgender people. Here, however, age-old cultural mindsets - which also comes from Victorian times, affect the thinking of people.

You see, I have many friends in the Hindi film industry.

Actors are limited by their appearance and while it has cost me some roles, it has got me some very important roles too.

The average Englishman has no idea of the dynamism in the music scene here.

Being an international actor, I always had to keep moving.