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

When you are a filmmaker, you need to be rooted, because committing yourself to producing or directing a film is a good three-year process.

I have never pressurized a producer to do me any favor.

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

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.

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

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