I've been asked to direct pilots for a lot of shows.

You're saying, "I'm gonna do this thing," and you have to be aware, as a rational human being, that you may not be allowed back in.

You're never the same. You're degrading, or you're getting better. You don't stay the same.

I find it very eerie when somebody is being really polite.

I knew the moment it happened, it was a miracle. I could have been kissing her when she threw up. It would have scarred me for life. I may never have recovered.

'The Last Airbender' is genetically engineered for me. I love martial arts. I study it. The movie's based on a lot of Buddhist and Hindu philosophy. I was raised Hindu.

This is the problem with being Indian. It's hard to be one of the family members. Everybody is white usually [in the movie].