I always like to reveal the fact that the emperor has no clothes. And children are best at that. They teach us how to see the world in that sense. They are without artifice; they see it for what it is. I am drawn to that ruthless honesty.

I want to question what the outside is and who defines it. I often find those that are considered to be on the outside extremely inspiring.

It's only at this age that I can say the word 'art' without flinching.

I grew up in a very small town which is remote even by Indian standards. I always dreamed of the world.

If we don't tell our own stories, no one else will.

I am still attracted to stories about people who are considered to be on the outside of society. I still seek inspiration from those stories.

We all know the power of film; we all know there's almost nothing more powerful than to see people on film that look and talk like you, like we do.