You've got to understand that in Bollywood, every actor is an instrument, and yet a human being. They come to the set with a set agenda, believing, 'This is who I am, this is what I want, and no, I am not going to become that character you want me to.'

You've got to understand that in Bollywood, every actor is an instrument, and yet a human being. They come to the set with a set agenda, believing, 'This is who I am, this is what I want, and no, I am not going to become that character you want me to.'

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

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.

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.

In our house we say 'adolescence' is a western word. We don't believe in it.

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.