What is really important to me is a sense of humour and a mischief about life. Life is just too boring otherwise.

I grew up in a small town in India, but through books I knew the world.

Christmas lights may be the loneliest thing for me, especially if you mix them up with reindeers and sleighs. I feel alone. I feel isolated. I feel I do not belong.

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.'

Truth is more peculiar than fiction. Life is really a startling place.

I've loved 'Vanity Fair' since I was 16 years old. You know, we're all colonial hangovers in India, steeped in English literature. It is one of these novels that I read under the covers at my convent boarding school in Simla.

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.