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.
Humility is not a trait I often associate with America.
Never treat anything you do as a stepping stone. Do it fully, and follow it completely.
I grew up in a small town in India, but through books I knew the world.
My films, no one else will do.
Americans are not used to being bombed in their beds, but if you come from anywhere outside America, it's not highly unusual.