Eventually, the tribe developed so much confidence in me that they invited me to be their chieftain.

I think a film should have a gestation period of at least two or three years.

When you look at our world, the truth is that we're all under the influence of politics.

I've never wanted to do something where I'd berate the audience.

I think the job of movie reviewing can be really tough. If a film has layers that need to be thought about, it's easy to get missed the first time around.

We're a strange animal, so often destroying what we love for selfish ends, and yet tantalized by the sense that there are other choices if only we had strength to make them. In the politics of 400 years ago, we find the same questions we battle with today.

Indian culture certainly gives the Indian mind, including the mind of the Indian scientist, the ability to think out of the box.