They suggested I should introduce an element of reincarnation in the story. At first, I thought that was silly. But then, this whole time dimension began to fascinate me.

The history of the white man in India really jumped up and bit me in the neck.

In India, one has to plan according to the monsoons.

Good directing is about getting the performance to be just what's right for the movie.

I'm not a very serious person. You know how they say that clowns are very funny in public and are really sad at home? I'm really kind of stupid at home and more serious in public.

I began to feel that, in a sense, we were all prisoners of our own history.

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