The point is always reached after which the gods no longer share their lives with mortal men and women, they die or wither away or retire... Now that they've gone, the high drama's over. What remains is ordinary human life.

Writers have been in terrible situations and have yet managed to produce extraordinary work.

I'm not a very big fan of 'Slumdog Millionaire.' I think it's visually brilliant. But I have problems with the story line. I find the storyline unconvincing.

I am certainly not a good Muslim. But I am able now to say that I am Muslim; in fact it is a source of happiness to say that I am now inside, and a part of the community whose values have always been closest to my heart.

I'm no friend of Tony Blair's and I consider the Middle East policies of the United States and the UK fatal.

When you have children, your perspective on the parent-child relationship alters.

It's true that the human body is more vulnerable than the products of the human mind. We need to protect artists and journalists people to allow them to work.