The more languages you know, the less likely you are to become a terrorist.
I need to have some depth in my characters. That's why they are all Bengalis. I can't imagine writing a book with someone called Saxena as the hero.
It's a huge headache - the more money you have, the more hassles. I find money very uncomfortable.
People should have literary and cultural taste and should not bomb hotels.
Anyone who has grown up in Delhi knows it's horrible.
Advances don't fundamentally interest me. It sounds terribly naive, but money doesn't really mean anything to me. If a lot of money came my way, I'm certainly not going to say no. But it hasn't come my way as yet, and I'm not heartbroken.