All good, clean stories are melodrama, it's just the set of devices that determines how you show or hide it.

The ugly duckling is a misunderstood universal myth. It's not about turning into a blonde Barbie doll or becoming what you dream of being; it's about self-revelation, becoming who you are.

Western films don't do very well in India.

Don't waste your time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind. The race is long, and in the end, it's only with yourself

Ultimately, you have to pursue your own path, not someone's idea of the right path. You need to stay on your path.

If Paris is a city of lights, Sydney is the city of fireworks.

The race is long but in the end it is only with YOURSELF.

Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it.

I really believe musical form will go on. There's got to be a way of making musical form in cinema live again.

Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth.

Trust yourself that you can do it and get it

I trust God to meet my every need.

Oliver has stated many times his dislike of hearing advice from his younger sister, so it is his own fault if he has not got sense enough to see which way the wind is blowing.

How could you do nothing to him, if you fought so hard?” she asked. “I’m lust and he’s wrath!” he yelled. “I’m a lover, he’s a fighter!” Virtue - A Fairy Tale

Complexity is not a goal. I don't want to be remembered as an engineer of complex systems.

I believe in sending a lot of letters and notes to friends.

The best of man is he who blushes when you praise him and remains silent when you defame him.

I was always singing the way I felt, and maybe I didn't exactly know it, but I just didn't like the way things were down there-in Mississippi.

You've got to figure out what it is you love - who you really are - and have the courage to do that.

Honesty, willingness to exert oneself, friendship - all these things shaped me too.

A smart salesperson listens to emotions not facts.